Econ- Oh MY!
This sector of the economy involves the extraction of raw materials, such as mining or farming.
What is the primary sector?
This index measures a country's total economic output per person.
What is GNI?
Countries with a lower GII typically have a higher value in this composite development index.
What is HDI?
According to Wallerstein, these countries dominate trade and control global economic systems.
What are core countries?
This map uses single dots to show the frequency of a phenomenon occurring overtime.
What is Dot Density?
This sector involves processing raw materials into finished goods, like factories producing cars.
What is the secondary sector?
This measures the average number of years a person is expected to live.
What is life expectancy?
The number of governmental seats held by women is a measure of this phenomenon.
What is Empowerment?
Countries that are industrializing but still dependent on core countries for trade are called this.
What are semi-periphery countries?
This region type is defined by a shared cultural, physical, or economic characteristic.
What is a formal region?
This sector provides services rather than goods, such as banking or education.
What is the tertiary sector?
This index combines life expectancy, education, and GNI per capita to measure overall development.
What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
This global region has the highest % of women serving in government/legislatures.
What is Europe?
Countries that are least developed and usually provide raw materials to other nations are called this.
What are periphery countries?
This region type is organized around a central hub or node, with surrounding areas linked to it.
What is a functional region?
This sector involves knowledge-based services like research, IT, or management.
What is the quaternary sector?
This factor measures the gap between male and female achievements in a country, affecting HDI calculations.
What is the Gender Inequality Index (GII)?
Globally, 75% of men work outside of the home. This is the percentage of women who work outside of the home.
What is 49%?
This term describes the global pattern of economic interdependence among core, semi-periphery, and periphery nations.
What is the world-systems theory?
This is perhaps the worst map TYPE for navigation.
What is Goode's Homolosine.
This sector focuses on innovation and development of new products, often linked with high-tech industries.
What is the quinary sector?
This measures the number of children who die within their first year of life.
What is Infant Mortality Rate?
A country with a high HDI but high GII likely experiences this problem.
What is gender inequality despite economic development?
Brandt’s Line roughly separates these two groups of countries in terms of development.
What are the “Global North” (MDCs) and “Global South” (LDCs)?
This projection type is also known as the "compromise projection".
What is Robinson?