Question 1

Growth poles

Accepted Answer

A)  work best with propulsive industries. 
B)  work best without governmental intervention. 
C)  seek to thwart the process of cumulative causation. 
D)  rely on primary industries. 
E)  rely on raw materials. 
A)  work best with propulsive industries. 
B)  work best without governmental intervention. 
C)  seek to thwart the process of cumulative causation. 
D)  rely on primary industries. 
E)  rely on raw materials.

Question 2

Say that a new manufacturing firm moves to town. In the context of regional economic development, match the appropriate term to the set of features/activities/businesses.
-businesses that emerge to serve the new firm (e.g.,security,cleaning,financial,waste services)

Accepted Answer

A) external economies 
B) backward linkages 
C) forward linkages 
D) ancillary industries 
A) external economies 
B) backward linkages 
C) forward linkages 
D) ancillary industries

Question 3

The Rostow model of stages of economic development perpetuates the myth of developmentalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Briefly discuss the differences between primary,secondary,tertiary,and quaternary economic activities by using examples to illustrate each type of activity.

Accepted Answer

Primary economic activities involve the

Question 5

Under his leadership,China started to dismantle its communist-style central planning in favour of private entrepreneurship and market mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mao Zedong 
B)  Deng Xaioping 
C)  Zhou Enlai 
D)  Jiang Zemin 
E)  Confucius 
A)  Mao Zedong 
B)  Deng Xaioping 
C)  Zhou Enlai 
D)  Jiang Zemin 
E)  Confucius

Question 6

According to our text,the greatest single obstacle to sustainable development is

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of adequate, integrated political economic structures and systems. 
B)  population growth. 
C)  absurd reliance on fossil fuels. 
D)  disruptive involvement of NGOs. 
E)  the traditional economy. 
A)  the lack of adequate, integrated political economic structures and systems. 
B)  population growth. 
C)  absurd reliance on fossil fuels. 
D)  disruptive involvement of NGOs. 
E)  the traditional economy.

Question 7

1)5 billion people in the global periphery depend on ________ as their primary source of energy.

Accepted Answer

A)  fuelwood 
B)  hydropower 
A)  fuelwood 
B)  hydropower

Question 8

Secondary economic activities include retail and clerical services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to your text,basic wages in manufacturing industries are as much as 25 and 75 times higher in core countries than in some peripheral countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The cost advantages that manufacturers get from high-volume production are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  economies of scale. 
B)  economic development. 
C)  spatial diffusion. 
D)  spatial economies. 
E)  agglomeration economies. 
A)  economies of scale. 
B)  economic development. 
C)  spatial diffusion. 
D)  spatial economies. 
E)  agglomeration economies.

Question 11

Match the economic activity to its economic sector.
-Pharmaceutical research and development in New Jersey

Accepted Answer

A) Secondary sector 
B) Primary sector 
C) Tertiary sector 
D) Quaternary sector 
A) Secondary sector 
B) Primary sector 
C) Tertiary sector 
D) Quaternary sector

Question 12

In the world-system,highest levels of per capita GDP are found in economies where the tertiary and quaternary sectors dominate the workforce.These economies are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial. 
B)  nonindustrial. 
C)  postindustrial. 
D)  sustainable. 
E)  newly industrialized. 
A)  industrial. 
B)  nonindustrial. 
C)  postindustrial. 
D)  sustainable. 
E)  newly industrialized.

Question 13

Governments establish propulsive industries to promote

Accepted Answer

A)  regional economic development. 
B)  economic growth in existing manufacturing centres. 
C)  primary sector growth. 
D)  local health, education and welfare. 
E)  Aboriginal labour relations. 
A)  regional economic development. 
B)  economic growth in existing manufacturing centres. 
C)  primary sector growth. 
D)  local health, education and welfare. 
E)  Aboriginal labour relations.

Question 14

Some view the idea that every country will eventually make economic progress towards "high mass consumption" as the myth of

Accepted Answer

A)  developmentalism. 
B)  incremental growth. 
C)  conspicuous consumption. 
D)  consumerism. 
E)  capitalism. 
A)  developmentalism. 
B)  incremental growth. 
C)  conspicuous consumption. 
D)  consumerism. 
E)  capitalism.

Question 15

A combination of innovations,including solar energy,robotics,microelectronics, biotechnology,and digital telecommunications and information systems,is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  creative destruction. 
B)  a localized economy. 
C)  the new technology system. 
D)  the work of Stephen Hawking. 
E)  ancillary industry. 
A)  creative destruction. 
B)  a localized economy. 
C)  the new technology system. 
D)  the work of Stephen Hawking. 
E)  ancillary industry.

Question 16

-Windhoek is the capital of

Accepted Answer

A)  Yemen. 
B)  Namibia. 
C)  Taiwan. 
D)  Angola. 
E)  Australia. 
A)  Yemen. 
B)  Namibia. 
C)  Taiwan. 
D)  Angola. 
E)  Australia.

