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What is the economic indicator in the HDI?
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| GDP- Gross Domestic Product |
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| What is the demographic indicator in the HDI? |
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What are the two social indicators in the HDI?
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| Education and Literacy and health and welfare |
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| Newly Industrialized Country |
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| Trans National Corporation |
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| On a north polar projection map of the woeld where are the MDC's located? |
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| Above the 30 degree north latitude; they appear clustered in an inner core where as LDC's are generally in the periphery or outer ring. |
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| What sector of the economy dominates in MDC's? |
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| What sector of the economy dominates in LDC's? |
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| What sector of the economy would one find manufacturing? |
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| Why are workers in MDCs more productive than workers in LDCs? |
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| Because workers in MDC's gave acces to more machines, tools, and equipment to preform work. |
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| What is the term given for the gross value of the product minus the costs of raw materials and energy? |
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| Which region has the highest HDI |
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| Which region has the lowest HDI |
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| What area in Europe has the counreies with the highest HDI? |
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| Why is Eastern Europe considered an MDC if it has an HDI that is lower than the HDI of Latin America? |
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| Because of the Communists |
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| Which region does not take advantage of women's talents? |
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| What does the GDI stand for? |
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| Gender- Related Development Index |
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| In general, what is happening to the difference in income between MDCs and LDCs? |
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| The gap between LDCs and MDCs is widening ( Increase by 4,000 in LDCs compared to 20,000 in MDCs in the last 5 years.) |
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| Which country in Asia is the model of how to develop through the international trade approach? |
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| Which countries make up the 4 Asian dragons? |
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| Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore |
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| What are the 2 main drawbacks to the seld-sufficiency model of development? |
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| inefficiency and large buraucracy |
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| What are the 5 stages to Rostows development model? |
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1. Traditional
2. Precondition of takeoff
3. The take off
4. Drive to Maturity
5. Age of mass consumption |
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| what are the 3 basic drawbacks to the international trade approach to development? |
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1 uneven resource distrobution
2 market stagnation
3 increase dependence on MDCs |
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| What does NAFTA stand for? |
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| North American Free Trade Agreement |
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International Monetary Fund
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| What is it called when LDCs are forced to alter their economic policies in order to allow more international trade to take place? |
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| Structual Adjustment Program |
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| What is sustainable development? |
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| "Development that meets the needs of the present with out compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." p. 495 |
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| What is the north/south slpit, and what line of latitude is the dividing line? |
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Countries north of the split are mostly MDCs that have higher HDI than countries that are South of the split (30 degree north latitude)
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| What is the term given to a U.S. factory that locates manufacturing operations in Mexico? |
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| In what country did the industrial revolution start? |
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| Where in the UK did the industrial Revolution start? |
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| What was the geographic distrobution of industry prior to the industrial revolution? |
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| Dispersed and Glascow, Scotland |
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| When did the industrial revolution officially begin? |
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| What is the term given to manufacturing goods in a factory? |
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| Overall, what did the industrial revolution improve for most people? |
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| Quality of Life (standard of living) |
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| What is the term for when people produce goods in their own home? |
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| Who invented the Steam Engine? |
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| What invention was considered the catalyst for the industrial revolution? |
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| What was the first industry to benefit from the invention of the steam engine? |
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| What was the most imprtant heat source for the industrial revolution? |
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| Why did the iron industry locate near fields? |
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| Reduce transportation costs to raw materials |
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| Name 3 areas of innovation that the iron industry spawned |
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| coal mining, transportation and energy |
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| What was the first transportation innovation that helped move raw materials and goods at a cheaper price? |
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What was the first transportation innovation that helped NYC the most important ciry in the United States?
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| What transportation innovation helped expand the impact of the industrial revolution the most? |
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| What is the term for woven fabric? |
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| What is the most visible symbol of the industrial revolution in the UK |
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| Why was the diffusion of the industrial revolution delayed in NW Europe? |
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| What was the second most industrially advanced country by 1860? |
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| Name the four countries in Europe that started to industrialize in the late 1800s. |
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| Sweden, netherlands, italy, and Russia |
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| When and were was the first textile mill in America built? |
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| Who brought the industrial revolution to America? |
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| In general, where is the major manufacturing center of the United States? |
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| North East/ Upper Midwest |
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| Where is the oldest manufacturing center in the United States? |
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| Where is the largest market in the United States? |
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| From NYC to Washington DC |
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| What city used to be the biggest producer of steal in America? |
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| What is it called when a states has passed laws preventing a union and company from negotitaing a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment? |
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| What city has recently become the country's largest clothing and textile manufacturing center? |
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| In what country is the Po River Valley? |
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| Where is the most important manufacturing area in Europe? |
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| Which country in Asia has most deposits of iron ore and coal? |
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| What are the 3 main categories with respect o site costs? |
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Copper is an excellent example of a bulk ________
industry? |
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| Raw Materials/ _______: Markets/ Outputs |
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| The production of beer is an example of an bulk _____ industry |
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| Name 3 bulk gaining industries mentioned in the text |
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| Beer, soft drinks, potato chips, automobiles |
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| In what region of the ocuntry does most auto manufacturing take place? |
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| Between which two states do most motor vehicle manufacturing take place from a north/south perspective? |
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| A good example of a weight gaining industry that has only one location for production is _______. |
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| Auto Parts and the high fashion garment industry are examples of ______ market manufacturers. |
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| "just in time" delivery contributes to the _____ of parts manufacturing for Japanese auto makers. |
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| Who do newspaper, dairies, and bakeries locate near the market? |
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| their products are perishable |
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| What is the least expensive way to send things long distance? |
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| What is the cheapest form of transportation over land? |
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| What is a location where the transfer of goods from one transportation mode to another called? |
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| in a metropolitan area, why do most factories tend to locate in suburban areas? |
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| What is the primary reason why Boeing located in Seattle? |
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| inexpensive electricity costs |
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| Proir to WW2, where in metropolitan areas did factories tend to locate? |
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| close to the central business district |
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| What is an industry called where labor costs are a high percentage of the expenses? |
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