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SDGs
SDGs
Factors of Industrial Location
The World Economy
Explain the Difference
Wallerstein
Two-Word Answers
200
How many UN Sustainable Development Goals are there?
17
200
What term describes a business that can pack up and leave for a new location quickly and easily?
Footloose industry
200
What term describes the region in the US that was hit hardest by deindustrialization?
The Rust Belt
200
What is the difference between bulk-gaining and bulk-reducing industries?
In bulk-gaining industries, the final product is heavier than the inputs. In bulk-reducing industries, the final product is lighter than the inputs.
200
What are the three categories of countries in Wallerstein’s model of development?
Core, semi-periphery, periphery
200
Solar, wind, and hydro energy can be replenished and replaced. What are these examples of?
Renewable resources
400
What global event will likely prevent the SDGs from being accomplished by the 2030 deadline?
The COVID-19 Pandemic
400
How does Bid-Rent Theory impact industrial locational decisions?
As there is more land available on the outskirts of cities, it is cheaper to build factories there.
400
Several car rental companies share the cost of building a communal parking lot for their cars. What is this an example of?
Agglomeration
400
What is the difference between offshoring and outsourcing?
Outsourcing can happen within a country but offshoring means that production is relocated to another country.
400
Which kind of countries are the most politically and economically dominant in Wallerstein’s model?
Core countries
400
Which economic sector do teachers and scientists belong to?
Quaternary
600
What was the precursor to the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
The UN Millennium Development Goals
600
What is the difference between front offices and back offices?
Front offices are located in prestigious areas and back offices are not.
600
What are Export Processing Zones called in Mexico?
Maquiladoras
600
What is the difference between GNP and GDP?
GDP is the value of goods/services produced within a country and GNP is the value of goods/services produced by a country’s people, regardless of location.
600
What term describes countries that are reliant on one another in order for them to function?
Interdependence
600
What term describes when a change in spending or investment creates a larger change in output?
Multiplier Effect
800
Define Sustainable Development.
Development that meets the needs of the population without compromising the ability of people to meet their needs in the future.
800
What kind of industries choose to locate close to major training institutions?
Labor-oriented industries
800
Why do companies engage in outsourcing?
To take advantage of lower wages, government incentives, and weaker labor/environmental laws
800
What is the difference between growth poles and business parks?
Growth poles are a concentration of technically advanced industries and business parks are a congregation of office buildings on a landscape.
800
Which kind of country is Brazil in Wallerstein’s model?
Semi-periphery
800
What is the name of the theory that states that resources flow from the periphery to the core, enriching the core at the expense of the periphery?
Dependency Theory
1000
Name five of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
1000
Provide an example of a Break of Bulk Point.
Ports, airports, depots, etc. (places where goods are transferred from one means of transport to another)
1000
Which line illustrates the development gap between MDCs and LDCs?
The Brandt Line
1000
What is the difference between agglomeration and locational interdependence?
Agglomeration occurs in order to share costs; locational interdependence can be used to give companies a competitive edge.
1000
Which category do former colonies usually belong to in Wallerstein’s model?
Periphery
1000
During the Industrial Revolution, a divide was created between industrialized and non-industrialized states. What is that divide called?
The Great Divergence