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Industry

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the early eighteenth century (1700s), British textiles were manufactured

a)

in India.

b)

early rural factories.

c)

in large urban factories.

d)

in homes on hand looms.

2.

In Britain, the proximity of what three things gave an unsurpassed advantage to the development of early industry?

a)

forests for charcoal, domestic markets, and iron ores

b)

coal fields, iron ores, and coastal ports

c)

an internal railroad system, cotton for textiles, and domestic markets

d)

good highways, coal fields, and coastal ports

3.

Industry diffusing to Western Europe involved, as in Britain, the locational criteria: coalfields, water, communication, and ____________

a)

English speaking

b)

markets.

c)

labor.

d)

ports.

4.

This map suggests

a)

a relationship between the location of London and coalfields.

b)

a relationship between the location of coalfields and railroads.

c)

a relationship between the location of coalfields, iron ore, and industrialization.

d)

that coal is more important than iron ore.

5.

After World War I, this region produced much of the coal needed to help the then Soviet Union industrialize.

a)

Krivoy Rog

b)

Siberia

c)

Ukraine

d)

Kuzbas

6.

Nearly ______% of long-distance cargo is now shipped in standard containers.

a)

90

b)

50

c)

25

d)

70

7.

Manufacturing in North America began in _____ as early as late colonial times.

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

Philadelphia

d)

New England

8.
The industrial Revolution coincides with what event in Europe
a)
The 1st Urban Revolution
b)
The Green Revolution
c)
The Glorious Revolution
d)
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution
9.
a)
Tertiary Sector
b)
Secondary Sector
c)
Primary Sector
d)
Quaternary Sector
10.
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Tertiary Sector
c)
Secondary Sector
d)
Quaternary Sector
11.
The hearth of the Industrial Revolution
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Belgium
d)
Germany
12.
a)
Weber's Least Cost Theory
b)
Nash Equilibrium
c)
Losch's Zone of Profitability
d)
Hotelling's Locational Interdependence Theory
13.
A bulk gaining product would be produced
a)
Close to the source of material
b)
Far away from cities
c)
Next to a mine
d)
Near the market
14.
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Quinary Sector
c)
Secondary Sector
d)
Tertiary Sector
15.
Which of the following is not considered a renewable energy source
a)
Biofuel
b)
Natural gas
c)
Hydro electric Power
d)
Geothermal Power
16.
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Tertiary Sector
c)
Secondary Sector
d)
Quaternary Sector
17.
Which of the following would not be considered part of the formal economy
a)
Garage Sale
b)
Stock Trading
c)
Buying commodities
d)
Shopping at walmart
18.
Deglomeration occurs when a location
a)
Experiences a natural disaster 
b)
Is saturated with businesses offering similiar services
c)
Sees an increase in large firms moving in
d)
experiences a rapid lose in manufacturing activity
19.
Manufacturing system that relies on highly educated workers, doing complex tasks with a high degree of flexibility.
a)
Fordism
b)
Toyotaism
c)
Post-Fordism
d)
Assembly Line
20.

Historically, the most critical factor in situating a steel mill was

a)

minimizing transportation costs for raw materials

b)

considering the benefits of agglomeration

c)

locating near the supply of scrap metal

d)

