World Geo Unit 6 Review

The purpose of maquiladoras is to ---

• manufacture jobs for the South American market at a low cost.

• manufacture goods for the East Asian market at a low cost.

• manufacture goods for the Southeast Asian market at a low cost.

• manufacture goods for the American market at a low cost.

The economy of the United States is said to be in a postindustrial phase. Which of these would most accurately describe this phase?

• De-emphasis on the need for imports to the United States.

• An increase need for assembly line workers arises to meet production demands.

• Outsourcing of most industrial labor overseas.

• Reemergence of the importance of primary industries.

What are the characteristics of a quaternary industry?

• It involves the extraction of raw materials from the surface of the earth.

• It involves the provision of services, such as retail and tourism.

• It involves manufacturing raw materials into a finished product.

• It involves the provision of the high-level of services, such as scientific research.

Detroit experienced deindustrialization in the latter part of the 20th century, leading to a rise in --

• outsourcing, as manufacturing jobs moved to developing countries with lower salaries for workers.

• clean air because few people were using cars anymore.

• high school drop out rates as young people went to work in factories in the American South.

• college degrees because the car factories needed more managers and fewer people working on the factory floor.

In Country 1, described as a place where people produce what they need to survive by doing things as they were done by our ancestors, what occupation would most commonly be found?

• subsistence farming

• computer programmers

• mining

• commercial agriculture

Fishing, farming, forestry, and mining are part of which economic sector?

• Primary sector

• Secondary sector

• Tertiary sector

• Quaternary sector

The establishment of maquiladoras is an example of the new international division of labor between ---

• laborers and supervisors

• North and South American countries

• NAFTA member states and EU member states

• the United States and Mexico

Which of the following correctly identifies the four factors of production in an industrialized economy?

• traditional, socialist, communist, free enterprise

• cottage industries, vertical integration, horizontal integration, free enterprise

• savings, loans, investments and debts

• land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship

Which of the following is the best title for the text above?

• Arguments for Underground Coal Mining

• Rationale for Building Wind Farms

• Motivation for Oil Embargo

• Reasons against Increased Offshore Oil Drilling

The Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company are credited with

• Inventing the very first combustion engine car in the late 17th century.

• inventing the very first electric car in the late 18th century.

• creating the very first company town for all workers to live in during the mid-20th century.

• creating the assembly line, which allowed faster production of cars and other products starting in the early 20th century.