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Which of the following can be categorized as a primary activity?
coal mining
car manufacturing
engineering
teaching
Which of the following arguments help explain why seventy-five percent of those employed in Export Processing Zones, such as maquiladoras, are women?
1. Women have better educational qualifications than men.
2. Women are paid less than men.
3. Many employers consider women to be more dexterous than men.
4. Many employers consider women more likely to organize unions than men
1 and 4
1 and 2
2 and 4
2 and 3
The popularity of which of the following is an example of the trend toward ecotourism?
national parks in costa rica
artificial lakes in texas
ski resorts in chile
recreational canals in florida
What would be the most profitable location for an ethanol manufacturing plant that converts corn into alcohol for use as an additive for gasoline?
Near a large metropolitan area to serve a major market
Near a prime corn-producing area to minimize transportation costs of raw materials
Which of the following industries will most likely locate closest to its raw material sources?
nickel smelting
brewing
baking
soft drink bottling
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals do not mention population growth, but most of the goals will affect population growth. Which of the following statements correctly explains a link between the Sustainable Development Goals and population growth?
Economic development strategies make it possible to support larger families.
Combating communicable diseases and improving maternal health means more potential mothers survive and have additional children.
Reducing infant mortality rates can lead to a desire to have a smaller family
Reducing poverty and hunger increases population growth as it makes larger families possible.
Debt-for-nature swaps are financial transactions in which a portion of a developing country’s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures. Which of the following explains the significance of debt-for-nature programs?
The programs provide a sustainable-development approach to reducing uneven levels of development between countries.
The programs provide improvements in environmental health and sanitation that reduce mortality and epidemic disease rates.
The programs invest in environmental education that informs youth populations about preserving economic resources for future use.
Environmental laws, labor availability, and access to markets are major factors affecting which of the following?
manufacturing locations
transportation costs
political affiliations
Which of the following has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating import tariffs between member states?
UN
EU
OPEC
All of the following statements about worldwide patterns of development are correct EXCEPT:
Per capita income in the United States is higher than in China.
The largest concentration of the least-developed countries in the world today is in Latin America.
The gap in per capita income between rich and poor countries has increased over time.
Australia, Ireland, and Germany have the highest GII values in the table shown. What do these countries' high GII values indicate when compared to their HDI values?
These countries offer greater access to women’s health care despite lower levels of economic development
These countries have less gender equality despite high levels of education and health care
These countries are characterized by greater empowerment among a wealthy female population.
The two images illustrate advancements in technology resulting from the Industrial Revolution. Comparing the images, which of the following statements best illustrates an impact of the Industrial Revolution on society?
The Industrial Revolution was largely a change in economic activity that brought wealth to industrialists but did not significantly alter the landscape.
Industrialization technologies were applied to agriculture and to the transportation of agricultural products to widespread markets that led to greater food supplies and a surge in the population.
The invention of the steam engine and the construction of steel bridges to carry trains across various physical features led to ever-increasing demand for the materials and labor to build more trains and tracks.
Using the data in the table, which of the following explains a limitation of using gross national income (GNI) per capita as the only measure of a country's level of development?
A country can have a high level of economic and social development that is not reflected in annual production and trade data.
A country that produces a large amount of food for consumption within its borders will not have a high GNI per capita.
A country that produces a large amount of agricultural exports will not have a high GNI per capita
The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the
relationship of power and the transfer of resources from less developed to more developed areas
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Which of the following has contributed most to the deindustrialization of regions like the English Midlands and the North American Manufacturing Belt?
Competition from foreign imports
sustainability
Which of the following explains the spatial patterns of economic development for most countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam?
Most Southeast Asian countries are considered to be part of the semiperiphery because of the extensive growth of the secondary economic sector.
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Based on the data in the table, which of the following statements is accurate?
Increased levels of economic development often conceal gender inequities.
Increased levels of economic development often increase gender inequities.
The Internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by
expanding the importance of express package delivery systems
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Which statement explains one way in which the transformation of India's economy contradicts Wallerstein's world system theory?
Using a development strategy to avoid economic dependency, India has been able to develop its own industries and participate fully in the global economy.
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Political geographers consider which of the following is the core area of the United States?
