AP Human Geography Unit 7

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Newly industrializing countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the

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Semi-Periphery

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Whose development model consists of a 5 stage process that countries go through as they develop economically?

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Rostow

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Countries in _____ and _____ would likely have the highest rates of gender equality.

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North America: Western Europe

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Which types of countries' economies rely on primary (raw materials) economic activities? Options: Core Countries, Secondary, Semi-Periphery Countries, Periphery Countries

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Periphery Countries

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Which region of the world has no core countries? Options: North America, Western Europe, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Economic activities that are taxed and monitored by the government and count towards the GDP and GNP

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Formal Economy

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A well-educated and skilled population, lower Rate of Natural Increase (RNI), access to health care, a higher GNI per capita, and lower levels of gender inequality are related to

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Core Countries

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Farming, mining, fishing, and forestry are all considered to be

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Primary Economic Activities

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Created by Wallerstein to show that the world is interconnected and that we are all interdependent on each other. Divides us into three tiers of economic prosperity (Core, Semi-Periphery, Periphery).

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World Systems theory

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The United Nations created these to help reduce disparities between developed and developing countries

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Sustainable Development Goals