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AP March 9 Test Flashcards

1
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What does GII stand for?

A

Gender Inequality Index

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2
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Historically, where was the industrial heartland of the U.S.?

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The North

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3
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What is break-of-bulk?

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Goods change the way they are transported(Air to Ship)

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4
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What form of transportation is the quickest and most expensive?

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Air

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5
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Where are most right-to-work states?

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U.S. South and West

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6
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What is bulk-reducing industry?

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when out-going products weigh less or cost less than incoming resources

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7
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What is a single market industry?

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products sold in one location or to a small group of industries

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8
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IN the US & Europe, what is industry shifting towards?

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Cars, Textiles

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9
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What are maquiladoras? Where are they? Who owns them?

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Countries own companies with factories in other countries, on the us and mexico border, US

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10
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What is a secondary economic activity?

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portion of the economy that is concerned with receiving raw materials and transforming them into serviceable items, properties or other goods

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Businesses that don’t take into account location are known as what industry?

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12
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Where are maquiladoras found? What country and what region of that country?

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on the border of the US and Mexico

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13
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What is the cheapest and slowest form of transportation?

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Ship

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14
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What is lean production? What are pros? Cons?

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elimination of waste within a manufacturing system
saves money and time
unbalanced economy

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What is mass production? What are pros? Cons?

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the manufacture of large quantities of standardized products
Less Labor Costs, Fast Production Rate
wasted resources, no assurance

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16
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What is bulk-gaining industry?

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when out going products weigh more or cost more than incoming resources

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17
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What is cottage industry?

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business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person’s home.

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18
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What is the World System Theory?

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an approach to world history and social change that suggests there is a world economic system in which some countries benefit while others are exploited

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19
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What is GNI?

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gross national income(GNI) is the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of a country

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20
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What is the tertiary sector of the economy?

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provisions of goods and services to people

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21
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What is the primary economic sector?

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activities that directly extract materials from the earth

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22
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What resources does the US, Russia and Saudi Arabia dominate production of?

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Oil

23
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What is the footloose industry?

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industry that can be located anywhere

24
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What does just in time delivery reduce?

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waste

25
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Where do primary and secondary economic activities take place? Tertiary?

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Primary: Where natural resources are located
Secondary: where manufacturing takes place
Tertiary: Where services take place

26
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What process allowed Silicon Valley and the Research Triangle to develop?

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Break-of-bulk point

27
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Where are good produced in maquiladoras sold?

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In the US

28
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What are the four levels of HDI?

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Developed, High, medium, low

29
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What region of the US is experiencing deindustrialization?

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North

30
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What is the New International Division of Labor?

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The term was coined by theorists seeking to explain the spatial shift of manufacturing industries from advanced capitalist countries to developing countries

31
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How were goods produced prior to the Industrial Revolution?

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manufacturing was often done in people’s homes, using hand tools or basic machines

32
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What are EPZs? Where are they found?

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export-processing zone (EPZ) set up generally in developing countries

33
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What is driving deindustrialization?

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removal or reduction of industrial capacity or activity in a country or region, spreading of industrialization into others areas while it leaves the main area

34
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What assumptions does rostow takeoff model make?

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countries want to modernize and grow

35
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What is the Brandt Line?

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an invisible line across the world that divides the rich north from the poor south.

36
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What factors have led to the expansion of maquiladoras and other EPZs?

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More developing countries encouraging trade and other exports

37
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Where was the first, second and third worlds?

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First world- Developed countries
Second world-Developing countries
Third world- all the other countries

38
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What is the most fuel efficient method of transportation?

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Train

39
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What three traits do most just in time delivered goods share?

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Reduce waste, reduce time, saves money

40
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What is a right-to-work state?

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laws prohibit agreements between employers and labor unions

41
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What are the Asian Tigers?

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Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

42
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What type of manufacturing are traditional assembly lines?

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Fordism

43
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What is a backwash effect example?

A

the influence that a test has on the way students are taught

44
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What is foreign direct investment?

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an investment made by a company or individual in one country in business interests in another country

45
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What is austerity?

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To revive the economy government sharply reduces taxes and severely cuts government spending.

46
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What is fair trade?

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Policies that favor oversight of foreign direct investment and outsourcing to ensure that workers throughout the world are guaranteed a living wage for their work

47
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What are the UN Millennium Goals? What do they all attempt to do?

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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development
Help the world

48
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What is another name for a “mom and pop store?”

A

General store

49
Q

When a company control all, or most, of the means of harvest, move and sell of a good?

A

1

50
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What is a cartel?

A

an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.

51
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What is hydraulic fracturing? Where have “fraccidents” happened in the US?

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forcing open of fissures in subterranean rocks by introducing liquid at high pressure, especially to extract oil or gas. Texas, West Virginia

52
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What led to the US energy crisis of 1973?

A

1

53
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What country is known for its use of ethanol to power cars?

A

Brazil

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