WorksheetsAP Human Geography Unit 7?
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Economic activities that involve the extraction of natural resources, such as lumbering, fishing, mining, and agriculture, are called
subsistence activities
organic activities
primary economic activities
tertiary economic activities
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?
Improvements in technology effectively shrank transportation times, but intervening obstacles such as rivers and canyons lessened the efficiencies of travel by rail.
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.
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 Industrial Revolution was largely a change in economic activity that brought wealth to industrialists but did not significantly alter the landscape.
Using the data in Table 2, which of the following terms best describes the median household income distribution among the five boroughs?
Gender inequality
Uneven development
Informal economies
Comparative advantage
Many companies moved their operations from New England and the Midwest to locations in the South because
the southerly climate was an environmental push factor
southern culture was a social pull factor
the South had less expensive site factors than northern regions
the South had more advantageous relative locations
The reason for the concentration of copper smelters, refineries, and foundries close to Arizona's copper mines is that copper production is
dependent on dry climate conditions
a bulk-gaining industry
a bulk-reducing industry
oriented to the large Southern California market
Quaternary economic activities are those that
involve the production of fresh produce for urban markets
extract natural resources from the environment
involve the collection, processing, and manipulation of information
involve the exchange of goods and the provision of services
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 periphery because of the dominance of the secondary economic sector.
Most Southeast Asian countries are considered to be part of the core because of the dominance of the tertiary economic sector.
Most Southeast Asian countries are considered to be part of the semi-periphery because of the dominance of the primary economic sector.
Most Southeast Asian countries are considered to be part of the semi-periphery because of the extensive growth of the secondary economic sector.
The classic model of industrial location theory suggests that the primary consideration in the location of an industrial site is which of the following?
The cost to produce the product
The cost of raw materials
The institutional structure of the firm
The cost of transportation
If a manufacturing company uses a single, weight-losing raw material to manufacture its finished product, then most likely the company will
use a ubiquitous raw material
choose to outsource its labor component
locate several manufacturing plants close to consumers
locate its manufacturing plant at the raw material site
The global pattern of gender inequality index scores is similar to the expected pattern of countries by level of economic development, with the exception of a few countries such as
Brazil, Libya, and China
Mexico, Argentina, and India
South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
Japan, Spain, and Canada
In Latin America, data for employment in many large urban areas are most likely to be incomplete because
people change jobs regularly
many people work in the informal sector
records are kept mainly for male workers
employment is growing too rapidly
Which of the following correctly classifies the countries in the table by their level of development?
More developed: France; industrializing: Canada; less developed: India
More developed: Brazil; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania
More developed: France; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania
More developed: Canada; industrializing: Tanzania; less developed: Brazil
The literacy rate of any country correlates most closely with which of the following?
General level of intelligence
Per capita income
Population density
Annual precipitation rates
Which of the following best explains the degree to which the Human Development Index (HDI) accurately calculates a country’s level of economic development?
Although the HDI factors in gross national income per capita, it also calculates indicators for health care and education to estimate the social aspects of development.
The HDI is a simplified means of comparing gross national income per capita in an indexed score that is on a 0 to 1.0 scale.
The HDI is a simplified means of combining life expectancy and education levels in an indexed score that is on a 0 to 1.0 scale.
The HDI is a simplified means of ranking countries into distinct levels of development based on the total size of a country’s national economy.
Which of the following correctly classifies the countries in the table by their level of development?
More developed: France; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania
More developed: Brazil; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania
More developed: France; industrializing: Canada; less developed: India
More developed: Canada; industrializing: Tanzania; less developed: Brazil
Which of the following statements is most consistent with the data shown in the table?
An increase in per capita wealth will almost always result in an improvement in gender equity in a country.
Spain and Kuwait are countries that have very different levels of economic development.
Spain and Kuwait are countries that have very similar levels of economic and social development.
There are a large number of women in the Spanish legislature, but few women have been elected in Kuwait.
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.
On average, population growth is higher in peripheral countries than in core nations.
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 are characterized by greater empowerment among a wealthy female population.
These countries have less gender equality despite high levels of education and health care.
