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Industry

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The origin of industry was in ________________ in __________.

a)

Great Britain: 1750

b)

Great Britain: 1850

c)

North America: 1750

d)

North America: 1850

2.

Cottage industry includes all of the following except

a)

Small scale

b)

assembly lines

c)

Often family based

d)

Home based

3.

The Industrial Revolution brought all of the following except

a)

Changes in agriculture

b)

Changes in cars

c)

Changes in culture

d)

Changes in hygiene practices

4.

Industrial regions of the world include all except

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

East Asia

d)

Africa

5.

North American manufacturing regions include all except

a)

Western Great Lakes

b)

Southern New England

c)

Pittsburgh

d)

Rhine-Ruhr Valley

6.

Western European manufacturing regions include all except

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Southern New England

c)

Mid Rhine

d)

Rhine-Ruhr Valley

7.

Eastern Europe and Russian manufacturing regions include all except

a)

Silesia

b)

Eastern Ukraine

c)

Northern Italy

d)

Volga Region

8.

Eastern Asian manufacturing regions include all except

a)

Beijing

b)

Shanghai

c)

Tokyo

d)

Malaysia

9.

Emerging manufacturing regions include all except

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

China

d)

South Korea

10.

US industry is moving south and west from the "core" because of all the following except

a)

Population growth

b)

Right-to-work laws

c)

Transportation changes

d)

New markets

11.

Manufacturing and industry will always try to

a)

Choose the best location based on rational economic factors.

b)

Create new and different products

c)

Move to a port city for exports

d)

Hire skilled workers

12.

Industry is a

a)

primary economic activity

b)

secondary economic activity

c)

quarternary economic activity

d)

quinary economic activity

13.

Advantages of Just-in-time delivery include all of the following except

a)

Manufacturers no longer need parts or supply inventories

b)

Manufacturers can have smaller factories

c)

No need for warehouse space.

d)

Costs for parts are cheaper

14.

Disadvantages of Just-in-Time delivery include all of the following except

a)

Traffic problems

b)

power failures

c)

High cost of parts

d)

Labor unrest

15.

Result from the unique characteristics of a location; land, labor, power & capital

a)

Situation factors

b)

Site factors

c)

Proximity factors

d)

Industry factors

16.

Involve issues with transporting materials to and from a factory.

a)

Situation factors

b)

Site factors

c)

Proximity factors

d)

Industry factors

17.

The most important site factor in a Labor-intensive industry

a)

Labor

b)

Land

c)

Power

d)

Capital

18.

Industries that can locate essentially anywhere because costs are fixed are

a)

online sellers

b)

work-at-home businesses

c)

Footloose

d)

quarternary

19.

“New International Division of Labor”

a)

is outsourcing work to LDCs

b)

is outsourcing work to MDCs

c)

using skilled labor

d)

too expensive to continue

20.

“Fordist” / “Post-Fordist”

a)

highly skilled, highly educated / assembly-line production

b)

assembly-line production / highly skilled, highly educated

c)

MDCs / LDCs

d)

Core / Periphery

21.

Textiles are considered

a)

Labor intensive industry

b)

Footloose industry

c)

Primary industry

d)

high tech industries

22.

If an industry's outputs are heavy, bulky, or fragile, it is a _____________________ industry

a)

Bulk Reducing

b)

Bulk Gaining

c)

Footloose

d)

High tech

23.

If an industry's inputs are heavy, bulky, or fragile, it is a _____________________ industry

a)

Bulk Reducing

b)

Bulk Gaining

c)

Footloose

d)

High tech

24.

If an industry's outputs are heavy, bulky, or fragile, the factory should be placed

a)

near the inputs

b)

near the markets

c)

exactly in the middle

d)

on the railroad

25.

If an industry's inputs are heavy, bulky, or fragile, the factory should be placed

a)

on the railroad

b)

exactly in the middle

c)

near the markets

d)

near the inputs

26.

The highest cost of transporting goods is generally

a)

Rail

b)

Truck

c)

Ship

d)

Air

27.

The lowest cost of transporting goods is generally

a)

Rail

b)

Truck

c)

Ship

d)

Air

28.

Changing modes of transportation occurs at

a)

Just-in-Time points

b)

ports

c)

high tech points

d)

Break-of-Bulk points

29.

Containerization

a)

lessens cost of transportation

b)

increases cost of transportation

c)

reduces break-of-bulk points

d)

increases break-of-bulk points

30.

Alfred Weber's Location Theory looks at all of the following except

a)

Labor

b)

Transportation

c)

Agglomeration

d)

Spoilage

31.

Problems in Industry in MDCs include all except

a)

Stagnant demand

b)

improved technology

c)

increased competition

d)

lack of infrastructure

32.

Problems in Industry in LDCs include all except

a)

distance from markets

b)

lack of investment

c)

increased competition

d)

lack of infrastructure

33.

What does the diagram depict?

a)

Bulk gaining

b)

Bulk reducing

c)

Transportation

d)

Break-of-Bulk point

34.

What does the diagram depict?

a)

Bulk gaining

b)

Bulk reducing

c)

Transportation

d)

Break-of-Bulk point

35.

Industrial diffusion in order is

a)

UK, North America, Eastern Europe, East Asia

b)

UK, Eastern Europe, North America, East Asia

c)

North America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, UK

d)

UK, East Asia, Eastern Europe, North America

36.

The _______ is a measure of goods and services produced in a country in a year.

a)

Gross National Product

b)

Human Development Index

c)

Purchasing-power parity

d)

Intrinsic-Productivity index

37.

In a right-to-work state, workers cannot

a)

negotiate a contract with an employer without a union

b)

be fired without proof of cause

c)

be paid overtime for more than 40 hours of work a week

d)

be forced to join a union as a condition of employment

38.

Which cities are part of the "Rust Belt"?

a)

St. Louis, Little Rock, Oklahoma City

b)

Atlanta, Augusta, Knoxville

c)

Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland

d)

Houston, Dallas, Austin

39.

Following the Industrial Revolution, which area did NOT have heavy industry?

a)

North America

b)

east Asia

c)

Russia

d)

northern Africa

40.

All of the following are advantages of outsourcing except

a)

it can take advantage of low cost overseas labor

b)

it provides more flexibility for companies

c)

it creates competitive market for parts and supplies

d)

simplifies logistics of transportation of parts & products

41.

Most products that are produced in Maquiladoras are mainly sent to consumers in which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

United States

d)

India

42.

Just-in-time production is most associated with which manufacturing process?

a)

Flexible production

b)

Assembly line

c)

Fordist

d)

Tertiary

43.

Term for places of economic activity deliberately organized around high growth industries?

a)

Conurbation

b)

Heartland Theory

c)

Growth pole

d)

Industrialization

44.

Which stage of the DTM is most associated w/the industrialization of a country’s economy?

a)

Stage I

b)

Stage II

c)

Stage III

d)

Stage IV

45.

Industry is most likely to outsource jobs to another country b/c of slight rise in labor costs?

a)

Automobile assembly plant

b)

High-tech research facility

c)

Textile plant

d)

Steel manufacturing

46.

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

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

nuclear

d)

hydro-electric

47.

This region accounted for nearly 80% of the industrial output of the early Industrial Rev.

a)

Eastern China

b)

Australia

c)

United States

d)

Western Europe

48.

Which of the following cities is the highest order financial center?

a)

Singapore

b)

London

c)

Sidney

d)

Chicago

49.

Which country has the world's largest supply of low cost labor?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Vietnam

50.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Asian Tigers?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

South Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan