<p>Yes, but the question is asking what is NOT an economic backwater. Buenos Aires is freaking rich and Sao Paolo is poor. What am I not getting?</p>
<p>Oh, lol. Then I’m utterly confused as well.</p>
<p>@ Puggly…don’t be!! You are probably the most prepared out of anyone I’ve seen.</p>
<p>An economic backwater is either a place that has been deindustrialized or has little influence on economics in the country… Like it is being left behind in the “fast world”. For example, the Great Lakes Region is an economic backwater after many major companies left to outsource in Mexico and Japan. For this question, you would have to know that Brazil is an NIC and is becoming more and more powerful on the global periphery. Sao Paolo is a fairly large city that is important for the country’s economic and political welfare. Now I don’t know why Buenos Aires is an economic backwater. Would someone please explain?</p>
<p>lol, it’s one of the questions in Barrons if you want to look for their non-making-sense explanation</p>
<p>I got that one wrong too! And I didn’t get it either. Help me too xD</p>
<p>Easier way to remember Rostow’s stages of development: TLCFMH (the lonely cute female moos (or moans) hard)</p>
<p>1 - Technological innovation and Low income
2 - Foreign investment and infrastructure improvements
3 - commercialization of agriculture
4 - Manufacturing
5 - high incomes and mass consumption</p>
<p>From Barrons</p>
<p>I have a feeling it should “lack of technological innovation” instead for stage 1.</p>
<p>Barrons says technological innovation is just starting out.</p>
<p>Thanks sophomore120164, you gave me some confidence. I’m just a worrier, haha. </p>
<p>Good way to remember that skateme. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any guesses on what the essays will be on? I’m guessing one will have to do with the new international division of labor. That seems to be a pretty large topic in this subject that I haven’t seen an essay question on before.</p>
<p>What’s the new international division of labor?</p>
<p>What do you mean by the new international division of labor?</p>
<p>Edit: Oops, a bit late!</p>
<p>What are the major models/people we should know?</p>
<p>question: which of the world was the first to domesticate cattle, sheep and goats?
a. central america, b. northeastern africa, c. northern china, d. northeastern india, e. northeastern south america</p>
<p>when i looked up the answer i got india, but my teacher said it was africa.</p>
<p>The new international division of labor is merely the results of globalization; that is the division of labor that has resulted from globalization.</p>
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<p>Shouldn’t steps 2 and 3 be reversed? Commercialization of agriculture comes before foreign investments.</p>
<p>Africa. It says NE for India and Africa. NE Africa would be Egypt ----> Middle East (Fertile Crescent)</p>
<p>NE India would be the Himalayas/Tibet-ish, or the Bangladesh area.</p>
<p>thanks so much isurus</p>
<p>Ya spratleyj has said it. Like how many companies now locate their industries in foreign countries to take advantage of economic opportunities. </p>
<p>Here’s what Princeton Review says about Rostow’s Stages of Development.</p>
<p>Stage 1: Economy is based on Primary Economic activities.</p>
<p>Stage 2: Infrastucture begins to develop which promotes economic development and trade relations with other nations. </p>
<p>Stage 3: The economy begins to shift focus onto a limited number of industrial exports. Labor force shifts to factory work.</p>
<p>Stage 4: Technical advancements diffuse throughout the country. Economy grows rapidly and workers become increasingly skilled and educated.</p>
<p>Stage 5: Highly specialized production dominates the economy. Technical knowledge and education levels are high. Mass consumption and high per capita incomes take hold.</p>
<p>This sounds about right to me. I hate how all the books describe it a little different.</p>
<p>well im glad youre all 400% more prepared than i am! haha. </p>
<p>-what % is needed to get a 3 on the exam?</p>
<p>***Describe the Central Place Theory (Who made it, what is states, what shape is used, what are the assumptions) READY SET GO!</p>