Regarding peripheral countries or regions, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

Question

A. they are all dependent on core countries for capital.
B. the term peripheral is not necessarily synonymous with poverty.
C. most of the impoverished countries are in Africa.
D. there is a downward spiral to the bottom as peripheral states lower
wages in order to compete with all other nations.

An: D

Answer 1

I think I might have picked C because some of them are in South America and Asia and the Middle East.