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Automobile Industry

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following goods is a complex manufactured good

a)

Automobiles

b)

Furniture

c)

Airplanes

d)

All of the above

2.

From which industry did the automobiles develop from?

a)

Saddles

b)

Craft Industries

c)

Horse Transport

d)

Steam Engines

3.

Define the term 'complex manufactured good'

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4.

Define the term 'Globalisation'

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5.

List the 'Big Three' US car companies

(a)  

6.

What was the home of the car manufacturing industry post WW2?

(a)  

7.

What are the negative impacts of mass car ownership?

(a)  

8.

List as many reasons as possible as to why automobiles were considered a 'luxury niche market' during the beginning of the 20th century.

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9.

Which of the following is NOT a stage in Rostow's model of economic growth?

a)

Drive to Maturity

b)

High Mass Consumption

c)

Global Shift

d)

Traditional Society

10.

What were Henry Ford's TWO main goals at the beginning of the 20th century?

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11.

What is the 'puffing devil' and why is it significant?

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12.

What gave the automobile industry the pre-conditions for take off?

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13.

What was the name of Henry Ford's manufacturing process?

a)

Production Chain

b)

Industrial Operation

c)

Manufacturing Sequence

d)

Assembly Line