Question 1

Creative destruction refers to the

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A)  withdrawal of investment from low-profit areas and activities for reinvestment in high-profit ones. 
B)  conversion and remodeling of old, decaying buildings into modern art facilities. 
C)  artistically destroying and knocking down old buildings and areas for new development. 
D)  removal of materials from old facilities for use in new construction to maintain links between old and new. 
E)  re-investment into low-profit areas. 
A)  withdrawal of investment from low-profit areas and activities for reinvestment in high-profit ones. 
B)  conversion and remodeling of old, decaying buildings into modern art facilities. 
C)  artistically destroying and knocking down old buildings and areas for new development. 
D)  removal of materials from old facilities for use in new construction to maintain links between old and new. 
E)  re-investment into low-profit areas. A

Question 2

Places of economic activity organized around one or more high-growth industries are known as

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A)  growth poles. 
B)  north poles. 
C)  economic poles. 
D)  industrial poles. 
E)  government poles. 
A)  growth poles. 
B)  north poles. 
C)  economic poles. 
D)  industrial poles. 
E)  government poles. A

Question 3

New methods of manufacturing may lead transnational firms to shift some of their production back to core countries.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The key concept in neo-Fordist production systems is

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A)  flexibility. 
B)  externality. 
C)  localization. 
D)  disintegration. 
E)  elasticity. 
A)  flexibility. 
B)  externality. 
C)  localization. 
D)  disintegration. 
E)  elasticity.

Question 5

The process of cumulative causation

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A)  was developed by W.W. Rostow. 
B)  leads to growth in regions affected by the backwash effect. 
C)  involves a buildup of economic activity based on external economies and localization economies. 
D)  critiques the core-periphery concept as meaningless in today's economically interdependent world. 
E)  was developed by David Harvey. 
A)  was developed by W.W. Rostow. 
B)  leads to growth in regions affected by the backwash effect. 
C)  involves a buildup of economic activity based on external economies and localization economies. 
D)  critiques the core-periphery concept as meaningless in today's economically interdependent world. 
E)  was developed by David Harvey.

Question 6

External economies can be derived through

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A)  economies of scale. 
B)  sharing of information between firms in the same industry. 
C)  the use of infrastructure in the form of fixed social capital. 
D)  existing labour markets. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  economies of scale. 
B)  sharing of information between firms in the same industry. 
C)  the use of infrastructure in the form of fixed social capital. 
D)  existing labour markets. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

In peripheral countries,a greater percentage of the labour force is engaged in primary and secondary activities than in tertiary and quaternary activities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

It is believed that the overall effect of foreign direct investment on targeted regions is

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A)  an increasing number of jobs. 
B)  higher levels of productivity. 
C)  rising levels of job security. 
D)  increased wage equality. 
E)  better quality of life for the majority of people. 
A)  an increasing number of jobs. 
B)  higher levels of productivity. 
C)  rising levels of job security. 
D)  increased wage equality. 
E)  better quality of life for the majority of people.

Question 9

The world's leading exporter of outsourced service activities is

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A)  India. 
B)  Mexico. 
A)  India. 
B)  Mexico.

Question 10

The primary sector of the economy includes

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A)  mining. 
B)  manufacturing. 
A)  mining. 
B)  manufacturing.

Question 11

Localization economies occur when many firms in one industry are located in the same area.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match the person to what she or he is known for.
-received Nobel prize for work on cumulative causation

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A) Gunnar Myrdal 
B) David Harvey 
C) W. W. Rostow 
D) Andre Gunder Frank 
E) James Gilmore
F)Immanuel Wallerstein 
A) Gunnar Myrdal 
B) David Harvey 
C) W. W. Rostow 
D) Andre Gunder Frank 
E) James Gilmore
F)Immanuel Wallerstein

Question 13

Places that,in the globalized world economy,are able to generate powerful spirals of local economic development and also play a significant role in the reorganization of global space are known as

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A)  power centres. 
B)  growth poles. 
C)  world cities. 
D)  megalopolis. 
E)  nodes of polarization. 
A)  power centres. 
B)  growth poles. 
C)  world cities. 
D)  megalopolis. 
E)  nodes of polarization.

