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APHG Reading Guide:
Chapter 10 – Development
Field Note (p. 300 – 302)
1. Why doesn’t demand for products and an economic boom for one industry not lift development levels across
regions? ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Commodity Chain: __________________________________________________________________________
3. What is one challenge of development described in the reading? ____________________________________
KQ #1: HOW DO YOU DEFINE AND MEASURE DEVELOPMENT? (p. 302 – 305)
4. If “wealth does not depend on what is produced,” what does it depend on? ___________________________
5. Development implies ______________________, and that means ___________________________________
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6. What are the three methods of measuring development described in the text? _________________________
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7. Gross National Product (GNP): ________________________________________________________________
8. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): _______________________________________________________________
9. Gross National Income (GNI): _________________________________________________________________
10. A country’s legal economy that is taxed and monitored by the government is called its __________________
11. The illegal or untaxed economy is known as _______________________________
12. What are the limitations of each of the measures of development listed above? _______________________
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13. What are some of the measures that analysts look toward to provide a clear picture of a country’s level of
development? _______________________________________________________________________________
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14. What are the key indicators used to demonstrate a country’s development? __________________________
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15. Walt Rostow’s modernization model (AKA development ladder) includes several steps. In the space below
describe each:
o Traditional: ___________________________________________________________________________
o Pre-Conditions for Take-off: ______________________________________________________________
o Take-off: _____________________________________________________________________________
o Drive to Maturity: _____________________________________________________________________
o High Mass Consumption: ________________________________________________________________
APHG Reading Guide:
Chapter 10 – Development
KQ# 2: HOW DOES GEOGRAPHY AFFECT DEVELOPMENT? (p. 305 – 309)
16. How does context affect the way we view development? _________________________________________
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17. How did colonialism set up the flow of capital that we see today? _________________________________
18. Neo-Colonialism: _________________________________________________________________________
19. _____________________________ is a theory of development that holds that economic disparities are built
into the system and cannot be easily changed.
20. Dependency Theory: _______________________________________________________________________
21. Dollarization: _____________________________________________________________________________
22. How can Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory help explain these phenomena?
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23. How is World Systems Theory different from the Modernization Model? _____________________________
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KQ# 3: WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO AND THE COSTS OF DEVELOPMENT? (p. 309 – 319)
24. There are several barriers discussed in this section, briefly describe each of them:
o Low Levels of Social Welfare: ____________________________________________________________
o Foreign Debt:_________________________________________________________________________
o Political Instability: ____________________________________________________________________
o Disease: _____________________________________________________________________________
25. Costs of Economic Development are many, these include: Industrialization which can be very costly for
countries, many governments allow outside industry to take advantage of their raw materials and low
wages. This can lead to ____________________________________ where taxes are low and regulations on
foreign companies is favorable.
26. Maquiladoras: ____________________________________________________________________________
27. Special Economic Zones (CHINA): _____________________________________________________________
28. NAFTA: __________________________________________________________________________________
APHG Reading Guide:
Chapter 10 – Development
29. Agriculture is often the dominant form of economic activity in periphery countries. However when large
scale modern farming takes place, items are often grown to meet demand in ________________________.
30. Environmental problems such as ____________________ have resulted from over use of lands.
31. How does tourism both benefit and harm the economy in periphery regions? _________________________
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32. Describe the cultural landscape of tourist regions in periphery zones. ________________________________
KQ # 4: WHY DO COUNTRIES EXPERIENCE UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A STATE? (p. 319 – 326)
33. What regions of the US are seen as periphery according to the text? ________________________________
34. What is happening to the gap between the wealthy and impoverished regions? _______________________
35. How can governments alter or change the development of areas within their own states? _______________
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36. Quota market: ___________________________________________________________________________
37. Islands of Development: ____________________________________________________________________
38. How do the actions of governments create these islands? _________________________________________
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39. Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO) :_______________________________________________________
40. Microcredit Programs: _____________________________________________________________________