Unit 7B Review

Which country is NOT in NAFTA

• Mexico
• USA
• Canada
• Cuba

Export Processing Zones first appeared in the 19th century in the form of free trade zones at ports located in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar. EPZs encourage foreign investment in a country. Maquiladoras are export processing zones located in

• Mexico

• Canada

• USA

• New Mexico

The clustering of industries and firms that depend on each other or are related in some way is called:

• agglomeration
• horizontal industry
• vertical integration
• industrialization

Imports cost more due to

• commodity chains
• refugees
• friction of distance
• NAFTA

Less industrialized countries have the lowest rates of

• birth
• literacy
• subsistence farming
• day laborers

Which of the following countries is considered an MDC?

• Somalia
• Belgium
• Bangladesh
• Haiti

The UN considers all but the following factors when determining a country's level of development, its HDI (Human Development Index).

• Life expectancy
• Literacy rate
• Income per capita
• Natural increase rate

Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 

• Core
• Periphery
• Semi-Periphery
• External

Which of the following is not an economic measure of development?

• GDP 
• Purchasing Power Parity 
• GNI
• literacy rate

Which economic measure of development divides the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a given year by its population?

• GDP
• GDP per capita 
• Purchasing Power Parity 
• GINI coefficient