Chapter 9& 10 Flashcards
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a measure of:
Economic development
The total value of all goods and services produced within a particular region or country within a set time period is:
GDP
The industries that extract resources from the earth are:
Primary industries
Mining, fishing , and oil extraction are all examples of:
Primary industries
The industries that produces raw materials and transforms them into useable from are:
Secondary industries
The industrial revolution, which began in the eighteenth century, released undreamed of human productive powers for the second time. What was the first time ?
Agricultural revolution
The roles of masters & apprentice were important parts of the ___ prior to the industrial revolution
Guild industry
Where did the industrial revolution begin in the early 1700s
England
The key factor in the diffusion of mining and industry in England was
Innovation in the development of tools and machinery
In the nineteenth century, urban growth in Europe and North America “exploded” because of
The industrial revolution
In which of the following regions do less than 50 percent of the people live in urban region
Africa
The U.S census bureau defines q city as densely populated area with a minimum of ____inhabitants
2500
In South Africa any settlement with a minimum of ____ people is considered a city
500
Which is NOT a problem faced by migrants to cities in developing nation
Local government enforce one child fertility policies
A city such as London that dominates the economic, political and cultural life of its country is categorized as this type of city
Primate
