Economic Geography



Economic Geography

Reading Guide

Chapter 9

Key Issue 1

1. Case Study: Bangladesh – What can you determine about Bangladesh’s demographics based on the story of Rabea Rahman? What stage of the DTM do you believe Bangladesh is in?

2. What is the purpose of HDI? Which statistics are used to calculate HDI?

3. Using the map, Which regions have a high HDI? List 3 countries from a high HDI region. Low HDI? List 3 countries from a low HDI region.

4. From the years 1990 to 2005, did the gap in GDP per capita between MDCs or LDCs increase or decrease? Why is this not a simple question?

5. Explain the different sectors of the economy.

6. What does a high percentage of workers in the primary sector of the economy indicate about a country?

7. How does production in MDCs differ from LDCs?

8. Why do certain raw materials have more value?

9. Make a connection! Refer to the countries listed in #3 - What is the correlation of a country’s HDI and consumption of consumer goods?

10. What is the correlation between level of development and the quantity/quality of education?

11. What government policy in MDCs contributes to better healthcare than in LDCs?

12. Why does development vary among countries?

Key Issue 2

1. Which regions are combined to form the Middle East region?

2. What is the line of longitude that divides the world in the north-south split?

3. What are 3 generalizations made about Anglo-America?

4. Since WWII, W. Europe has experienced more unification but is now experiencing more cultural diversity. Why have they become more culturally diverse? Explain the situation in terms of the DTM.

5. Why did the Soviet Union prefer production facilities to be in the Asian part of the country?

6. What benefits do the Eastern European countries that border Western Europe have?

7. What effect does Wal-Mart have on the primary and secondary sectors?

8. What are some criticisms of Wal-Mart business practices?

9. Is China ready to move from the secondary sector of the economy to the tertiary sector?

10. Why does the Middle East have uneven development?

11. What economic advantages does Southeast Asia have? What is the most significant problem?

12. What is the difference in China and India’s development?

13. In spite of Sub-Saharan Africa’s low population density and mineral resources, why does it have the least favorable prospects for development?

14. Where are more and less developed countries distributed?

Key Issue 3

1. What is the purpose of the GDI?

2. Approximately how much do women earn compared to men?

3. How does the GEM differ from the GDI?

4. Looking at the maps, what is the spatial correlation of GDP per capita and GDI?

Key Issue 4

1. List the elements of the Self-Sufficiency approach to economic growth. (1st paragraph stuff)

2. How did the Self-Sufficiency approach work in India?

3. What are the problems with Self-Sufficiency?

4. Draw pictures to illustrate Rostow’s Five Stage Model.

5. Next to the picture, write at what point in history the US was in each stage.

6. Which countries are the Four Asian Dragons (also called Four Asian Tigers)? Which method of development did they follow?

7. What are the problems with the International Trade approach?

8. How does the International Trade approach compare to the Self-Sufficiency approach?

9. What is the WTO? What is the purpose of the WTO?

10. What methods does the WTO use to promote international trade?

11. What are the criticisms to the WTO?

12. What is FDI? Who invests the money?

13. What percentage of investments from MDCs are made in LDCs?

14. What is the IMF? How does it work?

15. What is the World Bank? How does it work?

16. Have the loans for infrastructure been successful? Explain.

17. What is the structural adjustment program? What are the criticisms?

18. Check out the core/periphery map on page 322.

19. Why do less developed countries face obstacles to development?

Chapter 11

Key Issue 2

1. All manufacturers try to minimize what cost associated with producing and/or delivering goods? Now say it again. Make a sentence out it. One more time!

2. In which situation should the manufacturer be located close to the raw materials? Closer to the market?

3. What type of industry is copper? Why? What is another industry that is also bulk-reducing?

4. Look at the figure 11-9, make a really good Human Geography sentence about the location of steel mills in relation to iron ore and coal deposits.

5. How has the location of steel mills changed in the current market? Why?

6. What type of industry is soft drink bottling? Why? What is another type of industry that is bulk-gaining?

7. Where do perishable products need to be located? Why?

8. What are the relevant factors in deciding the mode of transportation?

9. What is meant by break-of-bulk points?

10. What is meant by labor-intensive industry? (don’t use the easy, cheesy answer)Give an example.

11. Most spinning and weaving (textile industry) are done in which areas? Why?

12. Before the Industrial Revolution, most industries were located close to which site factors? What site factors seem to be more important in modern times?

13. Aluminum manufacturing location is energy dependent.

Key Issue 3

1. Due to intraregional shifts in manufacturing, where do manufacturing plants prefer to locate now? Why?

2. What policy has the EU implemented to encourage development in poorer regions?

3. What advantages for manufacturing does China have?

4. In the 1960’s, what type of approach to development did Latin America follow? (Look at previous questions/answers)

Key Issue 4

1. What is outsourcing? (please use the rest of the sentence immediately following the bold print word)

2. Now the hard part, what is the difference in outsourcing and new international division of labor?

3. Define Fordist and post-Fordist

4. Why do some manufacturers choose to locate in the traditional manufacturing regions?

5. What is the purpose of just-in-time delivery? (don’t use the easy, cheesy)

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