ENV SOCTY 1HB3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS.
What is a core country? - Answer The industrialized capitalist countries on which periphery
countries and semi-periphery countries depend. Core countries control and benefit from the
global market. They are usually recognized as wealthy nations with a wide variety of resources
and are in a favorable location compared to other states. They have strong state institutions, a
powerful military and powerful global political alliances.
peripheral countries - Answer countries that have a marginal role in the world economy and
are thus dependent on the core producing societies for their trading relationships; vulnerable to
foreign direct investment by core countries that seek to exploit their raw materials and labour
What's the World Systems Theory? - Answer Developed countries exploit developing
countries. Uneven development.
segregation is primarily the result of either of these two things - Answer 1. discrimination
(involuntary seg)
2. congregation (voluntary)
what makes ethnic congregation appealing - Answer (homogenous culturally/linguistically so
people can do commerce easily together bc they can communicate)
ppl can practice their religions together (proximate to local churches) not fear
judgment/persecution as much from their neighbours
describe upward filtering in the context of the housing market - Answer part of the filtering
process whereby relatively inexpensive homes, often occupied by renters, become valued by
middle or upper-income groups as an investment; in aggregate, the process is usually referred
to as gentrification
downward filtering - Answer part of the filtering process whereby homes built for middle or
upper-income groups gradually become less expensive as they age/degrade through neglect, as
the neighbourhood becomes less desirable
how do municipalities benefit from gentrification - Answer increased property tax revenue
How are these land uses organized in space? - Answer some degree of urban planning,
mostly driven by economic competition though
CORRECT ANSWERS.
What is a core country? - Answer The industrialized capitalist countries on which periphery
countries and semi-periphery countries depend. Core countries control and benefit from the
global market. They are usually recognized as wealthy nations with a wide variety of resources
and are in a favorable location compared to other states. They have strong state institutions, a
powerful military and powerful global political alliances.
peripheral countries - Answer countries that have a marginal role in the world economy and
are thus dependent on the core producing societies for their trading relationships; vulnerable to
foreign direct investment by core countries that seek to exploit their raw materials and labour
What's the World Systems Theory? - Answer Developed countries exploit developing
countries. Uneven development.
segregation is primarily the result of either of these two things - Answer 1. discrimination
(involuntary seg)
2. congregation (voluntary)
what makes ethnic congregation appealing - Answer (homogenous culturally/linguistically so
people can do commerce easily together bc they can communicate)
ppl can practice their religions together (proximate to local churches) not fear
judgment/persecution as much from their neighbours
describe upward filtering in the context of the housing market - Answer part of the filtering
process whereby relatively inexpensive homes, often occupied by renters, become valued by
middle or upper-income groups as an investment; in aggregate, the process is usually referred
to as gentrification
downward filtering - Answer part of the filtering process whereby homes built for middle or
upper-income groups gradually become less expensive as they age/degrade through neglect, as
the neighbourhood becomes less desirable
how do municipalities benefit from gentrification - Answer increased property tax revenue
How are these land uses organized in space? - Answer some degree of urban planning,
mostly driven by economic competition though
