Industrial & Economic Development unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3

Each paper is built from this unit’s 18 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 7, Paper 1” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.

Suggested time 32 min 29 points0/17 attempted

Wallerstein's world systems theory

Agglomeration and deglomeration

Special economic zones and export processing zones

Rostow's stages of growth

Industrial Revolution diffusion

Neoliberalism and structural adjustment

Human Development Index

Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary sectors

Sustainable development

Criticisms of Rostow

Weber's least cost theory

Gender Inequality Index

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Bulk-reducing vs bulk-gaining industry

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Just-in-time delivery

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Fordism and post-Fordism

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Dependency theory

3 pts

Free response

5 pts

In recent decades, many manufacturing jobs have relocated from developed countries (like the US) to newly industrialized countries (NICs).

Identify this economic process.

Explain TWO reasons why multinational corporations choose to relocate their manufacturing facilities to NICs.

Describe ONE negative impact of this relocation on the developed country.

Describe ONE positive impact of this relocation on the NIC.