Test Bank for test 1
1. Site identifies a place by its
2. The arrangement of phenomenon across the Earth’s surface is
A regional analysis
B spatial analysis
C spatial association
D spatial distribution
3. The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
A concentration B distribution C pattern
D density
4. Which is a form of expansion diffusion?
A contagious B hierarchical C relocation
E none of the above
D stimulational E A and B
5. A McDonald’s in India that serves a McCurry Pan Burger is an example of what type of diffusion
A contagious B hierarchical C relocation D stimulus E none of the above
7. The concept that the physical environment determines human activities is
A climate B environmental determinism C possibilism D spatial association
E none of the above
8. Map projections attempt to correct for errors in
10. All of the following are very good examples of a Functional region except
A newspaper circulations
B broadcast television affiliates
C marketable areas for shops D Internet site usage E Drivable areas
16. All of the following are effects of globalization except
A the growth of the importance of distance decay
B time-space compression
C uneven development D interdependence
E none of the above
18. If someone said that people living in the desert did not have as many opportunities because of a lack
of resources, this would be an example of what geographic approach
A cultural ecology
B environmental determinism
C Environmental possibilism
D spatial association
E none of the above Charts
21. In the years before globalization (pre1990), the world had
A Less specialization at the local level B More specialization at the local level
C No specialization
D Equal development distribution
E None of the above
23. Which is true?
A large scale maps have a large fraction and tend to show a larger area in less detail because they have
fewer miles represented per square inch on a map.
B small scale maps have a smaller fraction and represent a more area in less detail because they have
more miles per square inch on a map represented
C large scale maps have a small fraction and show a larger area in more detail
D small scale maps have a larger fraction and in general show a smaller area in more detail because they
represent fewer miles per square inch than large scale maps
E None of the above
24. Country X has a crude birth rate of 10 and a crude death rate of 11. In what stage of the
demographic transition is it?
A Stage 1
B Stage 2
C Stage 3
D Stage 4
E None
What is the nir
27. Neo-Malthusians believe that the Malthus thesis is
A more frightening than before because there are more stage two countries now
B. the transferability of medical technology has caused more of a problem
C. The gap between people and resources is even wider in many countries than in Malthus’ time
D. That food resources are only part of the issue
E all of the above.
28. Thomas Malthus concluded that
Population increases geometrically while food increases arithmetically
B the world’s rate of population increase was higher than food production
C moral restraint and higher wages could produce lower NIRs
D population growth was inevitably going to end in war or famine every time
E All of the above
29. One important feature of the world’s population that is most likely going to have the most important
future implications
A It is increasing at a slower pace
B there are more people alive today than ever before
C the most rapid growth is in the less developed countries
D people are uniformly distributed across the globe
E many countries now have negative population growth increase rates
30. Refugees primarily migrate because of which push factor?
A Economic
B Political
C Environmental
others E None of the Above **Cultural
Migration versus forced refugees
32. Physiological density is the number of
D None had precedent over the
A acres of farmland
B farmers per area of farmland C number of people to arable land
D number of people to each unit of land E arithmetic density of an area
33. The process through which skilled and educated classes leave to other more developed countries
A net migration B immigration C brain drain D Inteliousis
E None of the Above
36. If physiological density is about twice of the agricultural density then
A You have a country that must be having a famine
B there is only one other person for every farmer
C the country is most likely not a more developed country
D you have twice the number of farmers over the overall population
E both B and C
37 Migration to Europe from African and Middle Eastern countries in the 1990s was due in part to the
fact that these areas were (Africa and the Middle East)
A had higher natural increase rates
B were in stage 2 or 3 of the migration transition
C had drops in their CDR’s
D Europe had more resources and opportunities for employment
E all of the above
38. The difference between stage three and four of the demographic transition occurs when
A the birth and death rates decline
B the death rate rises
C the birth rate declines D the death rate declines
E None of the above
-rephrase
39. Quality government education for all has the same effect as economic development in that
A it always increases the wealth of a country
B by itself it increases the country’s Gross Domestic Product
C it helps to lower the total fertility rate
D it generally increases the likelihood of women’s rights along with lowering fertility rates
E Both C and D
-rephrase
40. The highest natural increase rates are found in less developed countries in this area of the world
A Asia B Africa C Latin America D Europe E America
41. The principal reason France had a decrease in its natural increase rate throughout the 1990s was
because of
Other versions of Q41 could be….
