UNIT 7

Question 1

commodity

Answer 1

raw/basic material

Question 2

commodity is mostly…..

Answer 2

MDCS

Question 3

world system theory

Answer 3

the world is interconnected as core, semi-periphery, and periphery

Question 4

core countries

Answer 4

more developed, capital intensice production

Question 5

semi periphery

Answer 5

industrializing, manufacturing, most dependent on core countries

Question 6

periphery

Answer 6

LDCs, outer edge of global trade, primary sector, natural resources and cheap labor

Question 7

dependency theory

Answer 7

LDCs are locked in a cycle of underdevelopment. political and economical limits the ability for LDCS to modernize because MDCS use them to stay on top.

Question 8

Rostow theory stage 1

Answer 8

traditional society- agriculture

Question 9

Rostow theory stage 2

Answer 9

preconditions for takeoff (industrial/ 2nd revolution)- agriculture becomes mechanized. MDCS put money in this economy

Question 10

Rostow theory stage 3

Answer 10

takeoff- manufacturing, dual economy

Question 11

Rostow theory stage 4

Answer 11

drive to maturity- industry become diverse

Question 12

Rostow theory stage 5

Answer 12

mass consumption- tertiary sector, growth of middle class

Question 13

ecotourism

Answer 13

places that are environmentally sustainable

Question 14

LDCS need more per capita to develop because….

Answer 14

hard adopting policies, finding funds to pay for development, self sufficiency, international tradeo

Question 15

fordism

Answer 15

mass production, standardized work routine, unionized

Question 16

post fordism

Answer 16

workers are flexible and are problem solvers

Question 17

HDI includes…

Answer 17

social, economic, demographic

Question 18

GDP

Answer 18

value of output of goods and services produced

Question 19

GDI

Answer 19

compares how well women do in society

Question 20

GDP per capita

Answer 20

average individual wealth

Question 21

GEM

Answer 21

ability for women to participate in achieving improvement

Question 22

gender empowerment measure

Answer 22

compares women to men (economic/political)

Question 23

proximity to inputs

Answer 23

putting the plant as close to the input if transporting raw materials is more than transporting to consumers

Question 24

proximity to markets

Answer 24

putting plant close to customers if transporting raw materials to factory is less than the cost to customers

Question 25

proximity to market include

Answer 25

bulk gaining, single market manufactures, and perishable products

Question 26

bulk gaining (bottling)

Answer 26

something that gains weight during production

Question 27

bulk reducing (copper mining)

Answer 27

product gets smallers during production

Question 28

break of bulk point

Answer 28

changing transportation styles (big things into small things)

Question 29

Industrial Revolution origin

Answer 29

Great Britain

Question 30

Weber's least cost theory

Answer 30

location of both the raw material and market for product

Question 31

agglomeration

Answer 31

clustering of similar firms

Question 32

isotropic plain assumption

Answer 32

not thinking about the physical geography

Question 33

footloose industry (defines weber)

Answer 33

does not have a strong preference on location

Question 34

renewed attraction of traditional industrial regions

Answer 34

skilled, cheap labor, just in time delivery

Question 35

maquiladoras

Answer 35

factories located on the Mexican American border to exploit it's product

Question 36

outsourcing

Answer 36

responsibility of production, fire workers, hire workers outside the country

Question 37

benefits of maquiladoras

Answer 37

duty (tax) free, skilled workers, low cost labor, low shipping cost, reduced trade risk

Question 38

challenges of maquiladoras

Answer 38

trade/ custom compliance, retaining skilled workers, changing political landscapes

Question 39

quinnary sector

Answer 39

government

Question 40

quaternary sector

Answer 40

intellectual activities