The Geography of the World Economy

Multiple Choice Questions

Essay Questions

Essay question: For some time a group of countries represented by the acronym the BRICs has attracted attention as likely to dominate global production in the years ahead. What is the logic of the argument?

Links to Websites

Brazilian Embassy: http://www.brasilemb.org/
The Brazilian embassy’s Washington Office website provides a wealth of information on the country, with topics that include the economy, trade, the environment and social issues.

Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS): http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/
Although sponsored by the US Department of Commerce with the goal of providing US companies with information on the business opportunities in the former Soviet Union, this website provides a wealth of information for economic geographers who are interested in this region.

China Today: http://www.chinatoday.com/
This website provides a variety of information on China related to topics such as culture, history, government, finance, health and education.

International Labour Organization: http://www.ilo.org/
This UN agency’s website offers research and data on labour issues around the world, such as in the textile, clothing and footwear industries. The ILO also has a separate site devoted to EPZs, available at http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/govlab/legrel/tc/epz/

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): http://www.unctad.org/
This website offers publications and data on trade, investment and economic development issues as they relate to the LDCs, including the latest edition of the annual World Investment Report, which contains information and data on FDI in the LDCs.

World Trade Organization: http://www.wto.org/
The WTO’s website includes research and documents on international agreements and conferences relating to world trade, including the multifibre arrangement (MFA) and the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.