Vocabulary
Obtaining goods or services from a foreign supplier instead of a local or internal source
What is outsourcing?
Energy that is limited and cannot be re-used is called
What is non-renewable energy?
This stage of Rostow's model is characterized by mass consumerism.
What is stage 5?
This sector of labor is focused on extracting raw materials from the earth.
What is the primary sector?
This is a type of tourism that focuses on sustainability and environmental protection.
What is ecotourism?
the degree to which one place can supply something that another place demands.
What is Complementarity?
This type of energy includes Solar, Wind, and Hydroelectric and is replenishable.
What is renewable or clean energy?
This stage of Rostow's model is known as "takeoff" and is characterized by industrialization and political change.
What is stage 3?
This sector includes service providers such as waitresses, school teachers, and car salesmen
What is the tertiary sector?
The ability to meet the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their needs
What is sustainability?
Total value of goods produced and services provided in a country in a given year.
What is GDP?
(True of False) High entry costs and limited land to use are reasons that LDCs often do not transition to clean energy sources
What is true?
This stage is known as traditional society and includes agriculture.
What is stage 1?
This economic sector includes researchers, information technology and consultants
What is quaternary?
area within a country in which tax and investment incentives are implemented to attract foreign (and domestic) businesses
What is a Special Economic Zone?
This is a composite measure used to show spatial variation in levels of development. It is used to measure overall achievement in a country’s social and economic dimensions.
What is Human Development Index?
What is the national park system an example of?
What is ecotourism?
This stage in Rostow's model includes specialization, surpluses, and infrastructure.
What is stage 2?
This economic sector includes manufacturing (factory workers)
What is the secondary sector?
These countries are less developed than Core countries and more developed than Periphery countries.They are the buffer between core and periphery.
What is a semi-periphery country?
a situation in which a country, individual, company or region can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than a competitor.
What is comparative advantage
This type of energy source involves using hot water from below the earth's surface to run turbines
What is Geothermal?
This stage of Rostow's model includes investment, diversification, and lower reliance on imports.
What is stage 4?
This economic sector involves high level decision making (CEOs and Politicians)
What is the quinary sector?
The value of the output of good and services produced in a country in a year, including money that leaves and enters the country.
What is Gross National Income?