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AP Human Geography Chapter 9

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the process of improving the ________ conditions of people through the diffusion of ____________ and ____________   show
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what are MDCs also known as   show
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what are LDCs also known as   show
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what are developing countries also known as   show
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show Brazil, Russia, India, China  
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show the developement of a region  
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show less  
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show more  
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show 4: core, upward transition, downward transition, resource frontiers  
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what are some characteristics of core regions   show
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show washington DC, new york, bosnywash  
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cities and urban areas are so close   show
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areas of growth and development outside of the core ( gaining jobs and industry)   show
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what region would have a loss of industry and jobs   show
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what would be a downward transition area in the united states   show
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show resource frontier  
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in what regions do people have to develop infrastructure to transport the resources   show
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what is a modern resource frontier in the united states   show
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what was the resource frontier in the 1880s   show
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according to Wallerstein's world systems theory what are the 3 regions   show
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show raw materials/ extraction  
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what kind of jobs are a part of the secondary sector   show
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show services- includes: sales, transportation, healthcare, law, restaurants, etc.  
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show tertiary  
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what kind of jobs do periphery regions have   show
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show secondary  
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show yes- each place's economic sector is due to its amount of technology  
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show 1. mass consumption 2. western countries 3. linear  
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show developmentalism  
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show highest  
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criticism of developmentalism is that it is not an ___________________ system, core countries have advantages that peripheral countries do not   show
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show dependency theory  
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can the dependency theory be applied to individual countries on a global scale   show
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show cheap labor and resources  
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a city that is more than double the size of every other city in the country   show
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show where the colonial government is built nice houses, transportation, and hospitals; this attracts people  
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what other model does Rostow's model explain   show
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what is the birth rate, death rate and NIR in stage 1 of Rostow's model and what kind of region is it and explain why   show
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show birth: high death: started to drop NIR: slowly rising transition between periphery and semi-periphery people are starting to live longer  
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show birth: falling death: falling NIR: rising semi-periphery shift to industry  
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show birth: leveling out death: low NIR: level transition between semi- periphery and core diversification  
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show birth: low death: higher than CBR NIR: negative core region more service jobs  
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at what stage of Rostow's model is the welfare system fully developed   show
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show 1. traditional society 2. transitional stage 3. take off 4. drive to maturity 5. high mass consumption  
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show in the north  
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where do LDCs seem to be located   show
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show oldest British colony  
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measurement of life enjoyment   show
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show per head  
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show GDP per captia  
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what is the problem with using the GDP per capita for predicting standard of living within a country   show
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show Gini coefficient  
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what 3 things make up the physical quality of life index   show
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show Human Development Index (HDI)  
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developed to gain a predictor of standard of living by evaluating both the productivity of a country and social factors   show
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show GDP per capita  
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show literacy rate, level of education, life expectancy  
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on the HDI what is the highest and best score   show
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evaluates gender inequality by comparing per capita income, school inrollment, literacy, life expectancy   show
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evaluated gender equality by comparing per capita income and types of jobs held by women (technical/administrative (tertiary) versus labor or basic jobs (primary) )   show
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show Gender inequality index (GII)  
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show reproductive health (maternal mortality ration and adolescent fertility rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats), labor market participation  
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what does a high score on the GII mean   show
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show self-sufficiency  
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taxes on imports   show
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show subsidies  
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show domestic products  
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what does self-sufficiency focus on reducing   show
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show international trade  
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what kind of organization is the WTO   show
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goals of the WTO   show
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can countries file a complaint with the WTO if another country violated a trade agreement   show
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gives countries loans to complete development projects   show
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provides loans to countries to complete specific development projects such as strengthening infrastructure, financial institutions, transportation modes, and service projects   show
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show no  
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gives loans to countries who are financially insecure to help stabilize their economy   show
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aid is not a loan, but a payment of money to help them complete development goals   show
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show non- governmental organizations  
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loaning small amounts of money   show
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where did Grameen bank start   show
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show impoverished people especially women  
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show no  
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show 98%  
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show sustainable development  
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what does sustainable development require   show
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what does sustainable development try to balance   show
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what are the 8 UN millennium development goals   show
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what are the 17 UN sustainable development goals   show
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show 2000-2015  
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what years were used to achieve the sustainable development goals   show
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show UN millennium development goals 2000-2015  
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show value added  
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show uneven development  
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portion of economy concerned with transportation, communications and utilities, sometimes extended to the provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment   show
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quantity of something that producers have available for sale   show
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economic policies imposed on LDCs by international agencies to create conditions encouraging international trade, such as raising taxes, reducing government spendings, controlling inflation, selling pubicly owned utilities to private coroporations   show
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show secondary sector  
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show renewable energy  
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show radioactive waste  
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show purchasing power parity  
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show proven reserves  
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value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it   show
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portion of economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials form Earth's surface   show
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amount of a resource in deposits not yet identified but thought to exist   show
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solar energy cell, usually made from silicon that collects solar rays to generate electricity   show
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show passive solar energy systems  
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show nonrenewable energy  
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8 international development goals that all members of the UN have agreed to achieve by 2015   show
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show microfinance  
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show maternal mortality ratio  
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the percentage of a country's people who can read and write   show
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modification of the HDI to account for inequality within a country   show
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power generated from moving water   show
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show HDI  
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rapid increase in the value of houses followed by a sharp decline in their value   show
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value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, including money that leaves and enters the country   show
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value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period   show
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show geothermal energy  
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show gender inequality index  
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creation of energy by joining the nuclei of 2 hydrogen atoms to form helium   show
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show fracking  
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energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago   show
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investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another country   show
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splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy   show
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percentage of women hold full time jobs outside the home   show
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show fair trade  
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show development  
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show developing countries  
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show developed countries  
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show demand  
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a nuclear power plant that creates its own fuel from plutonium   show
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fuel that derives from plant material and animal waste   show
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the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19   show
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show active solar energy system  
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