Which of the following is typically NOT a characteristic of less developed countries? Extreme disparities in income exist between rich and poor. An increasing percentage of the population living in cities. Large portions of the population engaged in agricultural activity. The standard of living has generally been rising. Large percentage of the population is highly skilled and educated.

Large percentage of the population is highly skilled and educated

All of the following descriptions explain in part the diffusion of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT: Hierarchical diffusion - The British Empire spread industrial concepts throughout many world cities and regions, Contagious diffusion – manufacturing ideas and concepts spread from England to nearby European countries. Stimulus diffusion – Many American and European companies modified ideas and concepts from England and created new ways of manufacturing. Reverse hierarchical – manufacturing ideas and concepts from the outlying rural areas of the British Empire spread back to England and stimulated the Industrial Revolution. Diffused to areas with common locational factors including the availability of coal, access to a water port, proximity to a labor supply and available capital.

Reverse hierarchical – manufacturing ideas and concepts from the outlying rural areas of the British Empire spread back to England and stimulated the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following best explains why many companies continue to locate factories in traditional manufacturing regions like the northeast United States and Western Europe? Options: Low labor costs and loose environmental laws, Large pool of skilled labor and quick delivery to large markets, Weak unions and stringent environmental laws, Decreasing global transportation costs and rising labor costs in China.

Large pool of skilled labor and quick delivery to large markets

Which site factor explains why automobile manufacturing and assembly plants continue to locate in the interior United States? Options: Lower labor costs than in coastal locations with strong environmental laws. Weak unions and stringent environmental laws. Right to Work laws reduce labor costs. Better climate and access to water.

Right to Work laws reduce labor costs

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, which of the following best describes manufacturing? Individual families produced goods by hand inside the home, Large factories located in cities were owned by corporations, Multinational corporations create a global assembly line of production, Mechanized assembly line with workers monitoring the quality of the product, Manufacturing did not exist prior to the Industrial Revolution.

Individual families produced goods by hand inside the home

Based on classical optimal location theory, which of the following best describes the lowest cost location in the bulk gaining industry of soft-drink bottling? Water and glass are heavy so production should be relatively close to the market in order to reduce transportation costs.

Water and glass are heavy so production should be relatively close to the market in order to reduce transportation costs.

Which of the following statements is most true today relating to the situational factors of business? Situational factors of the 21st century are essentially the same as the 20th century. Changes in transportation, manufacturing techniques and markets have changed situational considerations in the 21st century. While situational factors are important, the overall global economy is the most important factor in industry today. Changes in technology put all industries and jobs in a country at risk of being outsourced overseas.

Changes in transportation, manufacturing techniques and markets have changed situational considerations in the 21st century.

Which of these is a result of the shift of industry to developing countries? Options: an increase in trade restrictions on a global level, a lower standard of living in developing countries, an increase in unemployment in developing countries, an industrial decline for the US and Europe, a greater economy for the US and Europe

an industrial decline for the US and Europe

Which statement is supported by the information in the graph shown above? Options: Women have increasingly become part of the labor force over the past 70 years., Fewer men are employed in 2010 compared to 1950, Women’s wages stay below that of men., Women in 2020 have fewer children, on average, compared to 1950., Educational opportunities have increased for men, but not women.

Women have increasingly become part of the labor force over the past 70 years.

What concerns are there for a developing country if the rank-size rule does not apply?

Services will be clustered in the primate city, services will not be evenly distributed throughout the country, smaller cities find it difficult to compete for services with the primate city, and people in rural areas and small cities feel compelled to migrate to the primate city for jobs.

Which of the following describes the labor force distribution on a global scale? Options: The labor force is distributed across all sectors evenly in both developed and developing nations., The labor force tends to be based in the service/tertiary sector in developing countries., The labor force tends to be mainly in the primary sector for developed countries due to ease of access to natural resources., The labor force of developing countries tends to be in the primary sector while the labor force tends to be in the tertiary and quaternary sector for developed countries, The labor force of developed countries tends to be in the primary sector while the labor force tends to be in the tertiary and quaternary sector for developing countries.

The labor force of developing countries tends to be in the primary sector while the labor force tends to be in the tertiary and quaternary sector for developed countries.

Which of the following correctly describes the source of acid rain that can cause damage to natural forests and lakes? Options: the combustion of natural gas for heating and cooling, the burning of coal in electricity and industrial production, the use of hydrochloric acid in factories, airborne emissions from petroleum refineries, water vapor from nuclear power plant cooling towers

the burning of coal in electricity and industrial production

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Today circular rural settlements are most commonly associated with

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Sub-Saharan Africa

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Clustered rural settlements are most commonly associated with

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New England

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Which of the following factors does not help explain why steel manufacturing facilities in the United States have increasingly been located in a coastal city location?
- The decreasing cost of transporting iron ore.
- Scrap metal is widely available in city locales.
- A large demand for steel exists in large coastal cities around the world.
- There is a shortage of iron ore in the interior United States.
- Cheap sources of iron ore from foreign countries

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There is a shortage of iron ore in the interior United States.

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During the Industrial Revolution, the most important fuel source for manufacturing was

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coal

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Which of the following cities is a global financial center? Singapore, Chicago, Beijing, Sydney, London.

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London.

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Which of the following is NOT a locational tendency of high tech industries? Proximity to a major university. Access to venture capital and entrepreneurs. Areas with high quality of life reputations. Availability of high quality communication and transportation facilities.

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Inner-city, downtown locations close to central business districts

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Many United States high tech companies have been outsourcing many of their technical support and other tertiary jobs to which of the following countries?

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India

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