Unit 1
What concept explains that the farther one place is from another the less interaction the two places will have with each other.
Distance Decay
it is in the Western Hemisphere. :)
Agriculture: less then 2%
Industry: 19.34%
Service: 80.2%
The Unites Sates of America
How is ecotourism harmful for a country?
It increases global carbon emissions, damages ecosystems, and can cause countries to rely too heavily on their ecotourism to bring in revenue.
Used to measure how well each individual in a certain area is doing, this term means "per person."
Per Capita
Name three examples of tertiary sector activities.
varied answers lol ( we'll correct you )
What is the term that is the opposite or the solution to distance decay by utilizing technology to make people closer (like the internet)
Time Space Compression
It's in Western Europe
This country has a population density of approximately 122 people per square kilometer (315 people per square mile). This is higher than the European average and ranks them as one of the more densely populated countries in Europe. They have a Alpha + city. Historically has major lingua franca.
France
What is deindustrialization?
Shift from secondary to tertiary sector; growth of technology so tech replaces workers
Why do countries initiate a Special Economic Zone?
To bring foreign and business investment to generate economic growth
Where will bulk-gaining industries usually locate themselves?
Near the market.
What is the idea of how people perceive, experience, and interact with a place or the "uniqueness" of place. (Ex. Windmills in Netherlands, Casinos in Las Vegas, etc.)
1,365.28 USD (2023)
China (around 25%), the United Arab Emirates (around 12%), Saudi Arabia (around 8%), and the United States (around 4%), Indonesia with a share of ( 6.98%), Qatar with a share of (6.59%)
Pakistan
Which three key dimensions are measured to make up the HDI?
Life expectancy, Access to Education, and GNI per capita
What is comparative advantage?
Comparative advantage describes how some countries might have an advantage (economically, geographically, etc.) to produce goods.
Name the three main factors that affect the location of industries, according to the least-cost theory.
Transportation, Labor, and Agglomeration
According to the Mercator projection, what regions are most distorted?
The polar regions
Tcrude birth rate in 2022 was 9.00 per 1,000 population, and the crude death rate was 8.12 per 1,000. Life expectancy at birth was 81.30 years in 2022 ( In the western hemisphere )
Canada
What are microloans and how do they affect the economy?
Microloans are loans provided to women for small businesses. These can improve the economy by increasing the number of economic activities as it.
What is a disadvantage of the International Division of Labor?
What is commodity dependence?
When a country's economy heavily relies on exporting raw materials (or other commodities). This can make the country vulnerable during times of price fluctuation and decreasing demand for the commodity.
This type of region is based on people's beliefs, feelings, and attitudes of a region
Perceptual (Vernacular)
It is located in the Africa
Agriculture: 6.53%
Industry: 53.53%
Services: 38.21%
Gabon
What are the three key dimensions for the Gender Inequality Index?
reproductive health, empowerment, labor-market participation
What resources do all the countries in OPEC have in abundance? Name at least 3 countries within this trade agreement
Oil. The countries in OPEC are Algeria, Angola, Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Venezuela.
What is one criticism of Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth?
includes -
based on the U.S. and Europe, so not applicable to every country
Stages of growth may differ by region inside a country
Doesn't consider geographic challenges
Ignores environmental degradation and carrying capacity
Doesn’t consider how countries affect one another
Another reasonable answer