Eco & Industry

Canada’s northern region (rich in minerals) would be classified as which of the following according to core-periphery model?

• downward transition

• industrial core

• upward transition

• resource frontier

The most important cost in Weber’s least cost theory is

• transportation costs

• labor costs

• energy production costs

• infrastructure costs

On the Kiva website it states, “With as little as $25, you can help people around the world create opportunity for themselves, their families, and their community.” Kiva is an example of a company that provides ___

• debt-swap

• havens

• remittances

• microloans

A person in the US uses _____% of the world’s resources but only makes up _____% of the world’s people.

• 5 / 20

• 22/5

• 60 / 20

• 50 / 10

Which is not an example of a trade bloc?

• UN

• NAFTA

• the EU

• ASEAN

In which country B or D would the government make the most decisions involving the economy?

• B

• D

In which country do the people have the largest gap between rich and poor?

• A

• B

• C

• E

In which country do the people live in a mixed economy?

• A

• B

• C

• E

In which country do the people have access to the most luxury items?

• A

• B

• C

• E

In which country does the government have the most power to make economic decisions?

• A

• B

• C

• E