Question 1

Offshore financial centers are strictly regulated by international agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Match the description with one or the other group of countries.
-high mass consumption

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Match the economic activity to its economic sector.
-Copper mining in Zambia

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 4

Spread effects are the negative impacts on a region of the economic growth of some other region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain the gross national income indicator of economic development.What are some advantages of using GNI,as compared to the more traditionally used GDP and GNP?

Accepted Answer

The gross national income (GNI) is an in

Question 6

This European country is a highly specialized exporter of apparel.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  United Kingdom 
C)  Italy 
D)  Spain 
E)  Belgium 
A)  Germany 
B)  United Kingdom 
C)  Italy 
D)  Spain 
E)  Belgium

Question 7

Over the last several decades,foreign direct investment to the world's periphery has steadily declined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

__________ is the world's largest owner of retail property.

Accepted Answer

A)  McDonald's 
B)  Wal-Mart 
C)  Nestle 
D)  Benetton 
E)  Starbucks 
A)  McDonald's 
B)  Wal-Mart 
C)  Nestle 
D)  Benetton 
E)  Starbucks

Question 9

Match the description with one or the other group of countries.
-Third World

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Match the description with one or the other group of countries.
-establish Export Processing Zones (EPZs)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

In the past 30 years,regional core-periphery patterns have been increasingly influenced by globalization and the economic interdependence of major world regions.This globalization has been caused by four important and interrelated factors.Identify and describe these factors.

Accepted Answer

The four important and interrelated fact

Question 12

Geology is the only factor that explains the concentration of known resources in just a few countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Despite its membership in the WTO,

Accepted Answer

A)  China has refused to act as a regional economic hegemon. 
B)  China has been unwilling to open trade routes with Taiwan. 
C)  China has been unable to develop its manufacturing base. 
D)  a significant amount of China's industry is based on counterfeiting and reverse engineering. 
E)  China has refused to import goods from North America. 
A)  China has refused to act as a regional economic hegemon. 
B)  China has been unwilling to open trade routes with Taiwan. 
C)  China has been unable to develop its manufacturing base. 
D)  a significant amount of China's industry is based on counterfeiting and reverse engineering. 
E)  China has refused to import goods from North America.

Question 14

Match the person to what she or he is known for.
-gave us world-system theory

Accepted Answer

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 15

Countries with a high proportion of economic self-sufficiency or independence from the world-system,that do not contribute significantly to the world economy in terms of imports and exports,are

Accepted Answer

A)  autarkies. 
B)  anarchies. 
C)  oligarchies. 
D)  hegemonies. 
E)  neo-Fordists. 
A)  autarkies. 
B)  anarchies. 
C)  oligarchies. 
D)  hegemonies. 
E)  neo-Fordists.

Question 16

Countries like Burkina Faso,Bolivia,Malawi,Ghana,and Samoa that barely contribute to the world economy's flow of imports and exports exhibit a high degree of

Accepted Answer

A)  autarky. 
B)  dependence. 
A)  autarky. 
B)  dependence.

Question 17

China makes most of the world's

Accepted Answer

A)  toys. 
B)  cars. 
A)  toys. 
B)  cars.

Question 18

Match the description with one or the other group of countries.
-smallest share of world MVA

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The elasticity of demand is low for products which have saturated their markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The countries with the most autarky in the world-system are found in the

Accepted Answer

A)  core. 
B)  periphery. 
A)  core. 
B)  periphery.

Offshore financial centers are strictly regulated by international agencies.

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -high mass consumption

Match the economic activity to its economic sector. -Copper mining in Zambia

Spread effects are the negative impacts on a region of the economic growth of some other region.

Explain the gross national income indicator of economic development.What are some advantages of using GNI,as compared to the more traditionally used GDP and GNP?

This European country is a highly specialized exporter of apparel.

Over the last several decades,foreign direct investment to the world's periphery has steadily declined.

__________ is the world's largest owner of retail property.

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -Third World

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -establish Export Processing Zones (EPZs)

In the past 30 years,regional core-periphery patterns have been increasingly influenced by globalization and the economic interdependence of major world regions.This globalization has been caused by four important and interrelated factors.Identify and describe these factors.

Geology is the only factor that explains the concentration of known resources in just a few countries.

Despite its membership in the WTO,

Match the person to what she or he is known for. -gave us world-system theory

Countries with a high proportion of economic self-sufficiency or independence from the world-system,that do not contribute significantly to the world economy in terms of imports and exports,are

Countries like Burkina Faso,Bolivia,Malawi,Ghana,and Samoa that barely contribute to the world economy's flow of imports and exports exhibit a high degree of

China makes most of the world's

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -smallest share of world MVA

The elasticity of demand is low for products which have saturated their markets.

The countries with the most autarky in the world-system are found in the

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Offshore financial centers are strictly regulated by international agencies.

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -high mass consumption

Match the economic activity to its economic sector. -Copper mining in Zambia

Spread effects are the negative impacts on a region of the economic growth of some other region.

Explain the gross national income indicator of economic development.What are some advantages of using GNI,as compared to the more traditionally used GDP and GNP?

This European country is a highly specialized exporter of apparel.

Over the last several decades,foreign direct investment to the world's periphery has steadily declined.

__________ is the world's largest owner of retail property.

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -Third World

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -establish Export Processing Zones (EPZs)

In the past 30 years,regional core-periphery patterns have been increasingly influenced by globalization and the economic interdependence of major world regions.This globalization has been caused by four important and interrelated factors.Identify and describe these factors.

Geology is the only factor that explains the concentration of known resources in just a few countries.

Despite its membership in the WTO,

Match the person to what she or he is known for. -gave us world-system theory

Countries with a high proportion of economic self-sufficiency or independence from the world-system,that do not contribute significantly to the world economy in terms of imports and exports,are

Countries like Burkina Faso,Bolivia,Malawi,Ghana,and Samoa that barely contribute to the world economy's flow of imports and exports exhibit a high degree of

China makes most of the world's

Match the description with one or the other group of countries. -smallest share of world MVA

The elasticity of demand is low for products which have saturated their markets.

The countries with the most autarky in the world-system are found in the

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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