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GS Unit 6: Economic Geography

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The link between available resources and the activities that an individual engages in to make a living best describes the

a)

Relationship between history and social development

b)

Relationship between geography and economics

c)

Relationship between politics and geography

d)

Relationship between social development and history

2.

This sector of economy can occur at the source or the market

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

3.

This sector of economy occurs at the the market only.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

4.

This sector of economy occurs anywhere (usually in places with a high quality of life).

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

5.

This sector of economy occurs directly where a natural resource is located.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

6.

Which sector of economy would you find this job: collecting sunshine with solar panels

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

7.

Which sector of economy would you find this job: removing the skin from a potato.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

8.

Which sector of economy would you find this job: firefighter

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

9.

Which sector of economy would you find this job: airline pilot

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

10.

Which sector of economy would you find this job: architect

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

11.

Which sector of economy would you find this job: advertising creator

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

12.

Which sector of economy would you find this job: Speaker of the House of Representatives (Kevin McCarthy)

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

13.

The picture included represents which economic concept

a)

Supply and demand

b)

Free enterprise

c)

Command economy

d)

Capitalism

14.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find subsistence agriculture?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

15.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find commercial agriculture?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

16.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find tribal cultures?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

17.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find communism?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

18.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find freedom?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

19.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find government control?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

20.

Which type of economy is found in the United States?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

21.

Which type of economy is found in North Korea?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

22.

This type of economic activity uses resources directly.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

23.

A car dealership provides a service, and therefore, is an example of which activity?

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

24.

This type of economic activity is responsible for the processing and distribution of information.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

25.

In a Command Economy (select ALL that apply)

a)

The government plays a major role in the economy.

b)

The government makes few economic decisions.

c)

The government owns and controls many of the resources with the country.

d)

People have the ability to freely choose what to buy and sell

26.

Free enterprise is the basis of

a)

Capitalism

b)

Traditional/ Subsistence Economies

c)

A Command Economy

d)

All of these options

27.

This type of economic activity can be found anywhere, usually in places with a high standard of living and a warm climate

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

28.

This type of economic activity can be found near the consumer.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

29.

Which of the following is NOT a measure of development?

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Gross National Product

c)

Communism

d)

Literacy rate

e)

Electricity consumption

30.

The total value of goods and services that a country produces within and outside of its borders in a year is

a)

Industrialization

b)

Gross National Product

c)

Gross Domestic Product

d)

GNP & GDP

e)

All of the options

31.

The total value of goods and services that a country produces ONLY within its borders in a year is

a)

Industrialization

b)

Gross National Product

c)

Gross Domestic Product

d)

GNP & GDP

e)

All of the options

32.

The literacy rates in developed countries tend to be _________ than the literacy rates in developing countries.

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

c)

None (it's the same)

33.

Population growth tends to be slower in

a)

Developed countries

b)

Developing countries

c)

None (it's the same

34.

Birth rates tend to be higher in

a)

Developed countries

b)

Developing countries

c)

None (it's the same

35.

What type of country has new industries with people switching from rural to urban lifestyles?

a)

Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC)

b)

Less Developed Countries (LDC)

c)

More Developed Countries (MDC)

d)

None of these options

36.

What type of country has a majority of people with a high standard of living?

a)

Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC)

b)

Less Developed Countries (LDC)

c)

More Developed Countries (MDC)

d)

None of these options

37.

What type of country has a majority of people with a low standard of living?

a)

Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC)

b)

Less Developed Countries (LDC)

c)

More Developed Countries (MDC)

d)

None of these options

38.

Sending jobs to countries that are less-developed in order to save money on cheaper labor or increase efficiency

a)

Insourcing

b)

Free Enterprise

c)

Supply and demand

d)

Outsourcing

39.

Little surplus is found in this kind of economy.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

40.

Little surplus is found in this kind of economy.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

41.

People freely choose what to buy and sell.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

42.

Trade is extremely important in this type of economy.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

43.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

44.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

45.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

46.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

47.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

48.

“From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.” - Karl Marx


Which type of economy does this quote BEST associate with?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

49.

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” - Adam Smith


Which type of economy does this quote BEST associate with?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

50.

Money granted by the government to assist an industry or business so that prices remain low or competitive.

a)

Tariff

b)

Subsidy

c)

Welfare

d)

Free-enterprise

51.

The term for "quality of life"

a)

Standard of Living

b)

Most Developed Country

c)

Tariff

d)

Free enterprise