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Industry and Development Pages 170 - 185

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Industries that do not need to be near resources or the market are

a)

bulk-gaining industries

b)

bulk-reducing industries

c)

footloose industries

d)

site industries

2.

An important site factor for companies in the southern States in the USA is taking advantage of the

a)

agglomeration

b)

climate

c)

transportation

d)

raw materials

3.

Primary industries develop around the location of

a)

IT factories

b)

stores

c)

natural resources

d)

none of these

4.

The location of secondary industries depends on all EXCEPT

a)

food services

b)

labor

c)

energy

d)

transportation

5.

Least - cost theory is best explain by which 3 words

a)

agglomeration

b)

labor

c)

transportation

d)

energy

6.

Core countries are rich nations that fuel the world's economy by taking

a)

workers from the private sector.

b)

moving money from MDCs to LDCs

c)

raw materials from the world

d)

agglomerations from urban areas.

7.

All are site factors EXCEPT

a)

labor

b)

transportation

c)

land

d)

capital

8.

Transportation costs to bring raw materials or parts to factories OR finished goods to consumers or retailers is a ____________________ factor.

a)

situation

b)

site

c)

bulk-gaining

d)

bulk-reducing

9.

Bulk-reducing factories are

a)

located near the market

b)

located near the resource

c)

located only in LDCs

d)

located only in MDCs

10.

Bulk-gaining factories are located

a)

nearest the market

b)

near the resources

c)

near rural areas

d)

far from city centers.

11.

Many of Russia's industrial regions are connected through the use of

a)

United Russia Air

b)

Trans-Siberian Railroad

c)

rivers that run east to west across the country

d)

interlocking channels

12.

Germany's Ruhr River area became Europe's greatest industrial complex because of its

a)

abundant supply of natural resources

b)

proximity to large markets

c)

accessible transportation

d)

all are correct

13.

What allowed the United States to emerge as the world's strongest industrialized power in the mid-20th century?

a)

The industrial complex was along the California coast and it had easy access to ocean transportation

b)

The United States was had a large upper class that built factories.

c)

Europe's economy was weakened by World War I and II

d)

The Asian countries spent a majority of their assets on subsistence agriculture.

14.

Chinese industrial areas are located along the

a)

coast

b)

rural inland

c)

near the border of India

d)

near the border of Mongolia and Russia

15.

What was the first country in Eastern Asia to industrialize?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

Japan

16.

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.

a)

complexias

b)

maquiladoras

c)

dystopian complex

d)

call centers

17.

1. The strategy of export-oriented industrialization to directly integrate their economies into the global economy was adopted by the

a)

Asian Tigers

b)

United States

c)

Central Powers

d)

Axis Powers

18.

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.

a)

"23rd parallel"

b)

"prime meridian"

c)

"belt"

d)

"vertical line"

19.

Why is global distribution of industry and development uneven?

a)

Historical patterns of development and colonization

b)

Current power relations among nations

c)

Geographical context

d)

all are correct

20.

_________________ means that every country's industrial development is related to the global economy.

a)

Ingenuity

b)

Globalization

c)

Culturalization

d)

Factorization

21.

The three most important trading blocs are

a)

NAFTA

b)

European Union

c)

ASEAN

d)

all are the most important

22.

Most transnational corporations are headquartered in

a)

the United States

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Somalia

d)

Sri Lanka

23.

The world faces an energy problem because ________________________, especially petroleum, are rapidly being depleted.

a)

renewable resources

b)

fossil fuels

c)

alternative fuels

d)

infinite resources

24.

Who used the largest percentage of fossil fuels

a)

LDCs

b)

NICs

c)

MDCs

d)

PLCs

25.

The basic premise of ___________________________________ is that people living today should not impair the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

a)

sustainable development

b)

human geography

c)

resource allocation

d)

standard of living

26.

Possible solution to environmental problems are EXCEPT

a)

prevention

b)

technological change

c)

mitigation

d)

competition between MDCs

27.

Industrial products have greatly added to the overall pollution of

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land resources

d)

all are correct

28.

The hazards of off-shore drilling are illustrated by the real life example of

a)

The Abyss

b)

Deepwater Horizon

c)

Watership Down

d)

Waterworld