California-Nevada
Texas
NY-DC
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following?
per capita
HDI
GII
In Latin America, data for employment in many large urban areas are most likely to be incomplete because
many people work in the informal sector
not enough data
Which of the following statements explains a weakness in Rostow's stages of economic growth model?
The model is based on successive stages that countries must pass through independently until they reach high mass consumption without taking into account that countries are interdependent
The model is based on successive stages that countries must pass through independently until they reach high mass consumption without taking into account that countries are dependent
The model is based on successive stages that countries must pass through independently until they reach low mass consumption without taking into account that countries are interdependent
Which of the following best explains the benefits of membership in the European Union?
Headstart in industry
Member states form a single market, which creates a powerful economic bloc.
Which of the following modes of transportation is characterized by low terminal cost, high line cost, and high route flexibility?
truck
train
plane
car
Which of the following explains a negative effect that can occur in countries that depend on ecotourism as a pathway to sustainable economic development?
The development of ecotourism can attract multinational tourism corporations that take their earnings out of the country while attracting tourists who impact the local environment.
The development of ecotourism can attract multinational tourism corporations that take their earnings out of the country while attracting tourists who impact the global environment.
Rostow's modernization model is concerned with which of the following concepts?
economic development
sustainability
The reason for the concentration of copper smelters, refineries, and foundries close to Arizona's copper mines is that copper production is
bulk reducing industry
bulk gaining industry
The maquiladoras of northern Mexico are
manufacturing outsourcing plants
imports
Which of the following concepts explains the decision to relocate market-oriented factories in the United States from the Midwest and Northeast to locations in the southern United States or Mexico?
competition
Comparative advantage, because products can be made more efficiently in the southern United States and Mexico. Operating costs and wages are lower, and the manufactured products are easily transported to major United States markets.
Which of the following best explains a trading relationship between two countries based on comparative advantage?
Each country specializes in the type of good for which it has the lowest opportunity cost, resulting in a higher global output of both types of goods.
Each country specializes in the type of good for which it has the highest opportunity cost, resulting in a higher global output of both types of goods.
Each country specializes in the type of good for which it has the lowest opportunity cost, resulting in a lower global output of both types of goods.
Which of the following explains a limitation of the three-tiered structure of Wallerstein's world systems theory?
The model locks most countries into the development model of core, semiperiphery, and periphery with much opportunity for peripheral economies to advance into the wealthy core.
The model locks most countries into the development model of core, semiperiphery, and periphery with little opportunity for peripheral economies to advance into the wealthy core.
Which statement explains one way in which the transformation of India's economy contradicts Wallerstein's world system theory?
Using a development strategy to avoid economic dependency, India has been able to develop its own industries and participate fully in the local economy.
Using a development strategy to avoid economic dependency, India has been able to develop its own industries and participate fully in the global economy.
Which of the following statements best explains a limitation of the political map shown in conveying economic information?
In the context of free trade, the borders between the member states are irrelevant.
In the context of free trade, the borders between the member states are relevant
The map shows medical technology growth poles in the United States. Which of the following statements best explains a limitation of the map in showing the geographic context of these growth poles?
Each growth pole location is supported by an international network of researchers and multinational corporate partners.
Each growth pole location is not supported by an international network of researchers and multinational corporate partners.
Which of the following explains a negative effect that can occur in countries that depend on ecotourism as a pathway to sustainable economic development?
The development of ecotourism can attract multinational tourism corporations that take their earnings out of the country while attracting tourists who impact the local environment.
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The country of Costa Rica has protected 25 percent of its land in the form of national parks or other protected areas. Which of the following best explains the desired effect of Costa Rica's process of land preservation?
Costa Rica's national parks and preserved areas are intended to promote international ecotourism and support the country's sustainable local economic development.
Costa Rica's locql parks and preserved areas are intended to promote international ecotourism and support the country's sustainable local economic development.
Which of the following explains a significant obstacle to sustainable development in more developed countries?
The reliance on fossil energy sources for electric generation and vehicle fuel has depleted resources globally and contributed to atmospheric pollution in cities.
The reliance on fossil energy sources for electric generation and vehicle fuel has depleted resources locally and contributed to atmospheric pollution in cities.
