Work It
Give an example of a primary sector activity
Farming/ mining/ forestry
Total value of outputs of goods & services produced in a country during a year.
GDP
_________ is turning over much of the responsibility for production to outside suppliers.
outsourcing
What is the term for the increase in Earth’s temperature caused by carbon dioxide trapping some of the radiation emitted by the surface?
greenhouse effect
Producers of autos will select assembly plant locations for their close access to markets. Is this an example of site or situation?
Situation
the main or most common economic source of an area- example: agriculture is this for the central valley
What is a Base Industry?
Give an example of a secondary sector activity
Construction/ manufacturing
What type of country would have a per capita GDP of $1500?
LDC
A copper concentration mill will tend to locate near a copper mine because it is a ___________ industry
bulk-reducing
His business model changed the way factories were ran, with the assembly line and would lead to a shift in labor unions
Who is Henry Ford?
According to what model does the process of development begin with an elite group initiating innovative activities
Rostow
The expansion of jobs and industry along networks. Example: tech companies growing and expanding along I-80 from the bay area to Sacramento.
What is a growth pole?
In what sector does one find increasing employment in MDCs?
Tertiary
Compares the level of development of women in a country to the average developmental level of women in the world.
GII
The selective transfer of some jobs to developing countries is referred to as the _____________.
new international division of labor.
Name the biggest barrier to international trade.
high tariffs
What is the term for a location where transfer among transportation modes is possible?
Break-of-bulk point
What is containeriazation?
A large % of the population involved in agriculture in China indicates what about this activity?
Subsistent farming
Most produce food for their own survival
This is the term for looking at a country's overall wealth and then dividing it by the number of people that live there.
What is per capita GDP?
According to Wallerstein, the __________ countries control most industry in the world and the __________ countries most likely supply the resources fueling their industry.
core; periphery
What is a maquiladora and why are environmentalists concerned about them?
Plants in Mexico near the U.S. border and may be taking advantage of less stringent air- and water- quality standards
What is the biggest problem in promoting development through the international trade model?
Unequal distribution of resources
When an automobile factory produces 1,000 cars a week, so needs to take delivery of 4,000 tires per week to make those cars- so no storage of the tires are needed.
What is Just-In-Time manufacturing?
What industry in the U.S. experienced an interregional shift and to what region?
automobile industry
to the South for cheaper labor & access to all markets
The U.S. shows inferiority to Canada & most Western European countries when one uses this indicator for the source of analysis.
HDI: Human Development Index
Collecting, processing, research & manipulating information are examples of a _____________ sector economic activity
quaternary
What mode of transportation is characterized by low terminal cost, high line cost, & high route flexibility?
truck
What is the term for a clustering of businesses or industries that support one another called? Name an example of an area in the U.S. that is famous because of this idea.
agglomeration
Research Triangle or Silicon Valley
This is an international organization that regulates trade about 184 member states, can help with negotiations, and resolve disputes.
What is the World Trade Organization?