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WorksheetsUnit 6 Ap HuG
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The cottage industry system involved manufacturing
of hand-made luxury goods.
in the home.
of steam engines and other cottage-sized machines.
in small factories.
cheeses and pastries.
Consumer services include
educational, retail, wholesale, health and social, leisure, and hospitality jobs.
educational, retail, wholesale, professional, and financial service jobs.
educational, retail, wholesale, and financial service jobs.
health and social, professional, and financial service jobs.
wholesale, social, leisure, and information service jobs.
Development is best defined as
the process of improving the conditions of people by diffusing the American way of life.
the process of improving the conditions of people by becoming a federal state.
the process of improving the conditions of people through the diffusion of knowledge and technology.
the process of improving the conditions of people by shifting the economic ideology from an entirely capitalist mode to a blended economy.
the process of improving the conditions of people by improving diplomatic ties.
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, industry was geographically
clustered.
concentrated.
dispersed.
random.
nonexistent.
The area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted is the
hinterland.
range.
threshold.
median.
meridian
The lowest HDI may be found in
Europe.
Central Asia.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Latin America.
Central America.
The only step of the copper production process that is not significantly bulk-reducing is
refining.
concentration.
mining.
smelting.
ore extraction.
Central Place Theory predicts larger settlements are
more numerous and closer together.
more numerous and farther apart.
less numerous and farther apart.
less numerous and closer together.
more numerous.
is the total value of outputs of goods and services produced in a country during a year.
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Purchasing power parity (PPP)
Gross national income (GNI)
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
Value added
Metal fabrication plants are an example of a ______ separate parts are combined to make more complex and massive products.
bulk-gaining industry
bulk-reducing industry
labor-intensive industry
cottage industry
post-Fordist production
Country A's largest city has 1,345,246 people and the second largest city has 267,985 people. This country follows what type of distribution?
central place
economic base
primate city
rank-size
equidistant
The value of a product minus the costs of raw materials and _____ is value added.
energy
labor
transportation
taxes
PPP
_____ are critical to a firm that wishes to minimize transport costs.
Situation costs
Site costs
Labor costs
Recycling
Outsourcing costs
If a country follows the rank-size rule, if the largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants, how many people live in the fifth largest city?
50,000
100,000
200,000
500,000
750,000
Per capita GDP is a poor indicator of which of the following?
the approximate level of material well-being in a country
the number of countries below the poverty level
the distribution of wealth within a country
the spatial distribution of global wealth
potential for providing all citizens with a comfortable life
Coke bottling is an example of a
perishable industry.
specialized industry.
bulk-gaining industry.
bulk-reducing industry.
labor intensive industry.
Which model/theory predicts that the optimal location of a service is directly related to the number of people in the area and inversely related to the distance people must travel to access it.
Gravity Model
Central Place Theory
Von Thunen Model
Epidemiological Model
Rank-size rule
LDCs have a larger share of GDP in the ____ sector than MDCs do.
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaterinary
quinary
___ is a function of economics, social, and demographic indicators.
HDI
IHDI
GII
GDI
GDP
___ accounts for differences in cost among countries for the same basket of goods.
PPP
GDP
GNI
HDI
Value added
Because the motor vehicle assembly industry is typically described as a bulk-gaining industry as well as a(n)___________________, the most important factor when selecting a location for a new Toyota or Honda assembly plant in the United States might be minimizing the cost of shipping finished vehicles to its customers.
just-in-time delivery system
break-of-bulk point system
bulk-reducing industry
labor-intensive industry
outsourcing industry
___ are likely to feature vendors who move from town to town.
Periodic markets
Food deserts
Food swamps
Market areas
Public services
HDI examines education by combining two measures- years of schooling for ___ and expected number of years of school for youth.
men
women
adults
elderly
children/youth
The shift in _____ locations in the U.S. from the mid-19th c. until the mid-20th c. can best be described as starting in the Pittsburgh area and then migrating towards the Midwest before ending up on the East and West coasts, as well as the Great Lakes region.
steel production
copper production
automobile prodution
aluminum production
technology production
A state capital is an example of a city that specializes in
public services.
consumer services.
business services.
health and leisure services.
agricultural services.
There are higher levels of inequality in one country than there are in the world if the
IHDI is less than the HDI.
IHDI is less than the GII.
HDI is less than the IHDI.
