World Geography Unit 3 Test Economic Geography

Based on the graph shown, this country's economy is focused on the...

• primary sector

• secondary sector

• tertiary sector

• quaternary sector

Based on the graph shown, this country's economy is focused on the...

• primary sector

• secondary sector

• tertiary sector

• quaternary sector

Which of the following is NOT an example of how capital resources can influence economic activity?

• he use of technology advanced the finance industry.

• The completion of infrastructure projects to improved transportation.

•  

  The average level of education among the workforce increased, thus the ratio of skilled to unskilled laborers improved.

• The use of new machinery resulted in improvements in the agricultural industry.

Fill in the blank: Issues like cost and aesthetics have prevented __________ from being adopted as the world's primary energy resource.

• solar power

• coal

• petroleum

• nuclear power

Fill in the blank: __________ has replaced coal as the world's primary energy resource.

• wood

• nuclear power

• solar power

• petroleum

Fill in the blank: __________ was one of the earliest energy resources.

• wood

• nuclear power

• solar powewr

• petroleum

Fill in the blank: __________ can be refined into fuels like gasoline and kerosene.

• wood

• nuclear power

• solar power

• petroleum

Nuclear power plants produce energy with far more pollution than power plants that burn fossil fuels.

• True

• False

Although __________ has a limited amount of natural resources, it specializes in financial and knowledge-based industries, which it offers to countries worldwide.

• Côte d’Ivoire

• Russia

• United States

• Switzerland

Which of the following countries has a comparative advantage in regards to shipping lanes?

• Country A

• Country B

• Country C

• Country D