PCIS Geography Unit 4 Review

Which of the following is a primary economic activity?

• Selling clothing

• Assembling a smartphone

• Farming wheat

• Designing a website

What is an example of a secondary economic activity?

• Mining for coal

• Selling coffee at a café

• Manufacturing coffee machines

• Planting coffee beans

Selling products and services is part of which economic sector?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

What does the term globalization mean?

• Planting crops around the world

• The worldwide spread and connection of people, products, and ideas

• The study of different regions

• Economic activities based only in one country

Which of the following is a positive effect of globalization?

• Decreased access to products

• More cultural isolation

• Increased access to goods and information

• Less competition between businesses

Which of the following best shows a spatial pattern of economic activity?

• Buying a pair of shoes online

• A map showing where automobiles are assembled

• Learning how to build furniture

What is one reason regions trade with each other?

• To compete for resources

• To get goods they cannot produce themselves

• To limit economic growth

• To avoid using technology

What type of economic activity is grinding coffee beans in a factory?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quinary

How can globalization negatively affect local businesses?

• By increasing their profits

• By exposing them to international competition

• By creating new local jobs

• By lowering transportation costs

Selling cars at a dealership is an example of what type of economic activity?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Informal