These countries have less disparity between men and women than in wealthier countries.
These countries offer greater access to women’s health care despite lower levels of economic development.
Which of the following arguments help explain why seventy-five percent of those employed in Export Processing Zones, such as maquiladoras, are women?
l. Women have better educational qualifications than men.
ll. Women are paid less than men.
lll. Many employers consider women to be more dexterous than men.
lV. Many employers consider women more likely to organize unions than men
II and IV only
I, II, and III only
II and III only
I and III only
Micro loan
Low interest loans usually for smaller sums of money to provide extremely poor people the opportunity to open a small local business and is often targeted to women in less developed countries to lift them out of poverty and is helping to improve standards of living
A measure of the extent of each country's gender inequality
Refers to the ease with which an individual can obtain needed medical services
Acknowledges that gender affects an individual's lived experiences; gender inequality is experienced across different cultures; tradition and culture pose obstacles to women's economic development, especially in less developed countries
Political geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the United States?
The Los Angeles-San Francisco area
The Buffalo-Cleveland area
The Atlanta-Birmingham, Alabama, area
The New York-Washington, D.C., area
Which statement explains one way in which the transformation of India’s economy contradicts Wallenstein's world system theory?
As a British colony, India functioned as a peripheral region supplying resources to benefit the core.
India’s emphasis on nonalignment with and isolation from the Heartland has limited the country’s role in supranational organizations and international decision-making.
India’s ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse populations serve as centrifugal forces, preventing India from participating in the global 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 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 the premise that development in one place requires underdevelopment in another place.
The model is based on the permanent classification of countries into the core, semi-periphery, and periphery, and countries are unable to move up or down from one category to another.
The classification for a country pertains to the entire country with no condition for variation in the level of development within a country.
Which of the following explains a limitation of the three-tiered structure of Wallerstein's world systems theory?
The three-tiered system of the model cannot be mapped; therefore, the model has no spatial application.
The model locks most countries into the development model of core, semi-periphery, and periphery with little opportunity for peripheral economies to advance into the wealthy core.
The model does not provide for countries outside of the core to accomplish any of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The scale of the model does not pertain to individual countries but rather to regions in the global contexts of core, semi-periphery, and periphery.
Which of the following best explains a benefit of membership in the European Union?
Member states have more secure borders, which guards against conflict.
Member states are eligible to receive loans from the European Union, which protects states against recession.
Member states form a single market, which creates a powerful economic bloc.
Member states receive annual payments from the European Union, which boosts gross national income.
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?
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.
Just-in-time delivery, because the United States population is shifting to the south and west, and the Mexican population is growing. It is critical to produce goods closer to the consumer base to reduce shipping times.
Post-Fordist production, because traditional mid-western and northeastern manufacturing centers in the United States are unable to keep up with the technological changes of modern industry.
Complementary, because the regional economy of the mid-western and northeastern United States is shifting to the service sector. There is little interest in maintaining manufacturing at these locations.
Economic complementarities between two places tend to
reflect the maximization of scale
occur when each place specializes in commodities demanded by the other
reflect only differences in resource base
reflect the minimization of distance
Which of the following best explains a trading relationship between two countries based on comparative advantage?
Two countries trade in luxury items, but the volume of trade is limited by the highest cost of long-distance trade.
One country exports raw materials and the other country exports manufactured goods, resulting in a global economic balance.
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 exports the same type of good because the countries are similar in terms of natural resources and labor costs.
A clustering of doctor’s offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of
decentralization
intervening opportunity
agglomeration
enfranchisement
Which of the following is the primary geographic effect of the globalization of the economy?
Production is shifted to low-cost locations in developing countries.
In the context of currency, the borders between the member states are irrelevant.
Production is increasingly concentrated in the Manufacturing Belt of the United States
Production is increasingly concentrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Valley of Europe.
The map shows the locations of world financial, banking, and investment centers. Which of the following best explains a limitation of the map’s representation of global economic patterns?
The map does not show the locations of export processing zones in more developed countries.
The map does not show the growth of investment in businesses in less developed countries.
The map does not show major population centers located in the Southern Hemisphere.
