DTM
United states
Acronyms
other unit 7
miscellaneous
100

Primary, Secondary, _____, Quarternary. 

What is Tertiary?

100

Does the United States fall into the HDI measure of a core country, of 0.7-1.0?

Yes, .927. 

100

This is what GII stands for. 

What is Gender Inequality Index?

100

what is the term for the phenomenon where urban areas expand and encompass nearby rual areas?

what is suburbanization?

100

Name all 3 of Wallerstien's stage names. 

Periphery, Semi-Periphery, and Core. 

200

The second stage of Rostows Stages of Developement, that has initial investment in infrastructure and technology. 

What is Preconditions to Take-Off

200

This type of indusry locates its factories near consumers because the final product is heavier than its raw materials, making transportation more expensive. 

What is bulk-gaining industry?

200

This is what HDI measures. 

Different levels of developement between countries. 

200

what term is used to describe the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas?

what is urban sprawl?

200

What stage of Wallersteins theory is Brazil?

Semi-Periphery

300

Name three countries that are considered Core Countries. 

USA, Canada, Germany, Japan, Australia, South Korea, France, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, etc. 

300

this type of industry locates its factories near raw materials because the final product weights less than the inputs,making transportation cheaper?

What is bulk-reducing industry?

300

this three-letter acronym describes an agreement between the U.S,Canada ,and Mexico that facilitates free trade between the three nations?

what is NAFTA(North American Free Trade Agreement)?

300

which urba models suggest that cities grow outward in a series of sectors rather than rings,with each sector having different land use?

what is the sector model?

300

What stage of Wallersteins Theory is Chile?

Periphery

400

This stage of the Demographic Transition Model has rapidly declining death rates, high birth rates, and significant population growth

What is Stage 2, Early Expanding?

400

this term describes the clustering of businesses in the same industry to share resources and attract more customers

what is agglomeration?

400

this acronym repersents a classfication of countries with major economic influence ,including US,china,Germany?

What is MDC(More Development Country)?

400

which term refers to the process of revitalizing and upgrading urban areas that have been abandoned or underdeveloped?

what is gentrification?

400

What stage of Wallersteins Theory is Portugal?

Core.

500

This stage in Rostow’s model corresponds most closely to Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model, where industrialization begins, urbanization rises, and economic growth becomes stable. (The name, not the stage#)

What is Take-off?

500

Where does the United States rank in the GII?

44th Place. 

500

this metric divides a country's total economic output by its populationnto estimate the average individual's economic contribution?

What is GDP per capita?

500

which concept involes the intergration of green space into urban areas?

what is green urbanism?

500

What 3 continents have the most core countries?

North America, Europe, Australia/oceania