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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Globalization
Maquiladoras are __________.
export-processing cities in northern Mexico
workers in Latin America who lobby their government to provide tax incentives to encourage foreign businesses to set up branches in the region
workers in northern Mexico who are campaigning for the forced eviction of American businesses from the region
countries in Latin America who have not integrated smoothly into the global economy
blossoming markets in Latin America
export-processing cities in northern Mexico
“Maquiladoras” are export-processing cities that exist throughout Northern Mexico. In “Maquiladoras” American companies take advantage of the relatively cheap labor available in the region, as well as the proximity to the markets of the United States, to produce goods cheaper than they could in America. Such cities exist in so-called "Free Trade Zones."
Example Question #1 : Globalization
Which of these is a notable example of a maquiladoras?
Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Ciudad Juárez
Trinidad and Tobago
Sao Paolo
Ciudad Juárez
“Maquiladoras” are export-processing cities that exist in northern Mexico, close to the border with the United States. They are major centers of industry for a wide variety of American companies who do their manufacturing in the region because it enables them to save a great deal of money. Of these options, only Ciudad Juárez could be considered a “maquiladoras.”
Example Question #2 : Globalization
Globalization in the twentieth century was slowed by all of the following except __________.
All of these answers slowed the momentum of globalization in the twentieth century
World War I
the Great Depression
the Cold War
World War II
All of these answers slowed the momentum of globalization in the twentieth century
“Globalization” refers to the homogenizing impact on local culture and economics caused by increased interaction between geographically distinct regions. As a movement it has been going on for hundreds, if not thousands of years, but the movement has really accelerated since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Despite the massive impact of globalization in the twentieth century, its momentum was slowed by all of these answer choices, as they all divided the world into different ideological camps, preventing the exchange of products, culture, and ideas.
Example Question #1 : Deindustrialization
In which of these regions of the United States have the effects of deindustrialization been felt most extremely?
The Midwest
The deep South
The Northeast
Alaska and Hawaii
The West Coast
The Midwest
During the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century the industrial center of the United States was the Midwest. Factories in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Pennsylvania accounted for a disproportionate share of American industrial power. When, in the 1970s, American companies began to move their manufacturing centers abroad, the economy of the Midwest suffered dramatically. Unemployment rose very quickly and people began to migrate away from the region in search of work and a sustainable living situation. This has led the region to be called the “Rust Belt,” based on the rusting heavy machinery lying around throughout the Midwest. Cities like Detroit, Flint, Akron, and Toledo have felt this transition particularly extremely.
Example Question #2 : Deindustrialization
Which of these best explains why the 1970s and 1980s were so challenging for workers in the developed world?
The transition from a service-based economy to an industrial economy led to lower wages and a loss of community values.
Deindustrialization led to a decline in social welfare and government assistance throughout Europe and North America.
The transition from an industrial economy to a service-based economy required many workers to go back to school and study for a completely different career.
The transition from a service-based economy to an industrial economy led to harsher working conditions and a lower quality of life.
The transition from an industrial economy to a service-based economy depleted the demand for unspecialized labor.
The transition from an industrial economy to a service-based economy depleted the demand for unspecialized labor.
In the 1970s and 1980s most of the developed world transitioned from a primarily industrial economy to a service-based economy. This had many benefits for the people of the developed world, such as higher wages and safer working conditions, but also brought with it many difficulties. The demand for unspecialized and factory-based labor declined rapidly and dramatically, as those jobs were transitioned overseas. Many workers were too old, or too deprived of any higher education, to transition smoothly into a new working environment, and unemployment and social unrest were rife throughout the developed world as a result.
Example Question #361 : Ap Human Geography
The process of deindustrialization in the developed world has led to a transition into __________.
boom and bust economic cycles
cottage industries
agricultural economies
service-based economies
homestead communities
service-based economies
During the past half-century much of the developed world has experienced a process known as deindustrialization -factories and manufacturing centers have closed down in the United States of America, Western Europe, and Japan and those jobs have been outsourced to the developing world. This has led to the rise of “service-based economies” in the developed world. A “service-based economy” is an economy in which most of the workers are involved in providing services such as research, marketing, telecommunications, innovation, teaching, and so on.
Example Question #1 : Uneven Levels Of Development
The Core-Periphery Model is used by geographers to describe ___________.
None of these answers is correct; the Core-Periphery Model is no longer used by geographers.
the environmental impact of globalization and industrialization in various regions of the planet
the division of the world into major economic centers, centers of manufacturing, and extremely poor communities
the division of the world into centers of pop culture diffusion, local cultural holdfasts, and a combination of the two
the social impact of the modern cultural hearths of North America, East Asia, and western Europe
the division of the world into major economic centers, centers of manufacturing, and extremely poor communities
The Core-Periphery Model is used by geographers to describe the division of the world into three segments. The “core,” places like most of Europe and North America, where standards of living are high and most of the world’s products are consumed; the “semi-periphery,” where most manufacturing centers are and where standards of living are extremely variable; and the “periphery,” where most raw resources are harvested and people are extremely poor.
Example Question #1 : Uneven Levels Of Development
People in the poorest parts of the world are primarily engaged in _____________.
primary and secondary economic activities
primary and tertiary economic activities
secondary and tertiary economic activities
secondary economic activities
primary economic activities
primary economic activities
In the poorest parts of the world the vast majority of the population is engaged in primary economic activities like farming, fishing, hunting, and mining. Although there might be some elements of secondary and tertiary economic activities in these countries, the bulk of secondary economic activities are undertaken by countries in the semi-developed world - like Mexico, China, Brazil, and regions of India.
Example Question #3 : Uneven Levels Of Development
Most of the people in wealthy countries are employed in __________.
tertiary and quinary economic activities
tertiary and quaternary economic activities
primary and secondary economic activities
quaternary economic activities
secondary and tertiary economic activities
tertiary and quaternary economic activities
In wealthy countries as much as three-quarters (in a few cases close to a hundred percent) of the population is engaged in tertiary and quaternary economic activities. Due to the nature of the global economy the wealthiest countries can rely on the poorest countries to provide the bulk of their primary economic activities and the semi-developed countries to provide the bulk of their secondary economic activities.
Example Question #1 : Uneven Levels Of Development
In the Core-Periphery Model the “semi-periphery” includes all of the following except __________.
South Africa
India
Brazil
Mexico
Vietnam
Vietnam
Countries in the “semi-periphery” are countries that have a standard of living lower than those in the “core,” but much higher than those in the “periphery.” They are almost exclusively centers of manufacturing and exporting. Of these countries, only Vietnam does not qualify as a country in the “semi-periphery.” It is considered to be in the “periphery” due to its low standard of living.
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