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Unit 5 - Industrial and Economic Patterns and Processes - AP

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which invention or development most directly affected where von Thunen's Model predicted dairy farms would be located?

a)

GMOs

b)

Aquaculture

c)

the Green Revolution

d)

agribusiness

e)

refrigeration

2.

The Gulf Cooperation Council, an association of six states on the Persian Gulf that attempts to coordinate trade policies, is an example of

a)

globalization

b)

a nation-state

c)

irredentism

d)

economic supranationalism

e)

subnationalism

3.

Which often happens to an industrial site after the factory on it closes?

a)

In old industrial areas, it often becomes a brownfield site

b)

in EPZs, it is almost always reclaimed as a recreational site

c)

in the Great Lakes region, it usually attracts new industry

d)

in the South and West of the United States, it usually remains vacant

e)

in most poor countries, it often becomes an office park

4.
Sally’s ability to operate a beauty salon successfully is an example of a ___ resource.  
a)
capital 
b)
natural 
c)
human 
d)
renewable
5.
Which of the following is an example of unskilled labor?
a)
building inspector
b)
computer technician
c)
dishwasher
d)
plumber
6.
A ___ engages in tertiary economic activity.  
a)
carpenter 
b)
lumberjack 
c)
orange grower 
d)
police officer  
7.
 How are natural resources distributed throughout the world?    
a)
 Natural resources are spread out unevenly around the earth.
b)
Most natural resources lie beneath the ocean floor.
c)
Most natural resources are found in developed nations. 
d)
 Natural resources are distributed evenly among all nations. 
8.
A country with a mostly rural population engaged in mainly primary economic activities is probably a  
a)
developing nation. 
b)
 developed nation.
c)
industrialized nation. 
d)
primary nation.
9.
 Which of the following is NOT an indicator of a nation’s economic development?  
a)
labor force characteristics
b)
major religions 
c)
 urban/rural ratio  
d)
educational achievement 
10.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created to    
a)
 control the supply and price of oil
b)
improve transportation in developing nations
c)
 promote the production of high-quality fossil fuels.
d)
limit the access of nations to solar power
11.
The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph. 
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Secondary
12.
Which of the following is NOT primarily an economic union?   
a)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 
b)
 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 
c)
United Nations (UN)
d)
European Union (EU)
13.
·  Access to larger markets
 · More efficient industries
·Greater influence on world market  

The items listed above are some 
a)
effects of unequal distribution of resources.
b)
advantages of economic unions.
c)
 advantages of local spatial divisions. 
d)
 indicators of the quality of life in rural areas.
14.
 Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of economic unions? 
a)
less restricted access to natural, human, and capital resources. 
b)
concentration of some industries in certain countries
c)
closing of some industries
d)
agribusiness replacing family farms
15.
 Which region of the world produces the greatest amount of petroleum?  
a)
 Asia and Oceania
b)
Southwest Asia
c)
United States and Canada
d)
Europe
16.
What is the word for the number of people who can read and write in a country
a)
income
b)
literacy rate
c)
life expectancy
d)
free enterprise
17.
What is the total value of goods and services produced by a country
a)
Gross Product Domestic
b)
Domestic Gross Product
c)
Product Gross Domestic
d)
Gross Domestic Product
18.
Jaylynn has opened a restaurant serving strawberry desserts. Tien and Marcela are security guards at the restaurant. What business sector are they all apart of?
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quartinary
d)
Secondary
19.
Blake and Herman have opened a very successful furniture making factory. They are apart of which business sector?
a)
Secondary
b)
Tertiary
c)
Primary
d)
Quartinary
20.
Which of the following factors influence productivity. economic growth, and the future standard of living for a nation? 
a)
Investment in factories
b)
 Health, education and training of people
c)
Machinery and new Technology
d)
All of the above 
21.
What allowed for the creation of Maquiladoras?
a)
NAFTA
b)
NATO
c)
ANSEAN
d)
HDI
22.
Which of the following is NOT a textile? 
a)
Pants
b)
Blanket
c)
Shirt
d)
Wrapper
23.
Which of the following is the best example of Outsourcing? 
a)
An El Salvadorian immigrant illegally immigrates to the USA to find work
b)
An American Tech Company fires it's American Employees and hires people in Bangladesh to do the same job for 1/4 the cost 
c)
A European worker moves to the USA and gets a high paying job at a tech company. 
d)
An American company decides to change it's steel contracts from Japanese companies to Chinese companies 
24.
Which statistic tells you how much money a country makes? 
a)
HDI
b)
PPP
c)
GNP
d)
WTO
25.
Where was the hearth of the Industrial revolution? 
a)
Germany
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
England
26.
Why does Coca-Cola have bottling plants all over the world and not just one major plant? 
a)
Because Coca Cola is a Bluk Reducing Industry
b)
Because Coca Cola is a Bulk Gaining Industry 
c)
Because Coca Cola is a Footloose industry
d)
Because Coca Cola is a Basic Industry 
27.
Which resource has produced the most energy over the last 200 years? 
a)
Uranium
b)
Coal
c)
Gas
d)
Oil 
28.
1.  Soda bottling is an example of a
a)
 perishable industry.
b)
 labor intensive industry.
c)
 bulk-gaining industry.
d)
 communications-oriented industry.
29.
 Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to
a)
government subsidies.
b)
raw materials
c)
water transportation.
d)
 labor markets.
30.
1.  Situation costs are critical to a firm that wishes to
a)
 avoid skilled laborers.
b)
minimize production costs inside the plant.
c)
 minimize transport costs.
d)
identify unique characteristics of a particular industry.
31.
A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?
a)
Factory
b)
Consumer Products 
c)
Raw materials 
d)
Break-of-bulk Point
32.
Why are the factories in Mexico close to the border? 
a)
Where the best resources are
b)
The geography is best there
c)
Easy to ship in and out
33.
What are the factories in Mexico called?
a)
Mariachi
b)
Maquiladoras
c)
Commercial Factories
d)
No factories in Mexico
34.
According to Alfred Weber, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating a new industry?
a)
Labor
b)
Transportation
c)
Raw Materials
d)
Agglomeration Costs
35.
 Eastern North America became the continent's manufacturing center in part because it had access to the continent's
a)
 largest markets.
b)
 most extensive sources of essential raw materials.
c)
Ocean going transportation links to Asia.
d)
all of these
36.

