unit 8 exam Flashcards

(17 cards)

1
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In under developed countries, most people live in _____ rather than ______

A

rural areas, urban areas

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In underdeveloped countries, birth and death rates are _____ and life expectancy is _____

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high, low

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3
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Economic activities that involve mining, fishing, agricultural, forestry are called?

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Primary Sector activities

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4
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Economic activities that involve processing and manufacturing materials into a finished product are called:

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Secondary economic activities or the secondary sector

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5
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Wallerstein’s world systems theory divided the world into 3 regions, list them

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core, semi-periphery, periphery

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6
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List the 5 countries that are considered ‘semi-periphery’’

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Brazil, India, Mexico, South Korea and Indonesia

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Describe the Dependency Theory, the ____ send cheap labor & natural resources to the semi periphery and the core

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Periphery

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8
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What is the brandt line theory?

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North-South divide, highlighting the economic disparity between developed and developing nations

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9
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define Globalization

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Process by which businesses / organizations develop international influence or start operating on a international scale

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Free trade

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international trade without tariffs, quotas, or other restriction

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Protectionism

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Practice of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing

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12
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define tariffs

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a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports / exports

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13
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In the film, Outsourced, where did American call- center manager Todd’s job get outsourced to?

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Mumbai, India

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In the film, Outsourced, Todd exits his room one morning and got hit by people throwing color. Why was everyone throwing colored powder everywhere?

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To symbolize the triumph of good over evil and the joy of spring

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15
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define outsourcing

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The process of hiring a party outside a company to perform services or create goods

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16
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3 advantages of outsourcing / globalization

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cost savings, access to a wider talent pool, ability to focus on core competencies

17
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3 disadvantages of outsourcing/ globalization

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loss of control over operations, and quality, potential communication errors, job displacement