CORE-PERIPHERY: Match the description with one or the other group of countries.
ID: 1218139 • Letter: C
Question
CORE-PERIPHERY: Match the description with one or the other group of countries. core or PERIPHERY
Developed Regions?
high GDP per capita?
Third World?
large primary sector of economy?
high debt service relative to GDP?
economically diversified?
high mass consumption?
post-industrial economies?
autarkic regions?
in the "debt trap”??
Establish Export Processing Zones (EPZs)?
LDCs?
GNP/capita < $5000?
wood for fuel?
smallest share of world MVA?
single resource economies?
small percent of labor force in primary sector?
CORE-PERIPHERY: Match the description with one or the other group of countries. core or PERIPHERY
Developed Regions?
high GDP per capita?
Third World?
large primary sector of economy?
high debt service relative to GDP?
economically diversified?
high mass consumption?
post-industrial economies?
autarkic regions?
in the "debt trap”??
Establish Export Processing Zones (EPZs)?
LDCs?
GNP/capita < $5000?
wood for fuel?
smallest share of world MVA?
single resource economies?
small percent of labor force in primary sector?
Explanation / Answer
While the Core countries are industrially developed and at a higher stage of development & growth, Periphery countries are less developed and less industrialized. Accordingly,
Developed Regions - CORE
high GDP per capita - CORE
Third World - PERIPHERY
large primary sector of economy - PERIPHERY
high debt service relative to GDP - PERIPHERY
economically diversified - CORE
high mass consumption - CORE
post-industrial economies - CORE
autarkic regions - PERIPHERY
in the "debt trap” - PERIPHERY
Establish Export Processing Zones (EPZs) - CORE
LDCs - PERIPHERY
GNP/capita < $5000 - PERIPHERY
wood for fuel - PERIPHERY
smallest share of world MVA - PERIPHERY
single resource economies - PERIPHERY
small percent of labor force in primary sector - CORE