42. Mr. Lewis frequently
A puts his cats in a stroller and takes them for a walk in the park
B knocks the books out of freshman girls’ arms
C knocks on Dignam’s door and then runs
D All of the above
45. Migration is
A the number of immigrants minus the number of people who attempted to migrate
B the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants
C is the number of people plus the number immigrants minus deaths and emigrants
D None of the Above
46. The epidemiological transition refers to how
A in stage one famines and plagues are the main cause of death
B in stage two no pandemics occur
C in stage three there is an increase in diseases such as heart attacks and cancers
D in stage four cancers and heart attacks get pushed back to even older ages of people
E both C and D
2. Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 15. In what stage of the demographic
transition is it?
A Stage 1
B Stage 2
C Stage 3
D Stage 4
E None
-per thousand –calculate
3. A permanent move to a new location is
A Migration
B Mobility
C Net Migration D Voluntary Migration E Forced Migration
12. Millions of West Africans migrated to Nigeria during the 1970s when the country’s economy
expanded and then left when it collapsed in the 1980s. This is an example of
A A push factor becoming a pull factor
B emigration changing to immigration
C forced migration to voluntary
D a pull factor changing to push
E Refugees being forced in and out of countries
13. Agricultural density is the number of
A acres of farmland
B farmers per area of farmland C number of people to arable land
D number of people to each unit of land E arithmetic density of an area
14. Forced consolidation of farms forced
A a decline of food supplies on a global scale
B made cities less likely to find the labor pools they needed
C increased death rates everywhere it occurred
D made Europeans emigrate from their farms
15. In the early 1900s, most migrants to the United States came from
A Asia B Africa C Western Europe
D Latin America E Eastern Europe
-order of migration
1
2
3
4
5
6
North and West Germans, Irish, English
South and East Italy, Poland, Jews
1921 1924 Quota Laws
1950s Mexican Rep
1965 Everyone
1970s Asians and Hispanics
-Scandinavians
22. Large scale migration occurred in Southeast Asia after 1975 primarily because of
A boat people B communist victory C failure of the monsoon rains D separation of religious groups
23. Migration increased to the United States from Latin American and Asian countries in the 1980sand
from Europe in the late 1800s to early 1900s in part because all were
A had higher natural increase rates
B were in stage 2 or 3 of the migration transition
C had drops in their CDR’s
D the U.S. had more resources and opportunities for
employment
E all of the above
How does one stage of the transition go to another stage 1 to 2 to 3 to 4
27. The highest natural increase rates are found in less developed countries in which stage of the
demographic transition
-no stage 1
28. The principal reason Rwanda had a decrease in its natural increase rate in the mid 1990s during its
genocide was because of
A the country’s growth and development
B the declining CDR
C the increasing CBR D the increasing CDR E both A and D
30. Mr. Lewis frequently
A puts his cats in a stroller and takes them for a walk in the park
B knocks the books out of freshman girls’ arms
C knocks on Foley’s door and then runs
D All of the above
40. Crude in CBR and CDR means
A an estimate that can only be crudely guessed because even developed countries cannot keep total
track of births or deaths
B the total number of people even if they are immigrants or emigrated
C the number of births or deaths per 1000 people of any age or sex
D the number of births or deaths
E None of the above
What country has the largest Muslim population? Indonesia
One in six Africans comes from this country- Nigeria
Rwanda suffered genocide in part because of this issue- Overpopulation
What is TFR # of kids a woman has in her life?
Roughly what was the TFR of a woman in Rwanda around the time of the genocide? 8
Many of the Migrants to France are this? Muslim
Europe and the Middle East have this program for immigrants and W. Bush wants this for AmericaGuest Workers
What did France ban in its public schools? Headscarves – religious symbols
What country is an extremely homogeneous country that does not allow for immigration despite an
aging population? Japan
How does education relate to economic growth in terms of TFR? Lowers it
What is the Infant mortality rate # of kids that die by age 1?
What is a J curve and how does it relate to population growth?
What would you expect to see in America’s population pyramid in the 1960s bulge from baby boom?