The map does not show the environmental pollution associated with industrial cities.
The Internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by
creating more enclosed shopping malls
expanding the importance of express package delivery systems
bringing consumers and producers into face-to-face contact
increasing the importance of rail transportation as compared to truck transportation
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 a small special economic zone occupying a few city blocks.
The pattern of medical technology growth poles across the country indicates a dependence on just-in-time production systems.
Each growth pole location has an international division of labor where low-technology jobs are handled in less developed countries.
Each growth pole location is supported by an international network of researchers and multinational corporate partners.
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?
Gender equality and empowering women leads to fewer women in the paid labor force.
Reducing poverty and hunger increases population growth as it makes larger families possible.
Economic development strategies make it possible to support larger families.
Reducing infant mortality rates can lead to a desire to have a smaller family.
Which of the following explains a negative effect that can occur in countries that depend on ecotourism as a pathway to sustainable economic development?
A well-developed ecotourism industry can limit the amount of foreign currency entering a country’s economy, reducing funds available for local infrastructure projects.
The development of an ecotourism industry can reduce income opportunities for local workers by converting farms to parks.
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.
Fees generated by ecotourists can contribute to income inequality in less developed countries.
Which of the following explains a significant obstacle to sustainable development in more developed countries?
Increased economic productivity in less developed countries has moved investment funding away from the development of new sources of renewable energy for individual vehicles and homes.
Low population growth in more developed countries has reduced the need for the development of additional sources of renewable energy for individual vehicles and homes.
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 renewable energy for local electric generation and home heating creates significant risks, as alternative energy storage is more expensive than using fossil fuels.
The popularity of which of the following is an example of the trend toward ecotourism?
Time-share condominiums on the coast of Spain
Ski resorts in Chile
Artificial lakes in Texas
National parks in Costa Rica
It is generally agreed that the current trend in climate change is caused by
changes in the velocity of ocean currents
tilt of Earth’s axis
sea-level rise
increased use of fossil fuels
Which of the following explains the degree to which deindustrialization and the rise of service economies have affected population and income across scales in Detroit and in the state of Michigan overall?
Loss of manufacturing and related service-industry jobs has affected many communities across the state, but there has been some improvement in service-industry employment in the city of Detroit.
Loss of manufacturing and related service-industry jobs has affected the Detroit area, but there has been a small improvement in service-industry income growth in other parts of the state.
Loss of manufacturing and related service-industry jobs has affected the Detroit metropolitan area, but the city of Detroit has experienced service-industry income growth.
Loss of manufacturing and related service-industry jobs has affected the city of Detroit, but the Detroit metropolitan area has experienced service-industry income growth.
Outsourcing
When a company sends goods/services out for external production, typically where labor is cheaper to achieve comparative advantages have led to a decline in jobs in core regions and an increase in jobs in newly industrialized countries e.g. assembly of low skill goods in China , customer service/product support in India
Refers to the shift in the core to service industries and an associated shift to manufacturing in the semi-periphery and periphery as companies search for the cheapest locations to take advantage of low-cost labor to manufacture and assemble components which has been facilitated by improvements in transportation/communication technology
Designated area that has economic laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country's typical national laws e.g. Shenzhen, China
The relocation of business processes and services to a lower-cost foreign location particularly white-collar, technical, professional, and clerical services. ie. IT support, call centers
International Division of Labor
When a company sends goods/services out for external production, typically where labor is cheaper to achieve comparative advantages have led to a decline in jobs in core regions and an increase in jobs in newly industrialized countries e.g. assembly of low skill goods in China , customer service/product support in India
Refers to the shift in the core to service industries and an associated shift to manufacturing in the semi-periphery and periphery as companies search for the cheapest locations to take advantage of low-cost labor to manufacture and assemble components which has been facilitated by improvements in transportation/communication technology