HDI is greater than the IHDI.
the IHDI is greater than the HDI.
Bank secrecy laws and not having to pay taxes in other countries are two perks of
the outsourced "offshore banking" industry.
microfinance.
being a member of OPEC.
being a part of the WTO.
getting loans from the World Bank.
Choose all that apply- Severe gender inequality is a challenge to a country's development because
it severely limits the economic mobility of women.
it severely limits the social mobility of women.
it severely limits what women can do outside of the household, especially when they are the head of the household.
it severely limits the healthcare options for women.
it severely limits the educational attainment level for women.
Because of its distance from consumers, ___ had many challenges on its way to becoming a global industrial power.
Japan
China
South Africa
Russia
North Korea
____ and ____ are two major benefits that many LDCs can offer in the area of global financial services. (pick 2)
Tax breaks
Privacy
Communication monopolies
Import and export quotas
Fair trade
Natural hazards, traffic, and labor unrest are all disruptions that can affect
just-in-time delivery manufacturing.
break-of-bulk points.
bulk-gaining industries.
bulk-gaining industries.
single market manufacturers.
Whose research identified a relationship between the distribution of talent and cultural diversity?
Richard Florida
W.W. Rostow
Immanuel Wallerstein
Walter Christaller
E.L. Ullman
Which of the following are considered core countries? choose all that apply
China
Australia
Brazil
India
Iran
The spatial clustering of high tech industry in Silicon Valley was a result of skilled labor and
venture capital.
tax holidays.
climate amenities.
brain drain.
Pacific Rim economy.
South Africa is the ONLY _____ nation-state in Africa.
semi peripheral
peripheral
core
industrialized
developed
Land is a factor of production that is
geographically fixed.
limitless.
the most important of all.
dependent on an industry being able to borrow capital.
considered to go hand in hand with energy, which is limitless.
Choose all that apply- Which of these should a country identify as an asset if it is following the international trade approach?
Abundant agricultural products
High quality manufactured goods
imports that it should limit
international consumer preferences
abundant mineral resources
___ is more a characteristic of ancient urban centers than modern urban centers.
Heterogeneity
Productivity
Pollution
Outsourcing
Clustering
Which approach attempts to spread investment through all sectors of the economy?
International trade
Self-sufficiency
Stimulus strategy
Austerity
Microfinance
___ is best defined as the process of improving the conditions of people through the diffusion of knowledge and technology.
Development
Productivity
Gender inequality index
Structural adjustment program
Sustainable development goal
In less developed countries, consumer goods such as telephones, televisions, and motor vehicles are
available for sharing by a large number of people.
unknown and unfamiliar to most people.
essential to rural life.
familiar to many but owned by relatively few.
available only through local manufacture.
Using the above map, observe that the IHDI of Latin American countries is
inferior to that of Canada and most Western European countries.
greater than the United States but less than Canada.
inferior to that of Canada but superior to most Western European countries.
greater than that of Canada and twice as great as that of the United States.
inferior to Western European countries and far superior to Canada.
Since 1990, most countries have seen a decline in previous patterns of
gender inequality.
gender equality.
economic inequality.
gender dynamics.
innovative agricultural methods.
Which of the following is NOT an indicator of global gender inequality?
Women on average have only two-thirds of the income of men in MDCs.
Women have much lower incomes than men in LDCs.
Female life expectancy is less than males in every country of the world.
Female literacy is much lower than males in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Women hold less than one-fourth of managerial jobs in LDCs where data are available.
The UN argues that
gender inequality exists only in Sub-Saharan Africa.
gender inequality exists only in the secondary sectors of economic activity.
gender inequality is a major factor that keeps a country from achieving a higher level of development.
gender inequality is less important than literacy rates.
gender inequality distorts "schooling for today's adults" results.
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, industry was geographically
clustered.
dispersed.
concentrated.
random.
nonexistent.
Using the above map, observe that outside of the three world regions where industry is concentrated, the next two largest industrial producing countries are
India and Pakistan.
Brazil and Canada.
Ukraine and Brazil.
China and India.
Brazil and India.
Using the above map, observe that copper is found in all but which country?
Chile
Mexico
Peru
Brazil
Democratic Republic of Congo
Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to
government subsidies.
labor markets.
markets for finished goods.
raw materials.
water transportation.
In the United States about ________ percent of all jobs are in consumer services.
50
10
5
75
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