Question 1

The world-system's autarkic countries include

Accepted Answer

A)  Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, Samoa, and Tanzania. 
B)  Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia. 
C)  Canada, Finland, Russia, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. 
D)  China, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, India, and Argentina. 
E)  Amsterdam, New York, Tokyo, London, Moscow, and Beijing. 
A)  Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, Samoa, and Tanzania. 
B)  Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia. 
C)  Canada, Finland, Russia, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. 
D)  China, Brazil, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, India, and Argentina. 
E)  Amsterdam, New York, Tokyo, London, Moscow, and Beijing.

Question 2

Match the description with one or the other group of countries.
-LDCs

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A) Core countries 
B) Peripheral countries 
A) Core countries 
B) Peripheral countries

Question 3

Ecotourism has had only positive effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match the economic activity to its economic sector.
-Coffee growing in Guatemala

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A) Secondary sector 
B) Primary sector 
C) Tertiary sector 
D) Quaternary sector 
A) Secondary sector 
B) Primary sector 
C) Tertiary sector 
D) Quaternary sector

Question 5

Describe in an essay the spiral of deindustrialization,as experienced by many of the traditional manufacturing regions of Europe and North America during the 1960s,1970s,and 1980s.

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The spiral of deindustrialization experi

Question 6

The "traditional" economy

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A)  regards place as simply a location. 
B)  prices the use of the environment. 
C)  regards place as a locus of interconnections. 
D)  regards space in cultural terms. 
E)  recycles, replaces, and reduces. 
A)  regards place as simply a location. 
B)  prices the use of the environment. 
C)  regards place as a locus of interconnections. 
D)  regards space in cultural terms. 
E)  recycles, replaces, and reduces.

Question 7

McDonald's is the world's largest purchaser of beef,pork and potatoes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The spiral of economic growth and advantage that emerges as external economies,agglomeration and localization economies develop in a place is called

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A)  cumulative causation. 
B)  creative destruction. 
C)  neo-Fordism. 
D)  flexible production. 
E)  Reaganomics. 
A)  cumulative causation. 
B)  creative destruction. 
C)  neo-Fordism. 
D)  flexible production. 
E)  Reaganomics.

Question 9

Briefly describe how experience becomes a competitive advantage for products and services.

Accepted Answer

Experience becomes a competitive advanta

Question 10

Peripheral regions can experience spread effects from core regions when local entrepreneurs in the periphery take advantage of

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A)  local cheap land and labour. 
B)  the inefficient government bureaucracy of the periphery regions. 
C)  grants from the United States government. 
D)  just-in-time production. 
E)  exploitation of the natural resource base. 
A)  local cheap land and labour. 
B)  the inefficient government bureaucracy of the periphery regions. 
C)  grants from the United States government. 
D)  just-in-time production. 
E)  exploitation of the natural resource base.

Question 11

The biggest market for Fair Trade products in the world is

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain. 
B)  Scandinavia. 
A)  Britain. 
B)  Scandinavia.

Question 12

External economies are typically found in rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Companies in which of the following entirely own all of their own manufacturing facilities and do not outsource?

Accepted Answer

A)  car industry (like Toyota) 
B)  clothing industry (like Benetton) 
C)  shoe industry (like Nike) 
D)  retail sales (like Wal-Mart) 
E)  None - they all outsource a lot. 
A)  car industry (like Toyota) 
B)  clothing industry (like Benetton) 
C)  shoe industry (like Nike) 
D)  retail sales (like Wal-Mart) 
E)  None - they all outsource a lot.

Question 14

During the formation of a regional economic core,ancillary industries must be in place before forward linkages are created.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Asian workers who make athletic shoes and other gear worn by sports players are paid about $25CND for a standard working day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the past 30 years,regional core-periphery patterns have been increasingly influenced by globalization and the economic interdependence of major world regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

To most equitably compare the relative levels of economic development of different countries,and to adjust for their different currencies,it is best to use

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A)  Gross Domestic Product. 
B)  Gross Domestic Product per capita. 
C)  Gross National Income per capita. 
D)  Purchasing Power Parity. 
E)  Doubling Time. 
A)  Gross Domestic Product. 
B)  Gross Domestic Product per capita. 
C)  Gross National Income per capita. 
D)  Purchasing Power Parity. 
E)  Doubling Time.