Question 17

Say that a new manufacturing firm moves to town. In the context of regional economic development, match the appropriate term to the set of features/activities/businesses.
-businesses that supply the new firm with inputs such as components,raw materials,specialized services

Accepted Answer

A) external economies 
B) backward linkages 
C) forward linkages 
D) ancillary industries 
A) external economies 
B) backward linkages 
C) forward linkages 
D) ancillary industries

Question 18

Your text characterizes homogeneous and conglomerate retail chains like Wal-Mart and McDonald's that have replaced diverse and thriving town centers as the economic equivalent of

Accepted Answer

A)  invasive species - voracious, indiscriminate and antisocial. 
B)  a Clint Eastwood character - good, bad and ugly. 
A)  invasive species - voracious, indiscriminate and antisocial. 
B)  a Clint Eastwood character - good, bad and ugly.

Question 19

The debt crisis refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the high debt service many peripheral countries must pay on international loans. 
B)  the increasing debt service that banks are unable to collect from students and credit card holders. 
C)  the loans that entrepreneurs in core countries are unable to get from investment banks. 
D)  the difficulty core countries have in balancing their budgets. 
E)  the increasing number of bankruptcies occurring in core countries. 
A)  the high debt service many peripheral countries must pay on international loans. 
B)  the increasing debt service that banks are unable to collect from students and credit card holders. 
C)  the loans that entrepreneurs in core countries are unable to get from investment banks. 
D)  the difficulty core countries have in balancing their budgets. 
E)  the increasing number of bankruptcies occurring in core countries.

Question 20

Most foreign investment in China comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  East Asia. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  North America. 
D)  the Middle East. 
E)  South America. 
A)  East Asia. 
B)  Europe. 
C)  North America. 
D)  the Middle East. 
E)  South America.

Growth poles

Say that a new manufacturing firm moves to town. In the context of regional economic development, match the appropriate term to the set of features/activities/businesses. -businesses that emerge to serve the new firm (e.g.,security,cleaning,financial,waste services)

The Rostow model of stages of economic development perpetuates the myth of developmentalism.

Briefly discuss the differences between primary,secondary,tertiary,and quaternary economic activities by using examples to illustrate each type of activity.

Under his leadership,China started to dismantle its communist-style central planning in favour of private entrepreneurship and market mechanisms.

According to our text,the greatest single obstacle to sustainable development is

1)5 billion people in the global periphery depend on ________ as their primary source of energy.

Secondary economic activities include retail and clerical services.

According to your text,basic wages in manufacturing industries are as much as 25 and 75 times higher in core countries than in some peripheral countries.

The cost advantages that manufacturers get from high-volume production are known as

Match the economic activity to its economic sector. -Pharmaceutical research and development in New Jersey

In the world-system,highest levels of per capita GDP are found in economies where the tertiary and quaternary sectors dominate the workforce.These economies are known as

Governments establish propulsive industries to promote

Some view the idea that every country will eventually make economic progress towards "high mass consumption" as the myth of

A combination of innovations,including solar energy,robotics,microelectronics, biotechnology,and digital telecommunications and information systems,is known as

-Windhoek is the capital of

Say that a new manufacturing firm moves to town. In the context of regional economic development, match the appropriate term to the set of features/activities/businesses. -businesses that supply the new firm with inputs such as components,raw materials,specialized services

Your text characterizes homogeneous and conglomerate retail chains like Wal-Mart and McDonald's that have replaced diverse and thriving town centers as the economic equivalent of

The debt crisis refers to

Most foreign investment in China comes from

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Exam 7: Geographies of Economic Development

Growth poles

Say that a new manufacturing firm moves to town. In the context of regional economic development, match the appropriate term to the set of features/activities/businesses. -businesses that emerge to serve the new firm (e.g.,security,cleaning,financial,waste services)

The Rostow model of stages of economic development perpetuates the myth of developmentalism.

Briefly discuss the differences between primary,secondary,tertiary,and quaternary economic activities by using examples to illustrate each type of activity.

Under his leadership,China started to dismantle its communist-style central planning in favour of private entrepreneurship and market mechanisms.

According to our text,the greatest single obstacle to sustainable development is

1)5 billion people in the global periphery depend on ________ as their primary source of energy.

Secondary economic activities include retail and clerical services.

According to your text,basic wages in manufacturing industries are as much as 25 and 75 times higher in core countries than in some peripheral countries.

The cost advantages that manufacturers get from high-volume production are known as

Match the economic activity to its economic sector. -Pharmaceutical research and development in New Jersey

In the world-system,highest levels of per capita GDP are found in economies where the tertiary and quaternary sectors dominate the workforce.These economies are known as

Governments establish propulsive industries to promote

Some view the idea that every country will eventually make economic progress towards "high mass consumption" as the myth of

A combination of innovations,including solar energy,robotics,microelectronics, biotechnology,and digital telecommunications and information systems,is known as

-Windhoek is the capital of

Say that a new manufacturing firm moves to town. In the context of regional economic development, match the appropriate term to the set of features/activities/businesses. -businesses that supply the new firm with inputs such as components,raw materials,specialized services

Your text characterizes homogeneous and conglomerate retail chains like Wal-Mart and McDonald's that have replaced diverse and thriving town centers as the economic equivalent of

The debt crisis refers to

Most foreign investment in China comes from

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