How would you expect Maine’s population pyramid to look? Rectangular with a small bottom
LDC countries would have a bulge in what segment of the population base
Why is our pyramid roughly even
55% of India’s population is what? young – under age
26 Why would Japan have a high CDR? Aging population
1. It is estimated that _____ of the world’s population is seriously malnourished.
a) 1/20th
b) 1/10th
c) 1/6th d) ½
2. Most of the little over one billion malnourished people in the world:
a) have little power
b) have little money c) are women or children
d) all of the above
7 billion - 70 million with a growth rate of 1.2% -slowing down in growth -doubling time is getting
larger
9. By the time the last great cholera pandemic began in 1865, people knew to take
precautions against _____ and ended the great waves of cholera.
a) traveling in groups b) contaminated water c) eating canned food d) improper disposal of garbage
**could relate to the medical revolution
1. Replacement rate, the number of births needed to keep a population at a stable level without
immigration, requires a total fertility of
a) 10. b) 2.1. c) 3.5. d) 5.
10. The world’s three largest population concentrations are all found on the same landmass, which is:
a) North America.
b) South America.
c) Asia. d) Eurasia.
**Could ask about order of concentrations or about southeast Asia
13. In India the greatest concentration of population is found on the
a) plain of the Ganges River.
b) central Deccan Plateau.
c) west coast. d) foothills of the Himalayan Mountains.
**How about China, Europe and the US
16. The European population axis is directly related to the
a) orientation of Europe’s coalfields.
b) orientation to Europe’s rivers.
c) early location of Roman settlement. d) effect of two world wars.
23. Today, world population doubling time is
a) 300 years
b) increasing (i.e. taking longer to double)
c) decreasing
d) ten years
24. At the present rate of births and deaths in the world, we are adding about _____ million inhabitants
every year. a) 50b) 10c) 80d) 250
25. In 2002, the world population grew at a rate of just over ___ percent.
a) 5.0b) 0.5c) 1.4d) 2.7
**How about the fastest increase in the 1960s and the highest number in 1989-90
27. Most of the countries with low population growth rates are also among the wealthiest. An exception
to this would be
a) France.
b) Spain.
c) Italy. d) Russia.
**know how eastern European countries differ from the typical demographic transition
28. In the 1970’s, the government of India used this method to reduce the population growth rates in
certain areas of the country.
a) tax incentives b) forced sterilization of males c) free housing for small families d) cash awards
29. The statistics that report the number of deaths per thousand people in a given year is called:
a) the adjusted mortality rate. b) the crude death or mortality rate.
c) the adjusted population level.
d) the actual growth rate.
30. Demographically, Great Britain experienced a ___________________ in the period from the late
1800s through WWII.
a) population decline b) rising death rate
c) population explosion d) rapid birth rate decline
35. A population pyramid with a wide base and narrow top is indicative of
a) developed countries. b) countries in Stage IV of the demographic transition.
c) developing countries. d) low infant mortality.
**what are all of the parts of a stage 2 and a stage 4 pyramid
Be able to explain demographic momentum
36. A developed country that has reached a stage where the population is most stable will develop a
population pyramid that is __________.
a) bell shaped
b) pear shaped c) rectangular shaped d) cone shaped
37. Highest rates of infant mortality are found in this region.
a) South America
b) Central Africa
c) East Asia
d) Eastern Europe
How do geographers define overpopulation
4th largest concentration of people
Most populous country in the world (top 4)
Most people live in cities in which regions of the world
In which regions do a higher number of people live in cities / urban setting
Most populous country is southeast asia / also has the highest # of Muslims in the world
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers
If physiological density is much higher than arithmetic, what does that mean
What major event caused the population explosion 200 years ago
What is the world’s current NIR
What is the NIR for a stage 2,3,4 country
Why does Costa Rica have a lower death rate than Japan
Among the world countries, the spread between the highest and the lowest crude death rates is ____
than the spread between the highest and lowest crude birth rates
Mozambique: for every 1000 babies born, 150 will die before year one – what is this measure known as
Why did the current LDCs enter stage 2 of the demographic transition – what tech transferred over to
them and what did it cause a drop in
Permanent move to a new location
Most migrants from Europe to the USA during the 1850s came from which part of Europe
Why did migration to the US decline after the 1920s
the largest number of undocumented migrants come to the US from what country
what happened to undocumented migrants in 1986
the largest level of interregional migration in US history was…
from the 1960s to 1990s what has been the biggest intraregional migration in the USA
What is likely to cause virtually all population growth in the USA over the next few decades
Movement of the NIR line versus population line
Migration patterns in Europe
Migration patterns in the USA
Median ages matched to stages and pyramids
Demogrpahic momentum
Japan and Germany and Eastern Europe and the theoretical stage 5
Push causes for migration
countries at which state are likely an example of uneven development
What are the best measures of population and for development
7. Gross domestic product measures only _________________
A) home-based output. B) the informal economy.
