3.
(09.01 MC)

Which of the following were effects of the Industrial Revolution? (6 points)

Most people participated in tertiary economic activities.
Factory owners stopped viewing human labor as commodities.
Fewer people participated in primary economic activities.
Rural to urban migration increased significantly.

I and II

I and III

II and III

II and IV

III and IV
4.
(09.04 MC)

With which statement about core and periphery areas would structuralists MOST likely agree? (4 points)

The growth of core regions is made possible by the underdevelopment of the periphery regions.
The relationship between colonies and colonizing countries has helped transition periphery regions to the core.
Periphery regions play a minimal role in the growth of the world's core regions.
Periphery regions are rapidly transitioning into the core in today's world.

I only

III only

I and II

II and IV

I, II, and IV
5.
(09.04 MC)

Which of the following might cause a new core area to develop? (4 points)

A rise in the cost of living
New transportation infrastructure
The discovery of natural resources
Tariffs and barriers on trade

I and II

I and III

II and III

II and IV

III and IV
6.
(09.04 LC)

In Rostow's economic development model, the stage in which economies engage in the first efforts of technological development needed to spark industrial growth is called (4 points)

takeoff

high mass consumption

traditional society

preconditions for takeoff

drive to maturity
7.
(09.05 MC)

Country A can produce computers at 60 percent of the cost that Country B can produce computers. Country B can produce smartphones at 55 percent of the cost that Country A can produce smartphones. Country A decides to produce computers and trade them with Country B for smartphones. Which of the following concepts is BEST depicted in this scenario? (4 points)

Footloose industry

Deindustrialization

Comparative advantage

Least cost theory

Dependency theory
8.
(09.04 MC)

Which of the following is a key difference in Rostow and Wallerstein's development models? (4 points)

Rostow is not hopeful about the future of capitalism; Wallerstein believes it will succeed.

Rostow fears development will destroy the environment; Wallerstein hopes industry will become green.

Rostow maintains that the MDCs will decline in economic power; Wallerstein believes they will remain dominant.

Rostow believes in self-sufficiency; Wallerstein believes in the free market.

Rostow believes all states will develop; Wallerstein maintains that some will remain undeveloped.
9.
(09.05 MC)

Which of the following countries is MOST heavily industrialized? (5 points)

Germany

Zambia

Bangladesh

Bolivia

Afghanistan
10.
(09.04, 09.05 MC)

Which of the following BEST describes the spatial organization of the world's economy today? (5 points)

A single country, the United States, controls the world economy and influences the economies of all other countries in the world.

The countries in the European Union make up the core region and rely on resources and labor from postindustrial countries to succeed.

The countries in the periphery, such as those in Africa and Asia, have economies that are rapidly declining and becoming less influential on the world stage.

The periphery region is rapidly disappearing, and all the world's countries are now part of the world's core region.

A core region that consists of Japan, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe operates with the support of labor and materials from the periphery.
11.
(09.06 MC)

Which of the following countries is most likely to have the largest gap between the wealthiest and poorest citizens in the country? (4 points)

Peru

United States

Albania

Finland

Nigeria
12.
(09.06 MC)

A country has a gross domestic product of $2,500, a life expectancy of 61 years, and a population that averages about 10 years of schooling. Which of the following countries is this scenario MOST likely describing? (4 points)

Australia

Ghana

Mexico

China

Italy
13.
(09.01 MC)

Which of the following countries is NOT in the process of deindustrializing? (4 points)

France

Japan

United States

Canada

India
14.
(09.01, 09.05, 09.07 MC)

Which of the following areas run the risk of deindustrializing in the next 20 years? (4 points)

Mexico
China
India
Japan

I and II

I and IV

II and III

II and IV

III and IV
15.
(09.05, 09.07 MC)

Which of the following people is MOST likely to be positively affected by globalization? (4 points)

A factory worker in India
A factory worker in the United States
A small-business owner in France
A highly skilled worker in Japan

I and II

I and III

I and IV

II and III

III and IV
16.
(09.05, 09.06 MC)

In a global economy, where are most of the consumers likely to live? (4 points)

Middle East
Europe
East Asia
Africa

I and II

I and IV

II and III

II and IV

III and IV