Question 14

Which of the following is expressed in international dollars,using a purchasing power parity conversion factor?

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A)  GNI 
B)  GDP 
C)  GNP 
D)  HDI 
E)  GDI 
A)  GNI 
B)  GDP 
C)  GNP 
D)  HDI 
E)  GDI

Question 15

Creative destruction refers to the withdrawal of ________ from declining areas and activities for use in new areas and activities.

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A)  capital 
B)  building materials 
C)  culture 
D)  political ideas 
E)  creativity 
A)  capital 
B)  building materials 
C)  culture 
D)  political ideas 
E)  creativity

Question 16

Secretive and hidden from taxation,as much as 60% of the world's money lies in offshore financial centers distributed throughout the world's

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A)  microstates and islands. 
B)  rogue states. 
C)  core. 
D)  periphery. 
E)  export processing zones. 
A)  microstates and islands. 
B)  rogue states. 
C)  core. 
D)  periphery. 
E)  export processing zones.

Question 17

Innovations and new technology systems create new opportunities for initial advantage and cumulative causation in peripheral regions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

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

Question 19

Write a short essay where you use the textile industry to illustrate how the globalization of production has resulted in a complex set of commodity chains.

Accepted Answer

The globalization of production has sign

Question 20

With deindustrialization of the 1960s and 1970s,the U.S.Manufacturing Belt became the Rustbelt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Creative destruction refers to the

Places of economic activity organized around one or more high-growth industries are known as

New methods of manufacturing may lead transnational firms to shift some of their production back to core countries.

The key concept in neo-Fordist production systems is

The process of cumulative causation

External economies can be derived through

In peripheral countries,a greater percentage of the labour force is engaged in primary and secondary activities than in tertiary and quaternary activities.

It is believed that the overall effect of foreign direct investment on targeted regions is

The world's leading exporter of outsourced service activities is

The primary sector of the economy includes

Localization economies occur when many firms in one industry are located in the same area.

Match the person to what she or he is known for. -received Nobel prize for work on cumulative causation

Places that,in the globalized world economy,are able to generate powerful spirals of local economic development and also play a significant role in the reorganization of global space are known as

Which of the following is expressed in international dollars,using a purchasing power parity conversion factor?

Creative destruction refers to the withdrawal of ________ from declining areas and activities for use in new areas and activities.

Secretive and hidden from taxation,as much as 60% of the world's money lies in offshore financial centers distributed throughout the world's

Innovations and new technology systems create new opportunities for initial advantage and cumulative causation in peripheral regions.

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

Write a short essay where you use the textile industry to illustrate how the globalization of production has resulted in a complex set of commodity chains.

With deindustrialization of the 1960s and 1970s,the U.S.Manufacturing Belt became the Rustbelt.

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

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Exam 7: Geographies of Economic Development

Creative destruction refers to the

Places of economic activity organized around one or more high-growth industries are known as

New methods of manufacturing may lead transnational firms to shift some of their production back to core countries.

The key concept in neo-Fordist production systems is

The process of cumulative causation

External economies can be derived through

In peripheral countries,a greater percentage of the labour force is engaged in primary and secondary activities than in tertiary and quaternary activities.

It is believed that the overall effect of foreign direct investment on targeted regions is

The world's leading exporter of outsourced service activities is

The primary sector of the economy includes

Localization economies occur when many firms in one industry are located in the same area.

Match the person to what she or he is known for. -received Nobel prize for work on cumulative causation

Places that,in the globalized world economy,are able to generate powerful spirals of local economic development and also play a significant role in the reorganization of global space are known as

Which of the following is expressed in international dollars,using a purchasing power parity conversion factor?

Creative destruction refers to the withdrawal of ________ from declining areas and activities for use in new areas and activities.

Secretive and hidden from taxation,as much as 60% of the world's money lies in offshore financial centers distributed throughout the world's

Innovations and new technology systems create new opportunities for initial advantage and cumulative causation in peripheral regions.

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

Write a short essay where you use the textile industry to illustrate how the globalization of production has resulted in a complex set of commodity chains.

With deindustrialization of the 1960s and 1970s,the U.S.Manufacturing Belt became the Rustbelt.

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