C) the productivity of individuals.
D) production only within a country.
12. High levels of development can be determined by measurement of access to railways, roads, airline
connections, telephones, radio and television, etc. These are collectively referred to as
________________
A) infrastructure.
B) dependency measures.
C) formal economy.
D) commodity
connections.
13. Dependency ratio measures: _____________
A) family size
B) percent of the population dependent on welfare
C) the number of young plus the number of elderly per 100 workers
D) average number of hours of work to feed a family of four
-Africa versus Europe
Measuring development - CDR
CBR or CDR - measure
29. In 2003, Malaria endemicity was very high in _____________.
A) Congo
B) Central Brazil
C) Egypt
D) Botswana
I would make this more about development and climate and infrastructure
32. Most victims of malaria are
A) agricultural workers. B) women in childbearing years.
C) the elderly. D) children under 5.
1. The difference in per capita GDP between the more developed and less developed regions is
A. widening.
B. remaining constant.
C. decreasing. D. zero. E. negative
3. Per capita means?
A. for each person
C. the distribution of wealth within a country
B. the number of countries below the poverty level
D. the spatial distribution of global wealth
E. the level of industry within a country
South Korea and China and GDP or per capita
-why =China is still 40% rural and small farms
-SK is more urban and more 3rd sector jobs
5. The tertiary sector includes all but which of the following?
8. Which of the following is not an indicator of a country's level of development?
A. infant mortality rate B. crude death rate
C. age structure
D. natural increase rate E. both B and D
31. Purchasing power parity refers to
A. the goal of reforming trade to make it more equitable
B. a monetary measurement that takes into account what money actually buys
C. subsidies used to strengthen home industries
D. Making corporations pay equally for all items they use
E. Making all items equal in price
exchange rate, purache power, basket of goods
second sector goes along with semi-periphery countries
--third sector jobs - goes along with countries where we see high amounts of consumption
-which job sectors have the largest impact on the environment
-what is deindustrialization and where is it occurring and why
---you should know where this occuring and how it relates to the core periphery and
information we talked about with job sectors
---think about that core-periphery model and that new term semi-peripheral
-know what the ore-periphery model is, when it started and which countries this applies to at a regional
scale
-know what a semi-peripheral country is and which countries that applies to best
-know what uneven development is and apply it to terms like technology gap, and longevity gap
-know what the level of development indicators are and when to use them
Factory and Industrial farms and organic
-define them
-pros and cons
Development
PPP explains/takes into account
-why your dollar goes further in LDCs
-is it the exchange rate
NEW METHODOLOGY
Starting with the 2010 report the HDI combines three dimensions:
* A long and healthy life: Life expectancy at birth
* Access to knowledge: Mean years of schooling and Expected years of schooling
* A decent standard of living: GNI per capita (PPP US$)
50 factories, 30 teriarty, 20 agriculture -semipheriphery
Core, periphery, semi percentage of jobs
per capita
Africa
-water issue
-political stability
-poverty
-debt
-pop growth
Why is it that GDP per capita is higher in SOuth Korea than China
-China is 40% rural / subsistence farmers
-why is it that on a per person basis SK is ahead
1) Development refers to
A) improvement in material conditions.
B) value of the output of goods and services.
C) value of a product compared to the needed labor.
D) division of jobs into different sectors.
E) changes in political institutions.
2) The more developed regions include all but which of the following?
A) North America
B) Eastern Europe
C) Middle East
D) Western Europe
E) South Pacific
3) Gender inequality is a challenge to development for all of the following reasons except?
A) it leads to smaller family sizes
B) it is associated with lower literacy rates and higher infant mortality rates.
C) it excludes women from the formal economy, wasting a major economic asset. FORMAL / INFORMAL
D) it severely limits the economic and social mobility of women.
5) The value of total output of goods and services in a year in a country is its
A) level of development.
B) primary economic sector.
C) productivity index. D) value added. E) gross domestic product.
7) In 2008, the per capita GDP in Sudan was about $1,500; this indicates that it is a
A) petroleum exporting state. B) less developed country.
C) more developed country.
D) country with a high gross domestic product.
E) has evenly distributed wealth. **could use that with Brazil
8) Per capita GDP is a good indicator of all but which of the following?