Designated area that has economic laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country's typical national laws e.g. Shenzhen, China
The relocation of business processes and services to a lower-cost foreign location particularly white-collar, technical, professional, and clerical services. ie. IT support, call centers
Special Economic Zones
When a company sends goods/services out for external production, typically where labor is cheaper to achieve comparative advantages have led to a decline in jobs in core regions and an increase in jobs in newly industrialized countries e.g. assembly of low skill goods in China , customer service/product support in India
Refers to the shift in the core to service industries and an associated shift to manufacturing in the semi-periphery and periphery as companies search for the cheapest locations to take advantage of low-cost labor to manufacture and assemble components which has been facilitated by improvements in transportation/communication technology
Designated area that has economic laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country's typical national laws e.g. Shenzhen, China
The relocation of business processes and services to a lower-cost foreign location particularly white-collar, technical, professional, and clerical services. ie. IT support, call centers
Offshoring
The relocation of business processes and services to a lower-cost foreign location particularly white-collar, technical, professional, and clerical services. ie. IT support, call centers
Designated area that has economic laws that are more free-market-oriented than a country's typical national laws e.g. Shenzhen, China
Refers to the shift in the core to service industries and an associated shift to manufacturing in the semi-periphery and periphery as companies search for the cheapest locations to take advantage of low-cost labor to manufacture and assemble components which has been facilitated by improvements in transportation/communication technology
When a company sends goods/services out for external production, typically where labor is cheaper to achieve comparative advantages have led to a decline in jobs in core regions and an increase in jobs in newly industrialized countries e.g. assembly of low skill goods in China , customer service/product support in India
Multiplier Effect
Happens when an increase in spending produces and increase in national income and consumption is greater than the initial amount spent e.g. a new factory will increase employment, which will stimulate employment in other businesses
System of production that is centered around using modern transportation to only order parts as needed and not by keeping large stockpiles in warehouses as in traditional mass production, the goal is to reduce costs by saving money on overhead inventory
Concentration of highly innovative and technically advanced industries that stimulate economic development in linked businesses and industries
Area that is devoted to research, development, and sale of high-technology products e.g. Silicon Valley in California
Just-in-Time Delivery
System of production that is centered around using modern transportation to only order parts as needed and not by keeping large stockpiles in warehouses as in traditional mass production, the goal is to reduce costs by saving money on overhead inventory
Concentration of highly innovative and technically advanced industries that stimulate economic development in linked businesses and industries
Area that is devoted to research, development, and sale of high-technology products e.g. Silicon Valley in California
Happens when an increase in spending produces and increase in national income and consumption is greater than the initial amount spent e.g. a new factory will increase employment, which will stimulate employment in other businesses
Growth Poles
Concentration of highly innovative and technically advanced industries that stimulate economic development in linked businesses and industries
System of production that is centered around using modern transportation to only order parts as needed and not by keeping large stockpiles in warehouses as in traditional mass production, the goal is to reduce costs by saving money on overhead inventory
Happens when an increase in spending produces and increase in national income and consumption is greater than the initial amount spent e.g. a new factory will increase employment, which will stimulate employment in other businesses
Area that is devoted to research, development, and sale of high-technology products e.g. Silicon Valley in California
High Technology Corridor
Area that is devoted to research, development, and sale of high-technology products e.g. Silicon Valley in California
Concentration of highly innovative and technically advanced industries that stimulate economic development in linked businesses and industries
System of production that is centered around using modern transportation to only order parts as needed and not by keeping large stockpiles in warehouses as in traditional mass production, the goal is to reduce costs by saving money on overhead inventory
Happens when an increase in spending produces and increase in national income and consumption is greater than the initial amount spent e.g. a new factory will increase employment, which will stimulate employment in other businesses
Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals):
A universal call to action by the U.N. to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity; progress in development is measured through activities such as micro-loans (lending to small scale borrowers) and public transportation projects (infrastructure)
