Rostow's Model of Economic Development

question 123

Multiple Choice

Rostow's model of economic development

• A) is equally applicable to the countries of today as it was to Western countries in the 19th century.
• B) claims that all countries can reach high GDP per capita if they follow the right path.
• C) is accepted as valid by most geographers.
• D) takes into account the interdependence of countries.
• E) advocates little to no competition in the world economy by countries and regions.

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Definitions:

Hysteresis

The phenomenon in which the state of a material lags behind changes in the effect causing it, such as the lagging of magnetic flux density behind the magnetizing force.

Spike Suppression

Techniques or devices used to protect electronic circuits from sudden transient voltages, which could cause damage or malfunction.

Metal Oxide Varistor

A voltage-dependent resistor with a nonlinear variance, used to protect electrical circuits from voltage spikes.

Inductance

The property of an electrical conductor by which a change in current flowing through it induces an electromotive force in both the conductor itself and in any nearby conductors by mutual inductance.