locating in areas where there was experienced labor

21.
Which of the following is a job from secondary sector?
a)
mining, fishing, forestry
b)
manufacturing
c)
retail
d)
research and development
22.
Which of the following is an example of tertiary sector?
a)
mining, fishing, forestry
b)
manufacturing
c)
retail
d)
research and development
23.
Quaternary and Quinary are subcategories of tertiary.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Research and development are an example of which sector?
a)
Secondary
b)
Tertiary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Quinary
25.
A CEO is an example of which sector?
a)
secondary
b)
tertiary
c)
quaternary
d)
quinary
26.
The value of all goods and services produced with a state's borders.
a)
GNI-PPP
b)
GDP-PPP 
c)
GNI
d)
GDP
27.
Which of the following factors does not help explain why steel manufacturing facilities in the United States have increasingly been located in a coastal city location?
a)
The decreasing cost of transporting iron ore. 
b)
Scrap metal is widely available in city locales. 
c)
A large demand for steel exists in large coastal cities around the world. 
d)
There is a shortage of iron ore in the interior United States.
28.
Many United States high tech companies have been outsourcing many of their technical support and other tertiary jobs to which of the following countries? 
a)
India
b)
China
c)
South Africa
d)
Saudi Arabia
29.
Which of the following best explains why many companies continue to locate factories in traditional manufacturing regions like the northeast United States and Western Europe?
a)
Low labor costs and loose environmental laws. 
b)
Large pool of skilled labor and quick delivery to large markets. 
c)
Stable government and low labor costs. 
d)
Weak unions and stringent environmental laws. 
30.
All of the following are true of fossil fuels except 
a)
they are distributed unevenly around the globe. 
b)
the supply of fossil fuels is finite (limited). 
c)
the cost of fossil fuels will likely rise as global demand increases and reserves decline.
d)
the wealthiest countries have the greatest deposits of fossil fuels. 
31.
 Computer technical support jobs are increasingly being outsourced to India, because of improvements in telecommunication technology. Which term best exemplifies this trend? 
a)
Space-time compression. 
b)
Agglomeration
c)
Absolute distance
d)
Multiplier effect
32.
Weber’s least cost location theory uses all of the following factors to determine optimum location of a manufacturing facility except 
a)
labor cost
b)
transportation cost
c)
agglomeration effects
d)
global division of labor
33.
The most important transportation improvement of the late 20th and early 21st century impacting international trade is 
a)
increased speed and efficiency of airplanes. 
b)
improvements in intermodal containerization. 
c)
decreased reliance on transportation using fossil fuels. 
d)
improved major highway systems in United States and Europe.          
34.
Which of the following is the best example of a bulk reducing industry? 
a)
Automobile assembly
b)
Copper mining
c)
Toy manufactoring
d)
Soft-drink bottling
35.
In the context of industrial location, which of the following best describes the concept of situation? 
a)
The number of jobs that an industry will create in a region. 
b)
The location of an industry in relation to other industries. 
c)
A force that attracts industries to a specific location. 
d)
The location of an industry in relation to resources used in production including its market.
36.
Maquiladoras provide which of the following benefits to producers? 
a)
Duty-free production in a low wage country. 
b)
Allows access to high skill labor markets. 
c)
Concentrates production in the highest order cities. 
d)
Levels the economic playing field for factories located in America and China.
37.
All of the following are advantages of outsourcing except 
a)
it can take advantage of low cost overseas labor. 
b)
it creates competitive market for parts and supplies. 
c)
it provides more flexibility for companies. 
d)
it simplifies logistics of transportation of parts and products. 
38.

An example of a market-oriented product in Weber's theory

a)

copper smelting

b)

soda bottling

c)

lumber

d)

ferrous alloys

39.

Break of bulk points are popular as factory sites because

a)

prices for land are much lower at break of bulk points

b)

traffic is minimized at a break of bulk location

c)

regardless of transportation mode, cost rises each time something is transferred from one mode of transportation to another

d)

a manufacturer may want to use one mode of transportation for some inputs and another mode for different inputs

40.

Just-in-time delivery has made proximity to ____________ and more popular location factor because auto assembly and computers often use this manufacturing strategy.

a)

footloose industries

b)

break of bulk points

c)

inputs

d)

markets

41.

A production strategy that eliminates having lots of inventory and allows for lean manufacturing is

a)

using global supply chains

b)

Fordism

c)

Just-in-time delivery

d)

multi-story factory strategy

42.

Locations outside cities, especially near peripheral highways has changed land as a site factor away from ____________ where early factories were typically located for proximity to labor and trains.

a)

suburbs

b)

inner cities

c)

low density areas

d)

airports

43.

An important site factor that contributed to agglomeration of the auto industry in Detroit

a)

land

b)

access to capital

c)

raw materials

d)

low labor costs

44.

The phenomenon of spatial clustering, or a concentration of firms in a relatively small area.

a)

capital intensive

b)

bulk-gaining

c)

free trade

d)

agglomeration

45.

This sign for Dalton, Georgia illustrates a concept Weber referred to in his least cost theory:

a)

proximity to markets as a situation factor

b)

benefits of agglomeration

c)

labor as a site factor

d)

land as a site factor

46.

When transnational corporations allocate production to another company/supplier, it is known as

a)

offshoring

b)

vertical integration

c)

right-to-work

d)

outsourcing

47.

A popular right-to-work law

a)

an open shop

b)

one that allows union meetings on company property

c)

one that allows union leaders to distribute materials during work hours

d)

a closed shop

48.

An area besides the US Rustbelt that has recently experienced the pains of deindustrialization.

a)

The Southeastern US

b)

Central Europe

c)

The British Midlands

d)

China

49.

This country's current location advantage is the largest world's largest supply of cheap labor.

a)

Mexico

b)

Europe

c)

India

d)

China

50.

The main reason not many of the clothes we wear are currently made in the USA

a)

American workers did not embrace lean production and work on teams

b)

manufacturing wages were $10-15 per hour in the US

c)

transportation costs for clothing were reduced in the 1980's

d)

Americans no longer wanted to work in manufacturing

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