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Unit 6 Development Test

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology is
a)
development
b)
fair trade
c)
literacy
d)
productivity
2.

Alternative to international trade and especially multinational companies that rely on cheap labor that instead emphasizes small businesses and worker-owned and democratically run cooperatives and requires employers to pay workers fair wages, permit union organizing, and comply with minimum environmental and safety standards is 

a)
development
b)
fair trade
c)
productivity
d)
literacy
3.
Investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another country
a)
foreign direct investment
b)
fair trade
c)
primary sector
d)
productivity
4.
Compares the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political decision making
a)
gender empowerment measure
b)
gender-related development index
c)
human development index
d)
millennium development goals
5.
Compares the level of development of women with that of both sexes within a country
a)
GEM
b)
GDI
c)
HDI
d)
GDP
6.
The value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a year
a)
Gross domestic product
b)
Gross national income
c)
Gross national product
d)
Productivity
7.
UN created indicator of level of development for each country combining income, literacy, education, and life expectancy
a)
Gross domestic product
b)
Gross national product
c)
Human development index
d)
Productivity
8.
A country that is in the early/lowest stage in the process of economic development
a)
LDC
b)
DC
c)
MDC
d)
HDI
9.
The percentage of a country's people who can read and write
a)
Productivity
b)
Literacy Rate
c)
HDI
d)
Millennium Development Goals
10.
A country that has progressed relatively far along the continuum of development and is the highest level of development
a)
LDC
b)
DC
c)
MDC
d)
HDI
11.
Sector/portion of the economy concerned with extraction of raw materials from the earth's surface
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Secondary Sector
c)
Tertiary Sector
d)
Service Sector
12.
The value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it
a)
GDP
b)
HDI
c)
Productivity
d)
Literacy 
13.
The sector/portion of the economy concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing, transforming, and assembling raw materials
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Secondary Sector
c)
Tertiary Sector
d)
Service Sector
14.
Economic policies imposed on LDC's and DC's by international agencies like the IMF and World Banks to create conditions encouraging international trade to ensure the country can repay loans
a)
Structural adjustment program
b)
Value added
c)
Transnational corporation
d)
Productivity
15.
The sector/portion of the economy concerned with the transportation, communications, and utilities, especially providing services in exchange for payment
a)
Primary sector
b)
Secondary sector
c)
Tertiary sector
d)
Productivity
16.
A company that operates in multiple countries, not just in the country where its headquarters or shareholders are located
a)
MDC
b)
DC 
c)
LDC
d)
Transnational corporation
17.
The gross value of the product minus the costs of the raw materials and energy
a)
Productivity
b)
Value added
c)
Structural adjustment
d)
GDP
18.
Infrastructure is a country's
a)
roads and transportation systems
b)
communications systems
c)
water, sewage, and sanitation systems
d)

the labor that is available in the country

19.
The key to a country's development is money for infrastructure which is in Stage 2 of Rostow's Model.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which should have the highest literacy rates?
a)
MDC's
b)
LDC's
c)
DC's
d)
EU
21.
GDP per capita is NOT a measure of the distribution of the wealth WITHIN a country because
a)
it is an average that represents overall wealth of the country to compare to other countries
b)
there are some people who are very poor in the country
c)
there are some people who are very rich in the country
d)
all are reasons why GDP in not a measure of distribution of wealth within a country
22.
Crude death rate is not a measure of a country's wealth and development because
a)
some MDC's may have higher CDR than DC's
b)
MDC's have higher life expectancy so there are more old people to die
c)
the CDR tends to increase in MDC's
d)
all are reasons why CDR is not a measure of develoment
23.
The growing/widening gap between GDP's of LDC's and MDC's means
a)
that the MDC's are getting wealthier while the LDC's are getting poorer
b)
The MDC's are progressing in wealth, literacy, education, and health while LDC's are not
c)
the gap between the Core countries and the Periphery countries is widening
d)
all are correct
24.
The material conditions that improve during the process of development include
a)
the tangible products of wealth like housing, clothing, education, and health
b)
only those for men
c)
only those for the political elite
d)
only those for women
25.
Indicators of development such as social, economic, and health each impacts and relates to one another.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Which of the following is a primary activity?
a)
Mining copper
b)
Construction of a house
c)
Selling cars
d)
Processing computer data
27.
Which of the following is a secondary activity?
a)
Mining copper
b)
Construction of a house
c)
Selling cars
d)
Processing computer data
28.
Which of the following is a tertiary activity?
a)
Mining copper
b)
Construction of a house
c)
Manufacturing iPads
d)
Processing computer data
29.
In which sector of the economy is farming, fishing, mining, and logging?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary 
d)
None
30.
In which sector of the economy is manufacturing and construction?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary 
d)
None
31.
In which sector of the economy is retail, banking, education, health, and most other professional and other services?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary 
d)
None
32.
Which of the following regions is more developed?
a)
Anglo America
b)
Europe
c)
Japan 
d)

