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WorksheetsUnit 5: Development and Industry
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
According to the HDI which of the following would be considered a demographic measurement of development?
Literacy rate
GDP
Energy Production per capita
Life expectancy
Which of the following countries has the largest percent of it workforce engaged in the tertiary or service sector?
Peru
Germany
Egypt
China
A peasant in rural china is most likely employed in which sector of the Economy?
Primary
Secondary
Quinary
Final
Which set of date best describes the over all structure of a highly developed countries work force?
Primary 75% secondary 15% tertiary 10%
Primary 25% Secondary 50% tertiary 25%
Primary 10% secondary 30% tertiary 60%
Primary 50% Secondary 25%
Applying Wallerstein's theory, which of the following best describes the classification of China?
Core
Downward transition
Semi-Periphery
Periphery
Which of the following regions gets the highest percent of it GNI from agriculture
Central America
Central Africa
Western Europe
South America
During the 1800s Industrial Revolution, the most important fuel source for manufacturing was?
oil
coal
hydro-electric
solar
Which of the following areas is not considered a large manufacturing region in China?
Hong Kong- Guangdong- southeast
Shanghai- Chang- East
Bijing- Northeast
Lhasa- Tibet- West
Prior to the Industrial revolution, which of the following best describes manufacturing?
Fordist
Post- Fordist
Cottage Industry
Just-in-time
Which of the Following is the best example of a bulk reducing industry?
Automobile assembly
Copper Mining
Toy manufacturing
Doctor
Which of the following is the best example of a bulk gaining industry?
Paper production
copper mining
Data-Processing
Automobile Assembly
Growth pole theory states that industry tends to develop in:
a regular uniform distribution
core countries only
Cluster or Poles
Buildings
Which of the following regions have the lowest overall HDI?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
South Pacific
Western Europe
Which of the following is the last stage of development of Rostow's model?
Drive to Maturity
High Mass Consumption
Take off
Traditional Society
Most of the products produced in maquiladoras are mainly sent to consumers in which country?
Mexico
China
India
Brazil
All of the following are reasons NAFTA is controversial except
Products are cheaper for consumers
U.S. factories close
Mexico's Environmental laws are weak allowing factories to pollute
Illegal immigration has increased
Of the region listed which has the largest inequality between men and women (worst GII) is?
Eastern Europe
South Asia
North Africa
North America
Of the regions listed which had the lowest (best) Gender Inequality Index (GII)?
Japan
USA
Northern Europe
Canada
A Lawyer works in what sector of the economy?
Primary
Secondary
Tretiary
Quaternary
What is the most important location factor of a factory?
Labor cost
Transportation cost
Land cost
Capital availability
What is the term for places of economic activity deliberately organized around one or more high growth industries?
Industrialization
Core
Growth Pole
Conurbation
Which of the following is not an example of a growth pole
The auto industry around Cleveland Ohio
The research triangle in North Carolina
the technology industry near San Francisco
Both A and B
The World Trade Organization (WTO) does the following
Loans money to LDC's in order to increase trade
Countries negotiate to reduce barriers to trade throughout the world
Enforces trade agreements including fines
Both B and C
Coca-cola operates in 200 countries; it is a great example of a
massive corporation
transpiration corporation
Greedy capitalist entity
Transnational Corporation
Specialized UN international organization that loan money to countries are
WTO
IMF
World Bank
Both B and C
