AP Human Geography: Industrial & Economic Development 3

Question 1

The shift of manufacturing jobs away from established industrial regions, leaving them economically depressed, is known as:

Accepted Answer

Deindustrialization

Answer

Deindustrialization is the decline of manufacturing in formerly industrial areas.

Question 2

The Human Development Index (HDI) combines income with which two other measures?

Accepted Answer

Education and life expectancy

Answer

HDI combines income, education, and life expectancy to measure development.

Question 3

Export-processing zones and special economic zones primarily aim to:

Accepted Answer

Attract foreign investment and manufacturing

Answer

These zones offer tax and regulatory incentives to attract foreign investment and export-oriented manufacturing.

Question 4

The dependency theory argues that underdevelopment in periphery countries is mainly caused by:

Accepted Answer

Exploitative relationships with core countries

Answer

Dependency theory holds that periphery poverty results from exploitative ties to wealthy core nations.

Question 5

A country with a high percentage of workers in the tertiary and quaternary sectors is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A highly developed country

Answer

Highly developed economies have large service (tertiary) and information (quaternary) sectors.

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