APHG Chapter 10

Why would a government impose a tariff?

• to reduce the average prices of certain goods

• to reduce the amount of taxes that consumers pay

• to protect its economy from foreign direct investment

• to protect domestic businesses from foreign competition

Stages of growth model is similar to ________ model.

• J. H von Thunen

• Ernst Ravenstein

• W.W. Rostow

• Immanuel Wallerstein

What is self-sufficiency in the context of countries' economic development?

• Self-sufficiency means relying heavily on imports for economic development.

• Self-sufficiency refers to a country's ability to outsource all its economic activities.

• Self-sufficiency in economic development means a country can meet its needs internally without heavy reliance on imports.

• Self-sufficiency involves borrowing extensively from other countries for economic growth.

GE, Coca-cola, Nokia, Samsung, Pepsi, Walt-Disney represent the many 

• Back of Corporations

• World Trade Organizations

• Transnational Corporations

• Fairtrade Labeling Organizations 

Match the economic systems to its characteristics or meaning.

• Private sector, profit, and minimal gov.

• Free Market

• Customs, family, and historical basis

• Command economy

• Centrally owned by the government

• Mixed economy

• Public and private sectors

• Traditional economy

GDP per capita is the only economic indicator that can reliably determine the level of development for a country.

• TRUE 

• FALSE

Which map projection provides the most realistic depiction of the globe? 

• Mercator

• Robinson 

• Miller 

• Gall-Peters

The Red lines are showing what? 

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime Meridians

• Tropics

What word best connects to "The science of making maps"? 

• Geography

• Cartography

• Projectionist

• Diagramist

This is an idea or innovation that migrates into new areas, leaving behind its origin or source of the cultural trait.

• Relocation Diffusion

• Hierarchical Diffusion

• Contagious Diffusion

• Stimulus Diffusion