• Have core and periphery processes occurring. • Economically and politically dominant on the world stage • Often have unstable governments • Less wealth, lower levels of education than core • Strong military and powerful allies • In the process of industrializing • Often active in manufacturing and exporting of goods • Highly interconnected transportation and communication networks • Infrastructure that supports economic activity • Better transportation and communication networks than periphery • Inferior transportation and communication networks • Have potential to grow into core country • Controls the global market • Inadequate infrastructure for supporting economic activity • Export natural resources to core countries

• Have core and periphery processes occurring. • Economically and politically dominant on the world stage • Often have unstable governments • Less wealth, lower levels of education than core • Strong military and powerful allies • In the process of industrializing • Often active in manufacturing and exporting of goods • Highly interconnected transportation and communication networks • Infrastructure that supports economic activity • Better transportation and communication networks than periphery • Inferior transportation and communication networks • Have potential to grow into core country • Controls the global market • Inadequate infrastructure for supporting economic activity • Export natural resources to core countries