Unit VI: Industrialization and Economic Development
A. Growth and diffusion of industrialization
1. The changing roles of energy and technology
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Models of economic development: Rostow’s Stages of Economic Growth and Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory
4. Geographic critiques of models of industrial location: bid rent, Weber’s comparative costs of transportation and
industrial location in relation to resources, location of retailing and service industries, and local economic development
within competitive global systems of corporations and finance
B. Social and economic measures of development
1. Gross domestic product and GDP per capita
2. Human Development Index
3. Gender Inequality Index
4. Income disparity and the Gini coefficient
5. Changes in fertility and mortality
6. Access to health care, education, utilities, and sanitation
C. Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development
1. Spatial organization of the world economy
2. Variations in levels of development
3. Deindustrialization, economic restructuring, and the rise of service and high technology economics
4. Globalization, manufacturing in newly industrialized countries (NICs), and the international division of labor
5. Natural resource depletion, pollution, and climate changes
6. Sustainable development
7. Government development initiatives: local, regional, and national policies
8. Women in development and gender equity in the workforce
A. Growth and diffusion of industrialization
1. The changing roles of energy and technology
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Models of economic development: Rostow’s Stages of Economic Growth and Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory
4. Geographic critiques of models of industrial location: bid rent, Weber’s comparative costs of transportation and
industrial location in relation to resources, location of retailing and service industries, and local economic development
within competitive global systems of corporations and finance
B. Social and economic measures of development
1. Gross domestic product and GDP per capita
2. Human Development Index
3. Gender Inequality Index
4. Income disparity and the Gini coefficient
5. Changes in fertility and mortality
6. Access to health care, education, utilities, and sanitation
C. Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development
1. Spatial organization of the world economy
2. Variations in levels of development
3. Deindustrialization, economic restructuring, and the rise of service and high technology economics
4. Globalization, manufacturing in newly industrialized countries (NICs), and the international division of labor
5. Natural resource depletion, pollution, and climate changes
6. Sustainable development
7. Government development initiatives: local, regional, and national policies
8. Women in development and gender equity in the workforce
Unit Downloads:
*KBAT Chpt. 9 Development *KBAT Chpt. 11 Industry *KBAT Chpt. 12 Services *Rubenstein Outline Chapter 9 *Rubenstein Outline Chapter 11 *Rubenstein Outline Chapter 12
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Unit Readings:
*Rubenstein, Chapter 11: Industry *FOCUS, Reading 14: Japanese Motor Vehicle Producers in the USA: Where and Why *Rubenstein, Chapter 12: Services *Rubenstein, Chapter 9: Development * FOCUS, # 15: Indian Gaming in the US: Distribution, Significance and Trends *FOCUS, # 19: Women Street Caterers: Gaborne’s Colorful Street-Side Restaurants *Ecotourism Potential in the Togian Islands- Focus Main Topics: 1. Major concepts in industrialization and development 2. Growth and diffusion of industrialization 3. Contemporary patterns and impacts of industrialization and development |
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Week 11
Homework: Review Unit V Week 12 9.3 WHERE DOES DEVELOPMENT VARY AMONG COUNTRIES? VOCAB: GEM, GDI Gapminder Video Development Case Studies Homework: Read Chpt. 9.4 Week 13 11.2 WHY ARE SITUATION FACTORS IMPORTANT? VOCAB: Bulk-reducing and gaining Industries, Break-of-Bulk Points, Weber Model Shifts in IndustryMaquiladoras & Ecotourism Outsourcing Video: Mardi Gras: Made in China Homework: Read Ch. 11.2 Week 14 Homework: Read Chpt. 12.2 Week 15 NO SCHOOL |
Unit V MC & FRQ Test Homework: Read Chpt. 9.1 9.4 WHY DO LDCS FACE OBSTACLES TO DEVELOPMENT? VOCAB: Self- sufficiency Model, Fair Trade, Structural Adjustment Programs Industrial Laptopia Homework: Reading Quiz Chpt. 9 & 11.1-11.2 Site/Situation Challenge Homework: Read Chpt. 11.3 12.2 WHERE ARE CONTEMPORARY SERVICES ORIGINATE? VOCAB: Clustered, Dispersed, Enclosure Movement, Urbanization Service Clusters Gravity Model Global Urbanization & Planned Capitals Homework: Read Chpt. 12.3 Unit VI MC Test (Covers Ch. 9 Development, 11 Industry, 12 Services) Homework: Prepare for Unit VI FRQ Essays |
9.1 WHY DOES DEVELOPMENT VARY AMONG COUNTRIES? VOCAB: HDI Development PPt Development in Different Countries Measuring Development at CIAfactbook.org Homework: Read Chpt. 9.2 Economic Development Laptopia 11.1 WHERE IS INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTED? Economic Geography Factors of Production Industrial Regions Industrial Locations Homework: Read Chpt. 11.1 11.3 WHY ARE SITE FACTORS IMPORTANT?/ 11.4 WHY ARE LOCATION FACTORS CHANGING? VOCAB: Maquiladoras, Rostow, Labor/Land/CapitalOutsourcing Site/Situation ChallengeHomework: Read Chpt. 11, Key Issue 4 12.3 WHY ARE CONSUMER SERVICES DISTRIBUTED IN A REGULAR PATTERN?/ 12.4 WHY DO BUSINESS SERVICES CLUSTER IN LARGE SETTLEMENTS? VOCAB: Range, Threshold, Market Area Analysis, Rank-size, Cristaller, Gravity Model Homework: Review for AP Exam Read Chpt. 12.4 Unit VI FRQ Essays Chapters 9/11/12 Homework: |
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9.2 WHERE ARE MDCS AND LDCS LOCATED? VOCAB: MDCs, LDCs Rostow's Model of Development Development by Gender Energy Resources for Development Obstacles to Development Fair Trade Types of Jobs Homework: Read Chpt. 9.3 The Urban Game: Industrial Revolution Weber's Least Cost Theory Types of Economic Activities Homework: Begin Reviewing for AP Exam 5/4! 12.1 WHERE DID SERVICES ORIGINATE? VOCAB: Rural and Urban Settlements Hierarchy of Service and Market Places (Cristaller Central Place Theory) Central Place Theory Consumer Services Distribution of Services Homework: Read Chpt. 12.1 Review for AP Exam NO SCHOOL |