APHG Acronyms
Theories
Types of tions
Rostow's Category Name
Random Trivia
100
What does MDC and LDC stand for?
More Developed Countries and Less Developed Countries
100
What theory does this graph show?
Weber's least cost theory
100
The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale is what?
Industrialization
100
What is the third stage of development?
(after preconditions for Takeoff)
Takeoff
100
in the year 2001, what American city lost the most real estate
Seattle/Silicon Valley
200
True or false: GDP stands for global debt percentage.
False. If you put true, maybe ask your teacher to be transferred into the normal social studies course.
200
What does Weber's Least Cost Theory explain?
How businesses choose locations to minimize transportation costs, labor costs, and agglomeration costs, ultimately aiming to maximize profits.
200
A mass or collection of things; an assemblage is what?
Agglomeration
200
What is the last stage in Rostow's transition model?
Mass Consumption
200
How many types of cancer are there?
Over 200
300
What does NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Association
(for an extra point, the agreement is between Canada, USA, and Mexico)
300
What stage is china based on the world system's model?
Semi-periphery and core
300
What is the opposite of industrialization?
Deindustrialization
300
What is Rostow's first name?
Walt
300
In the show "Attack on Titan", who is the Titan shifter who has access to the Colossal Titan?
Bertolt Hoover
400
True or False: EPZ stands for Export Planning Zone
False
400
Name 3 Periphery countries that start with B
Bahamas, Bah-rein, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia (and Herzegovina), Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi
400
Define Deglommeration.
The dispersal or decentralization of industry from a previously established, concentrated area (agglomeration) to other locations, often driven by factors like rising costs or technological advancements.
400
What defines "Preconditions for Takeoff"
Start building roads, schools, starting to incorporate modern things.
400
In 2023, what album won for best Electronic/Dance album?
Renaissance, Beyonce
500
What does GII stand for:
A. Goats in Iberia
B. Gender Inequality Index
C. Global Innovation Index
B
500
Using the World System's Theory,
name 10 countries that would count as core
(any combination of these) USA, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Singapore, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Australia, Canada, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Macau, Spain, Switzerland
500
List three modes of transportation.
Roads, rail, air, water.
500
Name all the stages in Rostow's Stages of Development
Traditional Society
Preconditions for Takeoff
Takeoff
Drive to Maturity
Mass Consumption
500
What grammy did Cynthia Erivo win for Wicked (2024)?
Trick Question! She didn't win any!