Chapter 9,11,12 Frq Flashcards
Explain the usefulness of the model in understanding contemporary social and economical change with reference to:
A country’s role in the world economy
Yes it is useful shows
Interconnectedness, if they supply anything, isolation, involvement within the world
Mexico part of Nafta so they trade with America etc
Explain the usefulness of the model in understanding contemporary social and economical change with reference to:
Colonial transportation network
No it is not useful
Might inhibit countries from moving trough stages because they are built to extract resources not to link or unite example Africa
Explain the usefulness of the model in understanding contemporary social and economical change with reference to:
Cultural differences
No it is not useful
In South Sudan there is fighting among groups
In Rwanda Hutus and Tutsis (genocide)
No company wants to invest in country with strife
Deep historical division not considered
Country can’t move through stages
Explain the usefulness of the model in understanding contemporary social and economical change with reference to: Local social and class structures
Not useful
Caste system in India, Rostow didn’t take into account that social classes could inhibit growth and development though stages
Gender roles prevent women from working which hurts the work force which prevents movin through the stages
Core periphery
Uneven development
Countries at the core are developed and benefiting at the expenses of countries on the periphery who are developing
Distance decay
Further away someone is from another, they are less likely to interact with each other and the closer they are the mor interactions they will have
Chain migration
Migration of people to a specific location bc relatives or members of the same nationality previously migrated there
For each principle in part a choose a point on map an tell how they illustrate principle
Point B
Distance decay
Since Mexico is closer to the USA they are more likely to interact with each other than Mexico an Europe who are further away from each other
For each principle in part a choose a point on map an tell how they illustrate principle
Point A
Chain migration
People from Asia leave Southeast Asia bc of Vietnam war to go to USA and then once there for a while the whole family comes… Like Samuels family.
For each principle in part a choose a point on map an tell how they illustrate principle
Point k
Core periphery
People move from LDC country to MDC country ( abcf)
Primate city
The largest city in the country is more than 2 times later then the 2nd largest city (it is disproportionately larger) and dominate ma country politically and economically
Rank size rule
The nTh largest city is 1/n the population of the largest city in the country
Explain two positives from primate city on economic development
Could have more centralized communications and transportation network
Very high threshold, company comes to this city bc has high population an then more goods come in
Attract more foreign investment bc can compete on global scale cause of high pop
Two negative effects from primate city on country economic development
Unequal distribution of wealth and power
Causes brain drain to rest of country bc people all migrated to primate city
Unequal economic or resource development
Identify two reason why business would choose to locate their call centers in small southern towns
Cheap labor bc southern rural areas have cheap labor
More affordable and available land to set up shop cost more in big city
Discuss three disadvantages in the use of call centers as a local economic development strategy
It has a low multiplayer effect bc does not bring other businesses like stores or malls do
Since it is very easy to set up shop it is also easy to pick up and go (footloose industries)
Not allot of disposable income go to people within the town due to low wages
Define and discuss the key features o the new international division of labor( also known as global division of labor )
Transnational corporations transfer low skill jobs to LDC an keep high skilled jobs in MDC therefore keeping economic interdependence.
Outsourcing and offshoring specialize jobs contracted out to company to get competitive advantage- foreign management
Explain an impact of the new international division of labor on the socioeconomic structure of the us
Unemployment- jobs loss effects middle class- harder to get by in life without college : no jobs- deindustrialization- unemployment- retool economy in service sector- international migration: as jobs go to foreign people w no jobs at home w/in us to find job- prices of good held down
Explain an impact of the new international division of labor on the socioeconomic structure of developing countries such as Mexico China and India
They have additional job opertunities in manufacturing - more personal/national income to spend on stuff
Wage gap widened
More women getting out of the house and going to work- gender roles change and they have less babies– less population
Identify and explain one way tourism has diminished regional landscape distinctiveness
Multiple places are becoming homogenous in appearance due to building of hotels, airports, fast food chains-
building roads allow people to come- resorts and theme parks look the same
Identify and explain one way that tourism has enhanced regional landscape distinctive ness
Preservation of unique tourist attractions in a place or country; you have to preserve historical sight like the pyramids so people can see
Cultural distinctiveness, exotic scenery
Great Barrier Reef, ecotourism
Rostow model:
Five stages of development
Stage1 Traditional Stage2 Preconditions for take off Stage3 Take off Stage4 Drive to maturity Stage5 High mass consumption
Define maquiladora
Is a manufacturing operation in a free trade zone in Mexico, where factories import materials and equipment on a duty free and tariff free basis of assembly, processing or manufacture and then export finished product back to country of origin or other places
Special distribution of maquiladora
They are clustered near the border between the United state and Mexico
Divisive four factors that explain why Mexico has emerged as an important location in the current global system of industrial organization
There is cheap labor in Mexico
There are weak environmental regulations
There are tax incentives and no tariffs
Proximity to the United States