Prior to the Industrial revolution, people made household tools, clothing, and agricultural equipment in their homes, which is known as the_________

a)

Home-Bound Industry

b)

Sustainable Development

c)

Fair Trade Industry

d)

Cottage Industry

37.

What were the first industries to be impacted by the industrial revolution?

a)

Iron, Coal, Transportation, Textiles, chemicals, food processing

b)

Petroleum, natural gas, hydroelectricity, aerospace engineering

c)

Subsistence farming, cottage industry, animal domestication

d)

automotive, steel, telecommunications, railroads

38.

A company faces 2 geographic costs- __________ in which a firm seeks to reduce the cost of transporting inputs to factories and finished products to market; and _______ which firms seek a location with unique characteristics

a)

situation factors; site factors

b)

Input factors; output factors

c)

More developed factor; less developed factor

d)

bulk-gaining factors; bulk reducing factors

39.

Which of the following is an example of a site consideration when locating an industry?

a)

The industry in question is bulk-reducing.

b)

The manufacturing process is bulk-gaining.

c)

The product is perishable.

d)

The manufacturing process is labor intensive.

40.

The least expensive mode of transport for shipping goods over long distances is by:

a)

automobile

b)

rail

c)

ship

d)

truck

41.

It is especially important for steel minimills to locate near:

a)

iron ore deposits

b)

coal deposits

c)

inexpensive labor

d)

major metropolitan areas

42.
The term used for a country with high birth rates, high death rates, little economic growth, and a high population in the primary sector.
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
HDI
d)
GNP
43.
Another word for progress. . . This describes the wealth and well being of a country as it grows and prospers.
a)
Dependency Ratio
b)
Primary Sector
c)
GNI
d)
Development
44.
What is GDI
a)
A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology
b)
Compares the level of development of women with that both sexes
c)
The value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period
d)
Compares the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political decision making
45.
How is Self-Sufficiency acomplished
a)
Making it difficult to export
b)
high import taxes
c)
quotas on imports
d)
ALL
46.
A Country with an HDI of .92 is most likely what type of country 
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
In between
47.
Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-Periphery
d)
External
48.
Which of the following is not an economic measure of development?
a)
GDP 
b)
Purchasing Power Parity 
c)
GNI
d)
literacy rate
49.
Whose development model consists of a 5 stage process that countries go through as they develop economically?
a)
Losch 
b)
Rostow 
c)
Wallerstein 
d)
Weber
50.
Which movement has aims to improve economic prospects for producers and laborers in LDCs?
a)
fair trade 
b)
maquiladora movement
c)
sustainability initiative
d)
World Trade Organization
51.
Sub-Saharan Africa has all of the following problems, EXCEPT
a)
Corrupt and/or inefficient governments
b)
Low levels of female empowerment
c)
A lack of mineral resources
d)
A relatively uneducated populace
52.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
NICs
c)
Semi-Periphery Countries
d)
Periphery Countries
53.
Which region of the world has no core countries?
a)
North America
b)
Western Europe
c)
Oceania
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
54.
Created by Wallerstein to show that the world is interconnected and that we are all interdependent on each other.  Divides us into three tiers of economic prosperity.
a)
Dependency Theory
b)
Neo liberal counterrevolution
c)
structural adjustment loan
d)
World Systems theory
55.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectricity
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
56.
Which country would be most likely to advertise Ecotourism? 
a)
South Korea
b)
Costa Rica
c)
China
d)
Netherlands
57.
Why do most restaurants clump together in shopping malls and on busy street corners?
a)
Agglomeration
b)
Ease of Access
c)
More Capital
d)
Laws of Location 

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