Economic Geography

More developed countries have widespread manufacturing and service industries that provide a high standard of living.

• True

• False

Quaternary economic activities involve providing services, such as those performed by teachers, truck drivers, and physicians.

• True

• False

What type of economic activity do teachers perform?

• secondary

• tertiary

• primary

• quaternary

Which of the following are all examples of primary economic activities?

• manufacturing, providing services, & processing information

• agriculture, fishing, & mining

• mining, manufacturing, & fishing

• agriculture, mining, & manufacturing

Mexico is an example of a(n) _______________, because it is transitioning from a primarily agricultural economy to an economy primarily focused on manufacturing & industrial activities.

• less developed country

• newly industrialized country

• more developed country

• industrializing country

How has computer technology affected cultural change in recent decades?

• It has accelerated cultural change because it has imposed cultural conformity.

• It has decelerated cultural change by imposing more uniformity.

• It has discouraged cultural change because people are distracted by electronic gadgets.

• It has accelerated cultural change by facilitating the spread of ideas and traditions.

One factor that influenced the growth of many early cities was proximity to navigable water sources.

• True

• False

A country where most people work in service or information industries and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)

• more developed country.

• less developed country.

• industrializing country.

• newly industrialized country.

In this economic system there is private property but the state intervenes creating laws and regulating prices.

• Market economy

• Mixed economy

• Communism

• Subsistence economy

Subsistence economy means...

• Private property

• Communism

• Production for self-consumption

• Richness