A) the approximate level of material well being in a country
B) the number of countries below the poverty level
C) the distribution of wealth within a country
D) the spatial distribution of global wealth
E) potential for providing all citizens with a comfortable life
9) An example of a primary sector activity is
A) education. B) manufacturing.
C) banking.
D) retailing.
E) mining.
10) All but which of the following statements are correct?
A) The higher the GDP of a country, the more equal its income distribution.
B) The primary sector accounts for a larger share of GDP for LDCs than MDCs.
C) Workers in MDCs are more productive than those in LDCs.
D) The HDI is a function of economics, social, and demographic indicators.
11) Processing of computer information is an example of which sector of the economy?
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) none of the above
E) B and C
13) Compared to more developed countries, less developed countries have a higher percentage of
workers in which sector of the economy?
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) all three sectors
E) B and C
**Could do this with more and less developed but harder with developing at stage 3
14) Tertiary sector jobs involve the
A) extraction of materials from Earth.
C) manufacturing of raw materials.
B) provision of goods and services.
D) all of the above
E) A and C
15) In developing countries, employment is increasing in (will give example and say every sector but this)
A) the primary sector. B) the secondary sector.
C) the tertiary sector. D) all three sectors.
E) A and B
16) The large percentage of population involved in agriculture in China indicates that
A) the country imports most of its food.
B) few people are unemployed.
C) most people consume an inadequate amount of calories.
D) most people must produce food for their own survival.
E) factory production cannot expand.
17) People are more productive in more developed countries because they
A) work harder.
B) have access to more technology.
C) have a higher value added per person.
D) are better educated.
E) understand their jobs better than workers in less developed countries.
19) ________ is an example of a secondary sector activity.
A) Banking
B) Farming
C) Manufacturing
**types of factories can be used here
D) Secondary education
20) In less developed countries, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are
21) Even though a higher percentage of GDP is spent on education in less developed countries,
A) more women than men have access to education in LDCs.
B) LDCs spend less per pupil than MDCs.
C) LDCs have smaller average class sizes than MDCs.
D) literacy rates are higher in urban areas of LDCs than many MDCs.
22) Compared to less developed countries, more developed countries have higher rates of all but which
of these educational characteristics?
A) percentage of GDP spent on education
B) literacy rate
C) number of teachers per pupil D) number of years attending school
E) spending per student
23) Which of the following is not an indicator of a country's level of development?
A) infant mortality rate
B) literacy rate
C) age structure
D) natural increase rate
E) crude death rate
24) Considering the different economic, social, and demographic indicators of development shows that
A) a more developed country is likely to rank among the top ten in all major development indicators.
B) a less developed country can see which indicators need improvement.
C) different indicators of development are associated with each other.
D) economic, social, and demographic characteristics do not in reality coincide with each other.
E) less developed countries are declining on most measures.
25) Comparing the proportion of private spending on health care in the United States to that spent in
LDCs reveals
A) they are about the same.
B) individuals in the United States pay a higher percentage.
C) individuals in the United States pay a lower percentage.
D) health care is free in LDCs so no comparison is possible.
26) The North American region is the world's leading provider of all but which of the following?
A) food B) petroleum C) financial and management services D) entertainment E) sports
34) The less developed ion with the highest percentage of people living in urban areas is
A) Southwest Asia & North Africa. B) East Asia. C) South Asia. D) Latin America. E) Southeast Asia.
37) Development prospects are limited in Sub-Saharan Africa because of all but which of the following?
A) colonial legacy
B) poor leadership C) capacity of land to produce food D) lack of
monsoon rains E) overworked agricultural land and declining output
38) Examining the sub-national variation in development for many countries, such as Brazil, China, or
Mexico, reveals
A) development can be attributed to outside forces. B) cities are relatively underdeveloped compared to
the agricultural lands. C) wealth is concentrated in the cooler, mountainous regions.
D) substantial variations in wealth at the regional scale.
48) Which of the following is not an indicator of global gender inequality?
A) Women on average have two-thirds of the income of men in MDCs.
B) Women have much lower incomes than men in LDCs.
C) Female life expectancy is less than males in every country of the world.
D) Female literacy is much lower than males in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southwest Asia & North Africa.
E) Women hold less than one-fourth of managerial jobs in LDCs where data are available.
What are the properties of spatial distribution?
