APHG unit 6

 A country is forced to lower the taxes of the highest earners in the countries, to encourage a lot of rich people to do business there

• Gross national income(GNI)

• Gross domestic product(GDP)

• Structural Adjustment Program

• Maquiladora

Most cars parts a made by different companies, all put together to make a car

• Agglomeration

• Post-Fordist Production

• Offshoring

• Outsourcing

Many call centers are operating outside of the USA in countries like India due to cheaper labor costs

• Offshoring

• New International division of labor

• Development

People are willing to buy a lot of cars because they want to

• Supply

• Demand

• Deglomeration

There is a new type of truck that is being developed that would allow drivers to go longer distances, using smaller amounts of fuel

• Post-Fordist Production

• Structural Adjustment Program

• Development

• Microfinance

 A company has about 3 months supply of food that they can sell for the

• Purchasing power parity

• Supply

• Demand

 A big company gives out a loan to a smaller company in a semi-periphery or periphery nation

• Microfinance

• Foreign Direct Investment

• Outsourcing

The North American copper industry is located near the raw material

• Break of bulk point

• Just-In-Time delivery

• Cottage industry

An Indian man makes his produce of clothes at his home

• Offshoring

• Onshoring

• Cottage industry

 A company buys lawn mowers when a person orders them, as they cost a lot of money to keep around 

• Friction of Distance

• Purchasing power parity

• Just-In-Time delivery