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Unit 5: Development and Industry

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the HDI which of the following would be considered a demographic measurement of development?

a)

Literacy rate

b)

GDP

c)

Energy Production per capita

d)

Life expectancy

2.

Which of the following countries has the largest percent of it workforce engaged in the tertiary or service sector?

a)

Peru

b)

Germany

c)

Egypt

d)

China

3.

A peasant in rural china is most likely employed in which sector of the Economy?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Quinary

d)

Final

4.

Which set of date best describes the over all structure of a highly developed countries work force?

a)

Primary 75% secondary 15% tertiary 10%

b)

Primary 25% Secondary 50% tertiary 25%

c)

Primary 10% secondary 30% tertiary 60%

d)

Primary 50% Secondary 25%

5.

Applying Wallerstein's theory, which of the following best describes the classification of China?

a)

Core

b)

Downward transition

c)

Semi-Periphery

d)

Periphery

6.

Which of the following regions gets the highest percent of it GNI from agriculture

a)

Central America

b)

Central Africa

c)

Western Europe

d)

South America

7.

During the 1800s Industrial Revolution, the most important fuel source for manufacturing was?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

hydro-electric

d)

solar

8.

Which of the following areas is not considered a large manufacturing region in China?

a)

Hong Kong- Guangdong- southeast

b)

Shanghai- Chang- East

c)

Bijing- Northeast

d)

Lhasa- Tibet- West

9.

Prior to the Industrial revolution, which of the following best describes manufacturing?

a)

Fordist

b)

Post- Fordist

c)

Cottage Industry

d)

Just-in-time

10.

Which of the Following is the best example of a bulk reducing industry?

a)

Automobile assembly

b)

Copper Mining

c)

Toy manufacturing

d)

Doctor

11.

Which of the following is the best example of a bulk gaining industry?

a)

Paper production

b)

copper mining

c)

Data-Processing

d)

Automobile Assembly

12.

Growth pole theory states that industry tends to develop in:

a)

a regular uniform distribution

b)

core countries only

c)

Cluster or Poles

d)

Buildings

13.

Which of the following regions have the lowest overall HDI?

a)

Sub-Saharan Africa

b)

Latin America

c)

South Pacific

d)

Western Europe

14.

Which of the following is the last stage of development of Rostow's model?

a)

Drive to Maturity

b)

High Mass Consumption

c)

Take off

d)

Traditional Society

15.

Most of the products produced in maquiladoras are mainly sent to consumers in which country?

a)

Mexico

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Brazil

16.

All of the following are reasons NAFTA is controversial except

a)

Products are cheaper for consumers

b)

U.S. factories close

c)

Mexico's Environmental laws are weak allowing factories to pollute

d)

Illegal immigration has increased

17.

Of the region listed which has the largest inequality between men and women (worst GII) is?

a)

Eastern Europe

b)

South Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

North America

18.

Of the regions listed which had the lowest (best) Gender Inequality Index (GII)?

a)

Japan

b)

USA

c)

Northern Europe

d)

Canada

19.

A Lawyer works in what sector of the economy?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tretiary

d)

Quaternary

20.

What is the most important location factor of a factory?

a)

Labor cost

b)

Transportation cost

c)

Land cost

d)

Capital availability

21.

What is the term for places of economic activity deliberately organized around one or more high growth industries?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Core

c)

Growth Pole

d)

Conurbation

22.

Which of the following is not an example of a growth pole

a)

The auto industry around Cleveland Ohio

b)

The research triangle in North Carolina

c)

the technology industry near San Francisco

d)

Both A and B

23.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) does the following

a)

Loans money to LDC's in order to increase trade

b)

Countries negotiate to reduce barriers to trade throughout the world

c)

Enforces trade agreements including fines

d)

Both B and C

24.

Coca-cola operates in 200 countries; it is a great example of a

a)

massive corporation

b)

transpiration corporation

c)

Greedy capitalist entity

d)

Transnational Corporation

25.

Specialized UN international organization that loan money to countries are

a)

WTO

b)

IMF

c)

World Bank

d)

Both B and C