A newspaper route would likely reflect which type of region
Linking of a site according to a common feature is what type of region
Be able to define clustered, concentration, dispersed
Center and place of origin of a cultural tradition is known as
GDP and GNI
Formal / Informal Economy
Know what job sectors go with what types of development for a country
An increase in interaction and a heightening of of interdependence and deepening of relationships even
those at a distance is what?
What do core and periphery signify
Define demographic momentum and be able to recognize it
Median ages and NIR and Stage of demo trans as they relate to development
Define Toponym
1.
a.
b.
c.
Spatial distribution consists of which of the following properties?
town, cities, states
d.
all of the above
density, concentration, pattern
e.
none of the above
region, place, location
Issues of projection
2.
The phenomenon that the farther a feature diffuses from its origin, the less dominant it
becomes is called __________________, while _________________________ tries to explain
how the above phenomenon is being altered by modern communication and transportation
technologies?
a. globalization, sequent occupance
d.
time-space
compression, distance decay
b. distance decay, time-space compression
e.
concentric zone,
globalization
c. central place, concentric zone
Concentration, clustering density and dispersed
3.
a.
b.
c.
Which type of map would have the smallest scale?
world map
continental map
country map
4.
A city is located on a river that is prone to flooding yet provides trade connections that bring
measurable wealth to the city. Which geographic statement would best fit that city?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
d.
The city has a good site but a poor situation.
The city has a good situation but a poor site.
The city has flood disadvantages that outweigh the advantages.
The city should relocate because of the flooding problem.
Choropleth map definition and what it does
Dot map definition and what it does
Hearth definition
state map
e.
city map
5.
a.
b.
c.
What type of a map is really a graph of a value represented in the form of a map?
choropleth
d.
dot density
isoline
e.
topographic
cartogram
dot map –patterns and see raw data –actual instances or occurrences of the data or phenomena
choropleth – goes with the extent that a feature dominates formal regions
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that high levels of gender INEQUALITY may cause
difficulty in development?
it leads to smaller family sizes
it is associated with lower literacy rates and higher infant mortality rates.
it excludes women from the formal economy, wasting a major economic asset.
it severely limits the economic and social mobility of women.
Formal – pay taxes
Informal –off the record
List of reasons for more kids –urban, access,
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Per capita GNI is a good indicator of ALL BUT which of the following?
the general level of material wealth in a country
which countries have the high levels of poverty
the potential of a country for providing citizens a comfortable life
the distribution of wealth within a country
the spatial distribution of global wealth
GINI Coef –uneven devt
GII – maternal health, empowerment, labor participation
HDI – longevity average years of school and expected school, gni per capita
39.
a.
b.
c.
An example of a primary sector activity is
education.
manufacturing.
banking.
.
40.
a.
b.
c.
The tertiary sector of the economy includes ALL BUT which of the following?
shipping
d.
construction
postal delivery
e.
banking
barber
41.
a.
b.
c.
In more developed countries (MDCs), the % of people employed in which sector is increasing?
the primary sector.
d.
all three sectors.
the secondary sector.
e.
A and B
the tertiary sector.
d.
e.
retail sales.
mining.
42. The MOST important reason that people are more productive in more developed countries is
because they
a.
work harder.
d.
are descended from Europeans
b. have access to more technology.
e.
have better access to
raw materials
c. belong to labor unions
Where do we find first, second and 3rd sector jobs -core, semi-periphery and periphery
46. Compared to less developed countries, more developed countries have higher rates of all BUT
which of these educational characteristics?
a. percentage of GDP spent on education
d.
number of years attending
school
b. literacy rate
e.
spending per student
c. number of teachers per pupil
49. According to Wallerstein’s World-Systems Theory, the tiers into which countries can be
classified within the global
economy are largely a legacy of what historical process?
a. militarism
d.
domestication
b. communism
e.
feudalism
c. imperialism
50. According to Wallerstein’s World-Systems Theory, in which of the following countries would
core processes NOT dominate economic activity?
a. The United States
d.
France
b. Germany
e.
China
c. Japan
51. What type of processes incorporate lower levels of education, lower salaries, less technology
and generate less wealth in the world economy?
a. post-industrial
d.
periphery
b. core
e.
semi-core
c. semi-periphery
rephrase to show both – semi periphery
Wallerstein –World’s systems theory
-capitalism and trade core takes from the periphery
-stays the same –world //structuralist
-core takes from periphery –goes back to colonialism
-semi-periphery countries sometimes take and sometimes give
-mid 1900s theory -colonialism
-core =mdc and periphery ldc