Rostow's Development Engine

The final content unit focuses on the spatial patterns of industrialization and economic development. Students compare different models of development and examine how globalization has created an interdependent world ec… Rostow's Development Engine turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

The final content unit focuses on the spatial patterns of industrialization and economic development. Students compare different models of development and examine how globalization has created an interdependent world ec… It focuses on Human Development Index (HDI), Rostow’s Stages of Growth, Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory, Weber’s Least Cost Theory, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Ecotourism from the “Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes” section.

AP Human Geography introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of Earth's surface. Students employ spatial concepts and landscape analy… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes” section. Open the full AP Human Geography course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/ap-human-geography-689b4df1-0d85-4ac5-a723-f52936dce101 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Human Development Index (HDI), Rostow’s Stages of Growth, Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory, Weber’s Least Cost Theory, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Ecotourism — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on AP Human Geography alone.