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WorksheetsAPHG Unit 7
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
What is the Human Development Index?
The health of an individual.
A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.
The country a person lives in,
The number of preventable diseases in a country.
model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich nations
World Systems Theory
Modernization Model
Organic Theory
Dependency Theory
How would you describe a More Developed Country?
Low-income countries characterized by little industry
A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations
A country that has started to industrialize
How would you describe a newly industrialized country?
A country characterized by large industrial and service sectors with high levels of gross national product
A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity
A country that is characterized by agriculture and they barter instead of use money
How would you describe a Less Developed Country?
A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing
Also known as a developing country, a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development.
A country characterized by high income per person
What are the 3 statistics that create HDI (Human Development Index)?
GDP per capita
Literacy rate
Life expectancy
all of the above
What is GDP, and what does it stand for?
Gross Domestic Product. Only measures what is produced in the country itself.
Gross National Product. Indicates the value of all goods and services produced by a country over a period of time, whether foreign or domestic.
Gross Nations Produce. All of the food that is grown in a nation
None of the above
The above chart describes examples of which level of economic activity?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Outsourcing is
or value of goods or services produced by one person by a company in another country.
or value of goods or services produced by one mom by a company in another country.
or value of goods or services produced by one country by a company in another country.
or value of goods or services produced by one teenager by a company in another country.
Free-trade zones are
They establish a common (shared) form of currency.
They decrease the need for customs declaration across international borders.
They eliminate tariffs on products that cross international borders.
They offer poorer nations more money to undergo mass economic development.
A country that has a High Literacy Rate (greater than about 95%)
More Developed Country
Less Developed Country
Newly Industrialized Country
Image above is an example of
Post-Fordist production
Bulk-gaining industry
Deindustrialization
Bulk-reducing industry
Example of a bulk-reducing industry
Auto manufacturing
Cell phone production
Snack foods
Lumber
Maquiladoras are
US workers that move to other countries for jobs
Mexican factories on the US border that are owned and operated by US companies
Mexican workers who enter the US legally on a work visa
Mexican and American workers who migrate to Canada for higher paying jobs
NAFTA and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Eliminated many tariffs and trade barriers between the 3 countries
Increased tariffs on Chinese imports
Eliminated trade with the European Union
Banned Maquiladoras
The United Nations created these to help reduce disparities between developed and developing countries
Sustainability growth ideas
Subsistence Agriculture
Sustainable Development Goals
Sucky Ideas that don't fix much
Which Revolution marks the shift in working with hands to machines for mass production (and profit)?
Neolithic
Industrial
Green
Beatles
Trade Deficit
policy that promotes elimination of trade barriers, such as tariffs and quotas
when imports exceed exports
non-economic negative effects from trade
when exports exceed imports
Situation costs are critical to a firm that wishes to
avoid skilled laborers.
minimize production costs inside the plant.
minimize transport costs.
identify unique characteristics of a particular industry.
Police, firefighters, DMV employees are examples of
Insurance industry jobs
Business services jobs
Public services jobs
Government services jobs
About 50% of all Americans are employed by
Public Services
Business Services
Disney
Consumer Services
The area surrounding a market from which customers are attracted to a product or service
Hamlet
Hinterland
Range
Threshold
A city that is disproportionately larger than any other in its country and is politically and culturally dominant
Regional Capital
Hamlet
Primate City
Global City
The two most powerful global cities are
London and New York
London and Bejing
Tokyo and New York
Westminster and Garden Grove
Cultural landscape can be defined as
the types of art, music, dance, and theater practiced in a particular region
the ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment
a particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities
the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans
Acculturation is a process whereby
A more dominant culture adopts most of the traits of the less dominant culture
The dominant culture completely absorbs the less dominant one
Cultural traits are equally exchanged between cultures
The less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of the more influential one
All of the following are characteristics of a universalizing religion except
connected to a specific founder
generally widespread
seeks to convert
followers are highly clustered
Which of the following religions are considered to be universalizing religions?
Buddhism, Christianity, & Islam
Islam, Hinduism, & Buddhism
Hinduism, Judaism, & Christianity
Judaism, Islam, Buddhism
Which of the following statements best explains why English is the most widely spoken language in North America?
The English language initially diffused to North America through the process of relocation diffusion. A number of colonies were established and settled by people from Great Britain.
The English language diffused throughout North America through the process of hierarchical diffusion. The language was initially spoken in cities and was gradually adopted by people living in rural areas.
The English language diffused to North America through the process of contagious diffusion. Christian missionaries were responsible for the spread of the language among the indigenous population.
The English language was established as the official language of all of the British colonies in North America. Over time, it diffused throughout the population from the colonial leadership to the population.
The English language became a widely spoken language in North America in the twentieth century. This primarily occurred as a way of unifying the immigrant populations in both the United States and Canada.
Which language has become the world's primary lingua franca?
Mandarin
Hindi
German
English
