Wallerstein's World Systems Theory - AP Human Geography

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Wallerstein's World Systems Theory divides countries of the world into three groups based on all of the following EXCEPT __________.

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The World Systems Theory, created by Immanuel Wallerstein, divides countries of the world into three groups based on political power, social standing, and economic and technological development. The theory does not categorize countries based on population.

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Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory begins with __________ in the __________.

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Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory postulates that the world is one interconnected collection of nations and states that, due to the initial wave of European colonialism in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, is dominated by economic centers in Europe and North America. The World Systems Theory also suggests that interconnectedness is constantly growing.

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