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WorksheetsUnit 4: Economic Geography
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following regions produces the most oil?
a)
China
b)
Russia
c)
the Middle East
d)
the United States
2.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all examples of
a)
A. alternative energy sources.
b)
B. capital resources.
c)
C. fossil fuels.
d)
D. renewable resources.
3.
Which of the following is an example of unskilled labor?
a)
building inspector
b)
computer technician
c)
dishwasher
d)
plumber
4.
A ___ engages in tertiary economic activity.
a)
carpenter
b)
lumberjack
c)
orange grower
d)
police officer
5.
How are natural resources distributed throughout the world?
a)
Natural resources are spread out unevenly around the earth.
b)
Most natural resources lie beneath the ocean floor.
c)
Most natural resources are found in developed nations.
d)
Natural resources are distributed evenly among all nations.
6.
A country with a mostly rural population engaged in mainly primary economic activities is probably a
a)
developing nation.
b)
developed nation.
c)
industrialized nation.
d)
primary nation.
7.
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of a nation’s economic development?
a)
labor force characteristics
b)
major religions
c)
urban/rural ratio
d)
educational achievement
8.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created to
a)
control the supply and price of oil
b)
improve transportation in developing nations
c)
promote the production of high-quality fossil fuels.
d)
limit the access of nations to solar power
9.
The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph.
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Secondary
10.
Which of the following is NOT primarily an economic union?
a)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
b)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
c)
United Nations (UN)
d)
European Union (EU)
11.
· Access to larger markets
· More efficient industries
·Greater influence on world market
The items listed above are some
· More efficient industries
·Greater influence on world market
The items listed above are some
a)
effects of unequal distribution of resources.
b)
advantages of economic unions.
c)
advantages of local spatial divisions.
d)
indicators of the quality of life in rural areas.
12.
How long a person is expected to live is called what....
a)
labor
b)
high GDP
c)
life expectancy
d)
low GDP
13.
What is the word for the number of people who can read and write in a country
a)
income
b)
literacy rate
c)
life expectancy
d)
free enterprise
14.
What is the total value of goods and services produced by a country
a)
Gross Product Domestic
b)
Domestic Gross Product
c)
Product Gross Domestic
d)
Gross Domestic Product
15.
Blake and Herman have opened a very successful furniture making factory. They are apart of which business sector?
a)
Secondary
b)
Tertiary
c)
Primary
d)
Quartinary
16.
What is the basic support system needed to keep an economy going called?
a)
economic activity
b)
infrastructure
c)
Gross Domestic Product
d)
Skills of workers
17.
Which of the following is NOT a capital resource
a)
money
b)
tools
c)
factories
d)
farmer
18.
This population pyramid demonstrates a country that is most likely...
a)
developed
b)
developing
c)
in transition
d)
highly developed
19.
This population pyramid demonstrates a country that is
a)
developed
b)
developing
c)
in transition
d)
least developed
20.
If Country A has a low growth rate, high literacy rate, and largely tertiary level economic activity, then it is
a)
developing
b)
in transition
c)
developed
d)
in North Africa
21.
Hydroelectric power is generated by
a)
coal power plants
b)
nuclear reactors
c)
water
d)
windmills
22.
What is one reason that solar and wind power are NOT more widely used?
a)
contributes to pollution
b)
is dangerous to use
c)
is not a useful energy resource
d)
is not aesthetically pleasing
23.
Which of the following is NOT infrastructure?
a)
communications and transportation
b)
entrepreneurial abilities
c)
power, water, and sanitation
d)
schools and colleges
24.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a human resource?
a)
Level of education
b)
skills of workers
c)
managerial abilities
d)
money for investment
25.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
OPEC
b)
NAFTA
c)
EU
d)
ASEAN
26.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
EU
b)
NAFTA
c)
ASEAN
d)
OPEC
27.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
EU
b)
NAFTA
c)
OPEC
d)
ASEAN
28.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
ASEAN
b)
NAFTA
c)
OPEC
d)
EU
29.
A country that is mostly rural and engages in mainly primary level of economic activity is probably a
a)
developed nation
b)
developing nation
c)
industrialized nation
d)
primary nation
30.
One reason developing countries usually have higher infant mortality rates than developed countries is that
a)
their government does not allow families to have more than one child
b)
their people do not care about hte health of babies
c)
their people have fewer babies
d)
they have fewer doctors and less access to modern medicine
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