Natural resource depletion, mass consumption, the effects of pollution, and the impact of climate change
Development that addresses issues of natural resource depletion, mass consumption, costs and effects of pollution, the impact of climate change, as well as issues of human health, well-being, and social and economic equity
Flexible production that is no longer centralized in one manufacturing facility and takes advantage of outsourcing or just-in-time delivery and is reliant on advanced technology
Problems stemming from industrialization
Natural resource depletion, mass consumption, the effects of pollution, and the impact of climate change
A universal call to action by the U.N. to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity; progress in development is measured through activities such as micro-loans (lending to small scale borrowers) and public transportation projects (infrastructure)
Development that addresses issues of natural resource depletion, mass consumption, costs and effects of pollution, the impact of climate change, as well as issues of human health, well-being, and social and economic equity
Flexible production that is no longer centralized in one manufacturing facility and takes advantage of outsourcing or just-in-time delivery and is reliant on advanced technology
Sustainable Development
Development that addresses issues of natural resource depletion, mass consumption, costs and effects of pollution, the impact of climate change, as well as issues of human health, well-being, and social and economic equity
Natural resource depletion, mass consumption, the effects of pollution, and the impact of climate change
A universal call to action by the U.N. to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity; progress in development is measured through activities such as micro-loans (lending to small scale borrowers) and public transportation projects (infrastructure)
Flexible production that is no longer centralized in one manufacturing facility and takes advantage of outsourcing or just-in-time delivery and is reliant on advanced technology
Post-Fordist methods of production
Flexible production that is no longer centralized in one manufacturing facility and takes advantage of outsourcing or just-in-time delivery and is reliant on advanced technology
Development that addresses issues of natural resource depletion, mass consumption, costs and effects of pollution, the impact of climate change, as well as issues of human health, well-being, and social and economic equity
Natural resource depletion, mass consumption, the effects of pollution, and the impact of climate change
A universal call to action by the U.N. to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity; progress in development is measured through activities such as micro-loans (lending to small scale borrowers) and public transportation projects (infrastructure)
Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth:
Theory that assumes all countries are capable of development along the same trajectory which encompasses five stages of linear development towards self-sustained economic growth and high levels of mass consumption
Stage in which the dominant activity in a society is subsistence farming and the social structure is rigid and unchanging and resistant to technology
Pre-conditions for take-off; progressive leadership moves the country toward greater flexibility, openness and diversification
Industrialization occurs and sustained growth takes hold, urbanization and technological breakthroughs occur
(1) Traditional Society:
Stage in which the dominant activity in a society is subsistence farming and the social structure is rigid and unchanging and resistant to technology
Theory that assumes all countries are capable of development along the same trajectory which encompasses five stages of linear development towards self-sustained economic growth and high levels of mass consumption
Pre-conditions for take-off; progressive leadership moves the country toward greater flexibility, openness and diversification
Industrialization occurs and sustained growth takes hold, urbanization and technological breakthroughs occur
(2) Transitional Stage:
Pre-conditions for take-off; progressive leadership moves the country toward greater flexibility, openness and diversification
Industrialization occurs and sustained growth takes hold, urbanization and technological breakthroughs occur
Stage in which the dominant activity in a society is subsistence farming and the social structure is rigid and unchanging and resistant to technology
Theory that assumes all countries are capable of development along the same trajectory which encompasses five stages of linear development towards self-sustained economic growth and high levels of mass consumption
(3)Take-Off Stage:
Industrialization occurs and sustained growth takes hold, urbanization and technological breakthroughs occur
Pre-conditions for take-off; progressive leadership moves the country toward greater flexibility, openness and diversification
Stage in which the dominant activity in a society is subsistence farming and the social structure is rigid and unchanging and resistant to technology
Theory that assumes all countries are capable of development along the same trajectory which encompasses five stages of linear development towards self-sustained economic growth and high levels of mass consumption
Which of the following sectors of the economy has grown the fastest in the United States since the mid-1970s?
