Ch. 10 - Development: Key Issue 1 How Is Developed Defined ...

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Ch. 10 - Development: Key Issue 1

How Is Developed Defined And Measured? De Blij pp. 335-342 1. How does the author describe the Timbuktu of the 13th – 16th centuries? 2. According to the author, what happened to Timbuktu? 3. What is meant by a country that is developing? GROSS NATIONAL INCOME 4. Use the chart below in order to define the terms below.

TERMS DEFINITION

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP)

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

GROSS NATIONAL INCOME (GNI)

PER CAPITAL GNI


5. In the chart below compare the difference between a formal economy and an informal economy. Be sure to provide examples for each.

TYPES DEFINITION EXAMPLES

FORMAL ECONOMY

INFORMAL ECONOMY

6. What are believed to be some of the limitations of GNI per capita?


ROSTOW’s MODERNIZATION MODEL 7. Use the chart below to organize and list the 5 stages of Rostow’s modernization model.

Stage One: The Traditional

Society

Stage Two: Preconditions For

Takeoff

Stage Three: Takeoff

Stage Four: Drive to Maturity

Stage Five: Age of Mass Consumption

Characteristics

8. In the chart below, respond to the criticisms/problems dealing with Rostow’s model & its relevance today.

CRITICISM/PROBLEMS WITH ROSTOW’S MODEL RELEVANCE OF ROSTOW’S MODEL


9. Using Figure 10.4 and the blank map below, illustrate the disparity in dependency ratio by country. Be sure to include a key.



How Does Geographical Situation Affect Development? De Blij pp. 342-344 1. What is meant that today poorer countries are experiencing neo-colonialism? 2. Define structuralist theory:

DEPENDENCY THEORY 3. Use the chart below to organize and list the characteristics of the Dependency Theory Model.

DEFINITION & ARGUMENTS DOLLARIZATION OF EL SALVADOR PROS & CONS OF THIS THEORY

(-) (+)


WALLERSTEIN’s WORLD-SYSTEMS THEORY (Review of Ch.8)

4. Use the chart below to describe the various aspects of the 3-Tier Structure (Core, Semiperiphery, Periphery).

CORE SEMIPERIPHERY PERIPHERY

5. How does the author believe that World-Systems Theory is different from Rostow’s Modernization Model? 6. In what aspects is the World-Systems Model still applicable today?



What Are The Barriers To And The Costs Of Economic Development? De Blij pp. 344-358 1. What are the 3 basic dimensions of human development according to the United Nations Human Development Index? 2. Define Millennium Development Goals & list the 8 goals.

a. Definition

b. 8 Goals

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.


BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 3. In the chart below record detailed information (including any examples) relating to the following barriers to economic development.

SOCIAL CONDITIONS

FOREIGN DEBT

DISEASE

POLITICAL CORRUPTION & INSTABILITY


COSTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4. Define export processing zones (EPZ’s): 5. Use the chart below in order to describe the maquiladoras of Mexico.

DEFINTION HISTORY CONTROVERSY

6. In the map of USA & Mexico below 1) Identify the location of San Diego, Tijuana, El Paso, & Ciudad Juarez; 2) Inside USA map – record the definition of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); 3) Inside the Mexico map record what NAFTA looks like; 4) Outside of Mexico map, list the challenges that have resulted.


7. Define desertification: 8. According to the text, why is it that desertification has hit Africa harder than any other continent? 9. Tourism is now one of the ___________________________________________________________ and has surpassed ________________ in its overall economic value, and it sometimes brings some ____________________ and employment to these countries. _______________________ may also have serious ___________________________ effects on cultures and _____________________________________. 10. Moreover, many hotels and other tourist facilities are owned not by the host country, but by large ________________________________________________. 11. In the chart below list the positive and negative effects of tourism in places like Thailand, Kenya, Barbados and Fiji.

POSITIVE EFFECTS OF TOURISM NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TOURISM



How Do Political & Economic Institutions Influence Uneven Development Within States? De Blij pp. 358-363 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENTS

1. The ________________ of governments influence whether, how and where _________________ is produced. This is because the ____________________________________________ is affected by tariffs, trade agreements, taxation structures, land ownership rules, environmental regulations, and many other manifestations of governmental authority. ___________________________________ play an important role at the interstate level, but they also shape ____________________________________________ within States—not just between ________________________________________, but within each of these sectors. 2. In the chart below list contrasts between farming practices in the following areas and the role of the US government.

RURAL WISCONSIN APPALACHIA

3. In the space below, create a flow map that illustrates Pietra Rivoli’s description of the Travels of a T-shirt. Create the map that illustrates the t-shirt from commodity (cotton) to sales floor in Florida.


ROLES OF CAPITAL CITIES

ISLANDS OF DEVELOPMENT 4. In both periphery & core, governments often prioritize the creation of wealth in the seat of governmental authority: _____________________________________________. 5. In the Bubble Map below, describe the various roles that capital cities serve in their countries. Please include several examples cities.

EXAMPLES:


6. Use the chart below to list examples of countries who have recently moved their old capital city to a new location within the country. If given, please list the new geographical location in the country and/or the reason for why the capital was moved.

COUNTRY OLD CAPITAL NEW CAPITAL REASON OR LOCATION IN COUNTRY

NIGERIA

MALAWI

PAKISTAN

BRAZIL

KAZAKHSTAN

MALAYSIA

7. How and why did the city of Port Gentile, Gabon become known as “oil city”


CREATING GROWTH IN THE PERIPHERY OF THE PERIPHERY 8. Define nongovernmental organizations (NGO’s): 9. According to the textbook, why is the lack of accountability of NGO’s a possible problem? 10. Using the chart below, define microcredit program, how it works, and its impact. (+/-)

DEFINITION HOW IT WORKS

POSITIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACT

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