In Rostow's Stages of Development what is needed to move a country from stage 1 to 2?
a traditional economy
infrastructure
availability of land
better working conditions
When the HDI measures a countries access to knowledge it includes:
all of the above
literacy rates
pupil to teacher ratio
average years of schooling
All of the following are assumptions made by Weber's Least Cost Theory EXCEPT:
Transportation costs directly reflect the weight of an item
There is a single product being shipped to a single market
labor is hard to find
The area is completely uniform
All of the following are causes of de-industrialization EXCEPT:
decreased desire by MDCs to do low skilled work
less demand for motor vehicles
globalization
free trade laws
Which form of transportation is the most expensive to use for shipping resources/products?
ships
trucks
airplanes
trains
An American company opening a maquiladora in Mexico is an example of
Fordist production
outsourcing
vertical integration
just-in-time delivery
What are small loans to businesses and individuals in LDCs called?
small loans
microloons
tiny loans
microloans
De-industrialization, as seen in Detroit, can lead to all of the following EXCEPT
higher priced commodities
a call for political oversight
social tensions
unemployment
According to Hotelling, businesses will locate...
in maquiladoras
far from similar businesses as possible
in special economic zones
close to similar businesses
Which of the following is not considered to be one of the Four Asian Tigers?
Singapore
Taiwan
South Korea
Malaysia
Losch's Zone of profitability states that businesses will often times create
centralizations
deglomerations
decentralizations
agglomerations
Why would a bottling industry locate near consumers?
it's a bulk reducing industry
it's a bulk gaining industry
because of fair trade laws
it has a Fordist model of production
Wallerstein's World System Theory argues:
Core countries focus on the extraction of raw materials
Some countries benefit while others are taken advantage of
The periphery has capital-intensive production
LDCs develop at the expense of MDCs
This type of transportation offers the greatest flexibility but is one of the most expensive
airplanes
pipelines
trucking
railroads
Manufacturing jobs are considered to be part of the _____ sector
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary
Countries moving away from communism and towards capitalism are usually categorized as
second world
fourth world
first world
third world
Which of the following is not a factor that is used to determine HDI?
Decent standard of living
Access to knowledge
Long and healthy life
gender equality