Microfinance is a form of banking whereby financial institutions issue small loans to people with low incomes, generally in less developed countries. Which of the following best explains how microfinance loans are intended to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?
Microfinance loans enable people to start small businesses, which contributes to the goal of ending poverty
Microfinance loans enable people to start large businesses, which contributes to the goal of ending poverty
The image shows an open coal mine in the United States. Which of the following best explains limitation of the image in analyzing economic patterns of coal mining?
It does not indicate patterns of restructuring that have resulted in a decrease in coal mining jobs
It does indicate patterns of restructuring that have resulted in a decrease in coal mining jobs
In a number of countries there remains significant inequality between men and womenBased on a comparison of the patterns on the map, which of the following statements draws an accurate conclusion?
Women in Libya have more equality with men than do women in other African counties
Women in Libya have less equality with men than do women in other African counties
The map shows gross domestic product (GDP) by country. Which of the following factors best explains a limitation of GDP by country in comparing the level of productivity among countries?
Same population sizes, such as China, Japan, and the United States
Different population sizes, such as China, Japan, and the United States
In less developed countries, ecotourism blends environmental sustainability with the travel and hospitality service industry. This combination attracts global tourists to locations such as Mount Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti Plain, and Victoria Falls in Africa. Which of the following best explains the relationship between global ecotourism and economic sustainability at the local scale?
Global ecotourism does not necessarily lead to local economic sustainability, as workers might not be paid a living wage at ecotourism resorts
Global ecotourism does not necessarily lead to global economic sustainability, as workers might not be paid a living wage at ecotourism resorts
Which of the following explains the development patterns for a country that has a large proportion of its economy engaged in the secondary economic sector?
The country has access to shipping lanes and inexpensive transport options that lead to establishment of factories close to raw materials or to marketsdepending on the manufacturing process
The country has access to shipping lanes and expensive transport options that lead to establishment of factories close to raw materials or to marketsdepending on the manufacturing process
Chile is able to grow and harvest grapes and strawberries in the months of October through Aprilin the United States is harvested from April through October. The United States has a much larger manufacturing capacity and shipa durable goods such as cars and trucks to Chile. These examples can best be explained by
comparative advantage
sustainability
competition
The map shows GDP per capita by country, with darker shading indicating higher GDP per capita. Which of the following best explains a limitation of the map in answering questions about the world's changing economic landscape?
The map shows economic productivity as GDP per capita in each country for a single yearbut does not show change over time that would indicate a level of economic growth or decline
The map does not show economic productivity as GDP per capita in each country for a single yearbut does not show change over time that would indicate a level of economic growth or decline
Based on the data in the table, which of the following statements explains a limitation of using gross national income per capita compared to the Human Development Index as a measure of development?
Using gross national income per capita as a measure of development puts too much importance on economic production as the sole measure of development
Using gross national income per capita as a measure of development puts no importance on economic production as the sole measure of development
Using gross national income per capita as a measure of development puts too much importance on economic production as the sole measure of development
manufacturing output and service industry employment
manufacturing input and service industry employment
Explain how the map represents an incomplete picture of the economy in India.
The data do not measure the informal economy, which in regions with high employment in agriculture could be significant
The data do not measure the informal economy, which in regions with low employment in agriculture could be significant
Rostow's stages of development can easily be applied to counties such as the United States and Japan, but not so easily to countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bolivia, because the theory
paces emphasis on developed nations having less developed nations to exploit for resources
paces emphasis on developed nations having more developed nations to exploit for resources
Which of the following scenarios is best explained by the increasing global popularity of ecotourism?
The development of small, locally owned lodges near ecological preserves in the Brazilian Amazon due to tourists' desire to benefit the local economy and minimize their environmental impact
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Which of the following best explains the most significant weakness of Wallerstein's world system theory?
World system theory provides little explanation about how a country like South Korea could rise from a peripheral country to a core economy
World system theory provides little explanation about how a country like South Korea could rise from a peripheral country to a semi periphery economy
In 2008, a debt crisis within the United States housing market triggered a global economic crisis. Which of the following best explains how this process occurred?
Because the global financial system is interconnected, able in other countries were negatively affected by the crisis in the United States
Because the global financial system is interconnected, able in other countries were positively affected by the crisis in the United States
