Unit 5 - Industrial and Economic Patterns and Processes - AP

Which invention or development most directly affected where von Thunen's Model predicted dairy farms would be located?

• GMOs

• Aquaculture

• the Green Revolution

• agribusiness

• refrigeration

The Gulf Cooperation Council, an association of six states on the Persian Gulf that attempts to coordinate trade policies, is an example of

• globalization

• a nation-state

• irredentism

• economic supranationalism

• subnationalism

Which often happens to an industrial site after the factory on it closes?

• In old industrial areas, it often becomes a brownfield site

• in EPZs, it is almost always reclaimed as a recreational site

• in the Great Lakes region, it usually attracts new industry

• in the South and West of the United States, it usually remains vacant

• in most poor countries, it often becomes an office park

Sally’s ability to operate a beauty salon successfully is an example of a ___ resource.  

• capital 
• natural 
• human 
• renewable

Which of the following is an example of unskilled labor?

• building inspector
• computer technician
• dishwasher
• plumber

A ___ engages in tertiary economic activity.  

• carpenter 
• lumberjack 
• orange grower 
• police officer  

 How are natural resources distributed throughout the world?    

•  Natural resources are spread out unevenly around the earth.
• Most natural resources lie beneath the ocean floor.
• Most natural resources are found in developed nations. 
•  Natural resources are distributed evenly among all nations. 

A country with a mostly rural population engaged in mainly primary economic activities is probably a  

• developing nation. 
•  developed nation.
• industrialized nation. 
• primary nation.

 Which of the following is NOT an indicator of a nation’s economic development?  

• labor force characteristics
• major religions 
•  urban/rural ratio  
• educational achievement 

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created to    

•  control the supply and price of oil
• improve transportation in developing nations
•  promote the production of high-quality fossil fuels.
• limit the access of nations to solar power