Core nations are also known as __________.Question 2Select one:a.High-income nationsb.Newly industrialized nationsc.Low-income nationsd.Developing nations

Dependency theorists explain global inequality and global stratification by focusing on the way that __________.Question 4Select one:a.Core nations and peripheral nations exploit semi-peripheral nationsb.Semi-peripheral nations exploit core nationsc.Peripheral nations exploit core nationsd.Core nations exploit peripheral nations

According to the United Nations, many countries with very high development are located in _____, and many countries with low development are located in _____.Europe, AfricaNorth America, EuropeAfrica, North America

Among the following high-income nations, __________ generally stands out as having greater income inequality.A.Great BritainB.the United StatesC.SwedenD.Japan

Core-periphery models are generally based on the idea thatResponsesall world regions are equally well developedall world regions are equally well developedlevels of social and economic development are fairly uniform between core areas and peripheral areaslevels of social and economic development are fairly uniform between core areas and peripheral areassharp spatial contrasts in social and economic development exist between economic heart­lands and outlying subordinate areassharp spatial contrasts in social and economic development exist between economic heart­lands and outlying subordinate areasthe growth and prosperity of core countries has not been achieved at the expense of peripheral countriesthe growth and prosperity of core countries has not been achieved at the expense of peripheral countriesthe economic and social heart of a territory should be at its geographic center

These countries exhibit characteristics of both core and periphery. They may have some developed industries, but also rely on resource extraction and cheap labor.