the two areas that have the largest degree of gender equality are

economy and politics

the question most likely studied using the gini index is whether

the income distribution influences economic growth

the industrial revolutions greatest impact on the social structure was

the growth of a large middle class

which is the best example of a footloose activity

a steel mill

fishing, farming, forestry, and mining are part of the

primary sector

which statement best demonstrates why purchasing power parity is useful in comparing income and wealth in various countries?

A pair of blue jeans that cost $27 in Pakistan cost $40 in Laos

the diagram illustrates the optimal location of a factory for which of the following scenarios?

a bulk gaining raw material oriented industry

Based upon Wallerstein's world systems theory, which of the following countries best fits the description of a periphery country

Mali

Which phrase best describes the countries shown in the darkest shade?

Core countries

which stage of Rostow's states of economic growth model does the united states best fit today?

high mass consumption

which of the following changes most directly increased globalization

greater time-space compression

which organization illustrating globalization is shown on the map?

OPEC

which statement about the employment of men and women in EPZs is most clearly supported by the graph

women make up the vast majority of each country's secondary sector employees.

Silicon valley is an example of a technopole because it

is a center for developing new ideas that generate growth

which statement best describes the darker shaded region in the above map?

the region is known as the rust belt because of the many closed factories in it.

which is most responsible for deindustrialization in highly developed countries?

low wages in developing countries

the main benefit for countries that host export processing zones is that three zones

create thousands of relatively high-paying jobs for their citizens

based upon the graph above, which of the following factors corresponds the most closely with the amount of CO2 emissions per capita?

Gross Domestic Product of the country

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the data shown in the table?

There are a large number of women in the Spanish legislature, but few women have been elected in Kuwait.

Which of the following statements accurately compares a difference between the Human Development Index (HDI) and Gender Inequality Index (GII) as shown in the table?

Although there are more women in the wage labor force, females do not necessarily have the same level of empowerment as men.

Outsourced industrial production in less-developed countries often relies on female labor because

wage rates for women are much lower than for men

Which of the following arguments help explain why seventy-five percent of those employed in Export Processing Zones, such as maquiladoras, are women?

1. Women have better educational qualifi­cations than men.
2. Women are paid less than men.
3. Many employers consider women to be more dexterous than men.
4. Many employers consider women more likely to organize unions than men

II and III only

Which statement explains one way in which the transformation of India’s economy contradicts Wallerstein’s world system theory?

Using a development strategy to avoid economic dependency, India has been able to develop its own industries and participate fully in the global economy.

Which of the following explains a limitation of the three-tiered structure of Wallerstein’s world systems theory?

The model locks most countries into the development model of core, semiperiphery, and periphery with little opportunity for peripheral economies to advance into the wealthy core.

Australia, Ireland, and Germany have the highest GII values in the table shown. What do these countries' high GII values indicate when compared to their HDI values?

These countries have less gender equality despite high levels of education and health care.

Which of the following statements explains a weakness in Rostow's stages of economic growth model?

The model is based on successive stages that countries must pass through independently until they reach high mass consumption without taking into account that countries are interdependent.

Rostow’s modernization model is concerned with which of the following concepts?

Economic development

As a less developed country’s economy evolves, the size of the primary sector, the size of the secondary sector, and the size of the tertiary sectors fluctuate. Which of the following statements best describes the highest level of job-opportunity change as countries shift from the periphery to the semiperiphery level of development?

Secondary sector employment increases as the demand for manufactured products increases.

Political geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the United States?

The New York-Washington, D.C., area

Core-periphery models are generally based on the idea that

sharp spatial contrasts in social and economic development exist between economic heart­lands and outlying subordinate areas

A clustering of doctor’s offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of

agglomeration

Which of the following has contributed most to the deindustrialization of regions like the English Midlands and the North American Manufacturing Belt?

Competition from foreign imports

It is generally agreed that the current trend in climate change is caused by

increased use of fossil fuels

Which of the following processes explains the change in coal miners employed in the United States from 1950 to 2000?

Deindustrialization

Compare the bar graph showing coal mine employment and the line graph showing miner production. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from trends in this data?

Mechanization and computer automation in mining have increased.

The popularity of which of the following is an example of the trend toward ecotourism?

National parks in Costa Rica

Which of the following has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating import tariffs between member states?

European Union (EU)

Free-trade zones such as the countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are established to increase the ease and volume of international trade by

eliminating tariffs on goods that cross borders between member states

The Internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by

expanding the importance of express package delivery systems

The maquiladoras of northern Mexico are

manufacturing outsourcing plants

The map shows the locations of world financial, banking, and investment centers. Which of the following best explains a limitation of the map’s representation of global economic patterns?

The map does not show the growth of investment in businesses in less developed countries.

Which of the following best explains a benefit of membership in the European Union?

Member states form a single market, which creates a powerful economic bloc.

Which of the following concepts explains the decision to relocate market-oriented factories in the United States from the Midwest and Northeast to locations in the southern United States or Mexico?

Comparative advantage, because products can be made more efficiently in the southern United States and Mexico. Operating costs and wages are lower, and the manufactured products are easily transported to major United States markets.

Which of the following best explains a trading relationship between two countries based on comparative advantage?

Each country specializes in the type of good for which it has the lowest opportunity cost, resulting in a higher global output of both types of goods.