Question

which of the following explains the spatial patterns of economic development for most countries in southeast asia, including indonesia, malaysia, thailand, and vietnam? a most southeast asian countries are considered to be part of the semiperiphery because of the extensive growth of the secondary economic sector. b most southeast asian countries are considered to be part of the semiperiphery because of the dominance of the primary economic sector. c most southeast asian countries are considered to be part of the periphery because of the dominance of the tertiary economic sector. d most southeast asian countries are considered to be part of the periphery because of the dominance of the secondary economic sector. e most southeast asian countries are considered to be part of the core because of the dominance of the tertiary economic sector.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the world - system theory (core - semiperiphery - periphery) and economic sectors:

1. Core, Semiperiphery, Periphery Basics: Core countries have dominant tertiary (service - based) sectors. Periphery countries are dominated by primary (agriculture, raw materials) sectors. Semiperiphery countries are in transition, with growing secondary (manufacturing) sectors.
2. Analyze Southeast Asian Countries: Countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam have seen significant growth in manufacturing (secondary sector). They are not core (core has dominant tertiary) or pure periphery (periphery has dominant primary). So they are semiperiphery.
3. Evaluate Options:

• Option A: Says semiperiphery due to secondary sector growth. This matches our analysis.
• Option B: Claims semiperiphery due to primary sector dominance. But semiperiphery has growing secondary, not dominant primary. Eliminate.
• Option C: Says periphery with dominant tertiary. Periphery is primary - dominant, tertiary is core - like. Eliminate.
• Option D: Says periphery with dominant secondary. Periphery is primary - dominant. Eliminate.
• Option E: Says core with dominant tertiary. Southeast Asian countries aren't core (core has highly developed tertiary, they are still developing with growing secondary). Eliminate.

Answer:

A. Most Southeast Asian countries are considered to be part of the semiperiphery because of the extensive growth of the secondary economic sector.