human geo ecnmic devlpment Flashcards
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.
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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Often a manufacturing company will attempt to merge with another company that possesses forward or backward links in the supply or production process. Which of the following terms best describes this type of strategy?
Vertical integration
Which of the following has contributed most to the deindustrialization of regions like the English Midlands and the North American Manufactu
Competition from foreign imports
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.
he 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.
e-trade zones such as the countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are established to increase the ease and volume of international trade by
Responses
eliminating tariffs on goods that cross borders between member states
Rostow’s modernization model is concerned with which of the following concepts?
Economic development
Which of the following statements explains a weakness in Rostow’s stages of economic growth model?
Responses
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.
Which of the following explains a limitation of the three-tiered structure of Wallerstein’s world systems theory?
Responses
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.
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Outsourced industrial production in less-developed countries often relies on female labor because
wage rates for women are much lower than for men
Which of the following best describes Alfred Weber’s analysis of location decisions?
It seeks to minimize costs among multiple inputs of production.
The port of Los Angeles is the busiest port in the United States and a major break-of-bulk point. Which of the following statements correctly explains why Los Angeles is a break-o
The port can accommodate large container ships that can be unloaded quickly so that containers can be transferred onto carriers that use California’s highway and rail systems.
ven though it is a relatively clean source of energy, which of the following is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power?
Responses
t can alter the ecosystems above and below the dam site.
Which of the following best explains the relationship between GDP per capita and world system theory?
Responses
There is an uneven distribution of economic development and geographical division of labor in the world.
