Let's imagine a computer. It is a typical example of the interconnection of different chains, countries and segments. Probably t
he technology and chips your computer has were developed through years of research in Silicon Valley, USA; but his chip was not produced there, this production was outsourced to some factory in China. Many other pieces were also produced in other parts of China or in India, Taiwan or another Asian producer. But you didn't travel to China to buy your computer. It is possible that you have purchased over the internet, on a Brazilian website. Some company had to buy it from China for you, and some other company transported it to Brazil (and another one delivered to your home). Along with the computer came manuals in several languages. In addition, you also received several software, which were developed in another part of the world, and if you have any questions you will call the call center, which can be located anywhere in the world (say, in Mexico) and will have service in Portuguese. What scenario made the process described in this image and text possible?
A) The adoption of the Fordist production method in the assembly line of the aerial sector.
B) The difficulty of finding specialized labor in the country where the company is located.
C) The preference of the sector to privilege the consumer at the expense of profits.
D) The development of new technologies in the area of transport and communication.
E) The use of new tools that increased production costs.
Political geography studies all the following except Economies ( answer A). Political geography is concern with study of both spatially uneven outcome of political processes and the ways in which political processes are themselves affected by spatial structure. It also involve study of boundaries and their associated region.