Service
Retail
Military
Manufacturing
GII (gender inequality index)
A measure of the extent of each country's gender inequality
Refers to the ease with which an individual can obtain needed medical services
Acknowledges that gender affects an individual's lived experiences; gender inequality is experienced across different cultures; tradition and culture pose obstacles to women's economic development, especially in less developed countries
Low interest loans usually for smaller sums of money to provide extremely poor people the opportunity to open a small local business and is often targeted to women in less developed countries to lift them out of poverty and is helping to improve standards of living
Access to health care
Refers to the ease with which an individual can obtain needed medical services
Acknowledges that gender affects an individual's lived experiences; gender inequality is experienced across different cultures; tradition and culture pose obstacles to women's economic development, especially in less developed countries
A measure of the extent of each country's gender inequality
Low interest loans usually for smaller sums of money to provide extremely poor people the opportunity to open a small local business and is often targeted to women in less developed countries to lift them out of poverty and is helping to improve standards of living
Gender Inequality
Acknowledges that gender affects an individual's lived experiences; gender inequality is experienced across different cultures; tradition and culture pose obstacles to women's economic development, especially in less developed countries
Refers to the ease with which an individual can obtain needed medical services
A measure of the extent of each country's gender inequality
Low interest loans usually for smaller sums of money to provide extremely poor people the opportunity to open a small local business and is often targeted to women in less developed countries to lift them out of poverty and is helping to improve standards of living
Least-Cost Theory (Weber)
The view that the optimum location of a manufacturing establishment is at the place where the costs of transport and labor and the advantages of agglomeration or deglomeration are most favorable.
Grouping together of many firms from the same industry in a single area for collective or cooperative use of infrastructure and sharing of labor resources.
Industries that are able to shift the location of their facilities in order to take advantage of cheap labor or the ability to produce remotely, not tethered to a raw material source. e.g. software, insurance, semiconductors, computer chips, e-commerce
A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.
Agglomeration
Grouping together of many firms from the same industry in a single area for collective or cooperative use of infrastructure and sharing of labor resources.
The view that the optimum location of a manufacturing establishment is at the place where the costs of transport and labor and the advantages of agglomeration or deglomeration are most favorable.
A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.
Industries that are able to shift the location of their facilities in order to take advantage of cheap labor or the ability to produce remotely, not tethered to a raw material source. e.g. software, insurance, semiconductors, computer chips, e-commerce
Footloose Industries
Industries that are able to shift the location of their facilities in order to take advantage of cheap labor or the ability to produce remotely, not tethered to a raw material source. e.g. software, insurance, semiconductors, computer chips, e-commerce
The view that the optimum location of a manufacturing establishment is at the place where the costs of transport and labor and the advantages of agglomeration or deglomeration are most favorable.
Grouping together of many firms from the same industry in a single area for collective or cooperative use of infrastructure and sharing of labor resources.
A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.
Break-Of-Bulk Point
A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.
Industries that are able to shift the location of their facilities in order to take advantage of cheap labor or the ability to produce remotely, not tethered to a raw material source. e.g. software, insurance, semiconductors, computer chips, e-commerce
Grouping together of many firms from the same industry in a single area for collective or cooperative use of infrastructure and sharing of labor resources.
The view that the optimum location of a manufacturing establishment is at the place where the costs of transport and labor and the advantages of agglomeration or deglomeration are most favorable.
Tertiary Sector
The portion of the economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities, sometimes extended to the provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment.
Service sector industries that require a high level of specialized knowledge or technical skill. Examples include scientific research and high-level management.
A measure of a country's standard of living, including health and education
Economic activity that involves collecting, processing & manipulation of information & capital e.g. finance, insurance, computer services
Quaternary Sector
Economic activity that involves collecting, processing & manipulation of information & capital e.g. finance, insurance, computer services
The portion of the economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities, sometimes extended to the provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment.
Service sector industries that require a high level of specialized knowledge or technical skill. Examples include scientific research and high-level management.
A measure of a country's standard of living, including health and education
Quinary Sector
Service sector industries that require a high level of specialized knowledge or technical skill. Examples include scientific research and high-level management.
Economic activity that involves collecting, processing & manipulation of information & capital e.g. finance, insurance, computer services
The portion of the economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities, sometimes extended to the provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment.
A measure of a country's standard of living, including health and education
HDI (Human Development Index)
A measure of a country's standard of living, including health and education
Service sector industries that require a high level of specialized knowledge or technical skill. Examples include scientific research and high-level management.
Economic activity that involves collecting, processing & manipulation of information & capital e.g. finance, insurance, computer services
The portion of the economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities, sometimes extended to the provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment.