Question 18

Nestle is the world's largest packaged food manufacturer and Switzerland's largest company.How much of its revenue comes from Switzerland?

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A)  less than 2% 
B)  about 20% 
C)  around 50% 
D)  over 80% 
E)  less than 1% 
A)  less than 2% 
B)  about 20% 
C)  around 50% 
D)  over 80% 
E)  less than 1%

Question 19

Containerization requires a heavy investment

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A)  in vessels alone. 
B)  in both vessels and dockside handling equipment. 
C)  in skilled merchant seamen. 
D)  in the business of loading and unloading ships with manual labour. 
E)  in a deintegrated global transport infrastructure. 
A)  in vessels alone. 
B)  in both vessels and dockside handling equipment. 
C)  in skilled merchant seamen. 
D)  in the business of loading and unloading ships with manual labour. 
E)  in a deintegrated global transport infrastructure.

Question 20

-The above map shows

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A)  principal maquiladora centers. 
B)  the world's principal EPZs. 
C)  offshore financial centers. 
D)  headquarters of principal TNCs. 
E)  the world's principal NICs. 
A)  principal maquiladora centers. 
B)  the world's principal EPZs. 
C)  offshore financial centers. 
D)  headquarters of principal TNCs. 
E)  the world's principal NICs.

The world-system's autarkic countries include

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -LDCs

Ecotourism has had only positive effects.

Match the economic activity to its economic sector. -Coffee growing in Guatemala

Describe in an essay the spiral of deindustrialization,as experienced by many of the traditional manufacturing regions of Europe and North America during the 1960s,1970s,and 1980s.

The "traditional" economy

McDonald's is the world's largest purchaser of beef,pork and potatoes.

The spiral of economic growth and advantage that emerges as external economies,agglomeration and localization economies develop in a place is called

Briefly describe how experience becomes a competitive advantage for products and services.

Peripheral regions can experience spread effects from core regions when local entrepreneurs in the periphery take advantage of

The biggest market for Fair Trade products in the world is

External economies are typically found in rural areas.

Companies in which of the following entirely own all of their own manufacturing facilities and do not outsource?

During the formation of a regional economic core,ancillary industries must be in place before forward linkages are created.

Asian workers who make athletic shoes and other gear worn by sports players are paid about $25CND for a standard working day.

In the past 30 years,regional core-periphery patterns have been increasingly influenced by globalization and the economic interdependence of major world regions.

To most equitably compare the relative levels of economic development of different countries,and to adjust for their different currencies,it is best to use

Nestle is the world's largest packaged food manufacturer and Switzerland's largest company.How much of its revenue comes from Switzerland?

Containerization requires a heavy investment

-The above map shows

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Exam 7: Geographies of Economic Development

The world-system's autarkic countries include

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -LDCs

Ecotourism has had only positive effects.

Match the economic activity to its economic sector. -Coffee growing in Guatemala

Describe in an essay the spiral of deindustrialization,as experienced by many of the traditional manufacturing regions of Europe and North America during the 1960s,1970s,and 1980s.

The "traditional" economy

McDonald's is the world's largest purchaser of beef,pork and potatoes.

The spiral of economic growth and advantage that emerges as external economies,agglomeration and localization economies develop in a place is called

Briefly describe how experience becomes a competitive advantage for products and services.

Peripheral regions can experience spread effects from core regions when local entrepreneurs in the periphery take advantage of

The biggest market for Fair Trade products in the world is

External economies are typically found in rural areas.

Companies in which of the following entirely own all of their own manufacturing facilities and do not outsource?

During the formation of a regional economic core,ancillary industries must be in place before forward linkages are created.

Asian workers who make athletic shoes and other gear worn by sports players are paid about $25CND for a standard working day.

In the past 30 years,regional core-periphery patterns have been increasingly influenced by globalization and the economic interdependence of major world regions.

To most equitably compare the relative levels of economic development of different countries,and to adjust for their different currencies,it is best to use

Nestle is the world's largest packaged food manufacturer and Switzerland's largest company.How much of its revenue comes from Switzerland?

Containerization requires a heavy investment

-The above map shows

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters