GPN 16 Core-periphery

What does the core-periphery model primarily explain?

• Population growth trends

• The distribution of natural resources

• Economic relationships between regions

• Cultural differences across countries

Which region is considered a core in the context of the core-periphery model?

• Central Asia

• Eastern Europe

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Western Europe

What term is used for areas that develop around the core?

• Sub-core

• Periphery

• Semi-periphery

• Core

Which is the name for a new core forming in another region?

• Satellite

• Discoball

• Radial

• Neosphere

What effect suggests that innovations in the core will eventually benefit the periphery?

• Trade effect

• Backwash effect

• Dependency effect

• Globalization effect

Which country's core-periphery is very pronounced, along the Heihe-Tengchong line?

• India

• Brazil

• South Africa

• China

Who developed the World System Theory that relates to the core-periphery model?

• John Smith

• Immanuel Wallerstein

• David Harvey

• Andre Gunder Frank

What does FDI stand for in the context of economic geography?

• Free Trade Investment

• Fiscal Dependency Initiative

• Financial Development Index

• Foreign Direct Investment

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of core regions?

• Higher standards of living

• More tax money for infrastructure

• Lower population density

• Higher profit margins

What does the term 'brain drain' refer to?

• Decrease in population growth

• Reduction in educational opportunities

• Loss of skilled labor to other regions

• Migration of unskilled workers