AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY LATEST
CHAPTER
12:INDUSTRYAND
SERVICES ACTUAL
EXAM
(TheFouberg,Murphy,and
de Blij 9thedition)
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
Foreign Direct Investment - ANSWER-An investment made by a foreign company
in the economy of another country
Fordist - ANSWER-Named after automobile producer Henry Ford, utilized the
assembly line for mass consumption. Utilized vertical integration and controlled all
stages of production.
Post-Fordist - ANSWER-What we have today, a more flexible set of
production practices where goods are not mass produced; individual components
are created separately and brought together to meet demands
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,AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY LATEST
CHAPTER
12:INDUSTRYAND
SERVICES ACTUAL
EXAM
(TheFouberg,Murphy,and
de Blij 9thedition)
Multinational Companies - ANSWER-Companies that operate in a number of
different countries; because of their economic power, they can sometimes dictate
prices paid to producers in developing countries
Fixed Cost - ANSWER-A cost that does not change
Global Division of Labor - ANSWER-Phenomenon whereby
corporations and others can draw from labor markets around the world, make
possible by the compression of time and space through technological innovations
Intermodal Connections - ANSWER-Places where two or more modes of
transportation meet (air, road, rail, ship, etc)
Core-periphery Model - ANSWER-A model of the spatial structure of
development in which underdeveloped countries are defined by their dependence
on a developed core region
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, AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY LATEST
CHAPTER
12:INDUSTRYAND
SERVICES ACTUAL
EXAM
(TheFouberg,Murphy,and
de Blij 9thedition)
Polarization Effects - ANSWER-The forces of concentration that reinforce growth
at the core in expense of the periphery
Circular and Cumulative Causation - ANSWER-When forces set into motion
create a "snow-balling" effect
James Watt - ANSWER-Made improvements to the steam engine by creating a
separate chamber to house the steam
Coke - ANSWER-A high-carbon form of coal
Smelting - ANSWER-Invented by Abraham Darby, puts iron through a process to
create cast iron
NAFTA - ANSWER-North American Free Trade Agreement, allows open trade
between Canada, the US, and Mexico
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CHAPTER
12:INDUSTRYAND
SERVICES ACTUAL
EXAM
(TheFouberg,Murphy,and
de Blij 9thedition)
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
Foreign Direct Investment - ANSWER-An investment made by a foreign company
in the economy of another country
Fordist - ANSWER-Named after automobile producer Henry Ford, utilized the
assembly line for mass consumption. Utilized vertical integration and controlled all
stages of production.
Post-Fordist - ANSWER-What we have today, a more flexible set of
production practices where goods are not mass produced; individual components
are created separately and brought together to meet demands
END OF
PAGE 1
,AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY LATEST
CHAPTER
12:INDUSTRYAND
SERVICES ACTUAL
EXAM
(TheFouberg,Murphy,and
de Blij 9thedition)
Multinational Companies - ANSWER-Companies that operate in a number of
different countries; because of their economic power, they can sometimes dictate
prices paid to producers in developing countries
Fixed Cost - ANSWER-A cost that does not change
Global Division of Labor - ANSWER-Phenomenon whereby
corporations and others can draw from labor markets around the world, make
possible by the compression of time and space through technological innovations
Intermodal Connections - ANSWER-Places where two or more modes of
transportation meet (air, road, rail, ship, etc)
Core-periphery Model - ANSWER-A model of the spatial structure of
development in which underdeveloped countries are defined by their dependence
on a developed core region
END OF
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, AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY LATEST
CHAPTER
12:INDUSTRYAND
SERVICES ACTUAL
EXAM
(TheFouberg,Murphy,and
de Blij 9thedition)
Polarization Effects - ANSWER-The forces of concentration that reinforce growth
at the core in expense of the periphery
Circular and Cumulative Causation - ANSWER-When forces set into motion
create a "snow-balling" effect
James Watt - ANSWER-Made improvements to the steam engine by creating a
separate chamber to house the steam
Coke - ANSWER-A high-carbon form of coal
Smelting - ANSWER-Invented by Abraham Darby, puts iron through a process to
create cast iron
NAFTA - ANSWER-North American Free Trade Agreement, allows open trade
between Canada, the US, and Mexico
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