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AP Human Geography

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gross national product (GNP)   show
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show a measurement of a country's wealth that includes the total value of all goods and services produced within a country within a year  
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show a measurement of a country's wealth that includes the total value of all goods and services produced within the borders of a country, plus income received from investments outside of the country in a year  
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per capita GNI   show
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formal economy   show
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informal economy   show
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digital divide   show
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show number of people not working age (0-14 and 65+) relative to number of people working age (15-64)  
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sustainable development goals   show
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show theory that countries follow the same path along stages of development; by walter rostow  
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context   show
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neocolonialism   show
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show theories based on the idea that difficult-to-change, large-scale economic arrangements shape what is possible for a country  
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show andre gunder frank's theory that wealthy countries set up exploitative economic relations whereby lower income countries became dependent on wealthy countries, who in turn benefit economically  
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dollarization   show
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show theory originated by immanuel wallerstein and illuminated by the three tier structure, proposing that social change in and economic wealth in the periphery is inextricably linked to the core  
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three tier structure   show
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core   show
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show places in the world economy where periphery processes dominate  
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semi-periphery   show
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show steps in the production of a good from its design and raw materials to its production, marketing, and distribution  
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break of bulk point   show
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show a set of requirements to open markets, privatize industries, and allow foreign direct investment in developing countries in exchange for loans from international financial institutions  
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washington consensus   show
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neoliberalism   show
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show a form of forced migration in which organized criminal elements move people illegally from one place to another, typically either to work as involuntary laborers or to participate in the commercial sex trade  
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maquiladora   show
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show spread of desert like conditions to semiarid lands due to overuse or misuse of land and water resources  
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show cities in developing regions where foreign investment is concentrated and to which rural migrants are drawn  
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non-governmental organizations (NGOs)   show
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show practice of giving small loads to individuals, who operate within a community of other borrowers, to start businesses and cottage enterprises  
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