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WorksheetsIndustry and Development Pages 170 - 185
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
Industries that do not need to be near resources or the market are
bulk-gaining industries
bulk-reducing industries
footloose industries
site industries
An important site factor for companies in the southern States in the USA is taking advantage of the
agglomeration
climate
transportation
raw materials
Primary industries develop around the location of
IT factories
stores
natural resources
none of these
The location of secondary industries depends on all EXCEPT
food services
labor
energy
transportation
Least - cost theory is best explain by which 3 words
agglomeration
labor
transportation
energy
Core countries are rich nations that fuel the world's economy by taking
workers from the private sector.
moving money from MDCs to LDCs
raw materials from the world
agglomerations from urban areas.
All are site factors EXCEPT
labor
transportation
land
capital
Transportation costs to bring raw materials or parts to factories OR finished goods to consumers or retailers is a ____________________ factor.
situation
site
bulk-gaining
bulk-reducing
Bulk-reducing factories are
located near the market
located near the resource
located only in LDCs
located only in MDCs
Bulk-gaining factories are located
nearest the market
near the resources
near rural areas
far from city centers.
Many of Russia's industrial regions are connected through the use of
United Russia Air
Trans-Siberian Railroad
rivers that run east to west across the country
interlocking channels
Germany's Ruhr River area became Europe's greatest industrial complex because of its
abundant supply of natural resources
proximity to large markets
accessible transportation
all are correct
What allowed the United States to emerge as the world's strongest industrialized power in the mid-20th century?
The industrial complex was along the California coast and it had easy access to ocean transportation
The United States was had a large upper class that built factories.
Europe's economy was weakened by World War I and II
The Asian countries spent a majority of their assets on subsistence agriculture.
Chinese industrial areas are located along the
coast
rural inland
near the border of India
near the border of Mongolia and Russia
What was the first country in Eastern Asia to industrialize?
North Korea
South Korea
China
Japan
These factories are in Mexico to take advantage of inexpensive labor and land costs and minimize the time and expense of shipping products to the US.
complexias
maquiladoras
dystopian complex
call centers
1. The strategy of export-oriented industrialization to directly integrate their economies into the global economy was adopted by the
Asian Tigers
United States
Central Powers
Axis Powers
1. The primary industrial areas of the world exist within a _______ that stretches from North America, through Europe, southern Russia, China, South Korea and Japan.
"23rd parallel"
"prime meridian"
"belt"
"vertical line"
Why is global distribution of industry and development uneven?
Historical patterns of development and colonization
Current power relations among nations
Geographical context
all are correct
_________________ means that every country's industrial development is related to the global economy.
Ingenuity
Globalization
Culturalization
Factorization
The three most important trading blocs are
NAFTA
European Union
ASEAN
all are the most important
Most transnational corporations are headquartered in
the United States
Dominican Republic
Somalia
Sri Lanka
The world faces an energy problem because ________________________, especially petroleum, are rapidly being depleted.
renewable resources
fossil fuels
alternative fuels
infinite resources
Who used the largest percentage of fossil fuels
LDCs
NICs
MDCs
PLCs
The basic premise of ___________________________________ is that people living today should not impair the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
sustainable development
human geography
resource allocation
standard of living
Possible solution to environmental problems are EXCEPT
prevention
technological change
mitigation
competition between MDCs
Industrial products have greatly added to the overall pollution of
air
water
land resources
all are correct
The hazards of off-shore drilling are illustrated by the real life example of
The Abyss
Deepwater Horizon
Watership Down
Waterworld
