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AP Human Geography
Unit 7 – Industrial and Economic Development
Topic 7.5
Which theory best explains why some nations remain underdeveloped despite abundant natural resources?
Gunder Frank's Dependency Theory
Rostow's Stages-of-Growth Model
The Core-Periphery Concept
Wallerstein's World System Theory
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