Oceania

33.
In an LDC
a)
the NIR is higher, the IMR is higher, the Life Expectancy is low, and the GDP is low
b)
the NIR is higher, the IMR is higher, the Life Expectancy is low, and the GDP is higher
c)
the NIR is higher, the IMR is higher, the Life Expectancy is higher, and the GDP is low
d)
the NIR is lower, the IMR is higher, the Life Expectancy is low, and the GDP is low
34.
In a DC
a)
The NIR is decreasing, the IMR is decreasing, the Life Expectancy is increasing, and the GDP is increasing
b)
The NIR is decreasing, the IMR is decreasing, the Life Expectancy is increasing, and the GDP is decreasing
c)
The NIR is decreasing, the IMR is decreasing, the Life Expectancy is decreasing, and the GDP is increasing
d)
The NIR is increasing, the IMR is increasing, the Life Expectancy is increasing, and the GDP is increasing
35.
In an MDC
a)
The NIR is below or near zero, the IMR is low, the Life Expectancy is high, and the GDP is high
b)
The NIR is below or near 5, the IMR is low, the Life Expectancy is high, and the GDP is decreasing
c)
The NIR is increasing, the IMR is low, the Life Expectancy is decreasing, and the GDP is high
d)
The NIR is above 2, the IMR is increasing, the Life Expectancy is high, and the GDP is declining
36.
LDC's tend to be in which stage of the DTM?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
37.
DC's tend to be in which stage of the DTM?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.
MDC's tend to be in which stage of the DTM?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.
North America (Anglo-America) is the world's leading provider of
a)
food
b)
financial and management services
c)
sports and entertainment
d)
all are provided
40.
Europe is
a)
more united because of the EU
b)
eliminated trade barriers by establishing the EU
c)
has 15 of the 19 highest HDI rankings
d)
all are true about Europe
41.
Japan was able to overcome the disadvantage of the greater distance from consumers because of
a)
better transportation
b)
better communication systems
c)
improved technology
d)
all allowed Japan to overcome the distance from potential markets
42.
Given regional development is categorized as either more developed or less developed, the region with the highest percentage of people living in urban areas is
a)
East Asia
b)
Latin America
c)
South Asia
d)
Southeast Asia
43.
Gender inequality and low development for women results in
a)
High IMR and TFR
b)
Low literacy rates and education rates for women
c)
Low economic opportunities and decision making for women
d)
all are results of gender inequality
44.
In the self sufficiency model, development comes from ____the country, while in the international trade approach model, development comes from ____
a)
within, international trade
b)
international trade, within
c)
loans, trade
d)
outside, within
45.
In the self sufficiency model, a country should spread investment/money ________ across all sectors of its economy and in all regions
a)
as equally as possible
b)
to efficient industries
c)
to profitable industries
d)
to unprofitable industries
46.
Completely opposite the international trade approach, the self sufficiency model encourages 
a)
limiting imports and exports
b)
openness to imports and exports
c)
fair trade
d)
foreign investment
47.
A problem with the self-sufficiency approach is
a)
because of restrictions on trade, limited growth
b)
protection of inefficient businesses
c)
need for large bureaucracy
d)
all are problems with self sufficiency
48.
Which country adopted the self sufficiency approach and then transitioned to the international trade approach?
a)
India
b)
Russia
c)
countries in Eastern Europe
d)
All had self sufficiency and now have international trade
49.
After World War II, the first country to use its abundant supply of labor as its area of specialization for development was
a)
Japan
b)
Saudia Arabia
c)
China
d)
Mexico
50.
After seeing Japan's success with using labor as a means for development, The Four Asian Dragons of _____used cheap labor as their area of specialization.
a)
South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia
b)
South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong
c)
North Korea, Thailand, China, Hong Kong
d)
China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia
51.
Many countries in SW Asia and Northern Africa specialized in ____to push their development
a)
Cheap labor
b)
Cheap Gold
c)
Abundance of petroleum
d)
Tourism
52.
Criticisms of and problems with international trade approach models including Rostow's Model is
a)
uneven resource distribution and prices of the resources
b)
increase dependence on MDC's to purchase the specialty and Transnational banks and the IMF and World Bank for loans
c)
decline in demand for the product or resource will result in a boom or bust outcome for the country
d)

that it helps to spread investment dollars evenly throughout the world

53.
A country can finance its development with
a)
Foreign direct investment from individuals or other governments
b)
Foreign direct investment from transnational corporations and banks
c)
Loans from the World Bank with the IMF enforcing restrictions
d)
all are options for financing development
54.
All of the following except which are goals of the World Trade Organization?
a)
Promote the international trade approach to development
b)
Reduce barriers to trade and investment
c)
Facilitates and enforces trade agreements
d)
Institute import and export taxes and quotas
55.
Stage 1 of Rostow's Model is 
a)
The Traditional Society
b)
The Preconditions for Takeoff
c)
Takeoff
d)
Drive to Maturity
56.
Stage 2 of Rostow's Model is 
a)
The Traditional Society
b)
The Preconditions for Takeoff
c)
Takeoff
d)
Drive to Maturity
57.
Stage 3 of Rostow's Model is 
a)
The Age of Mass Consumption
b)
The Preconditions for Takeoff
c)
Takeoff
d)
Drive to Maturity
58.
Stage 4 of Rostow's Model is 
a)
The Traditional Society
b)
The Preconditions for Takeoff
c)
Takeoff
d)
Drive to Maturity
59.
Stage 5 of Rostow's Model is 
a)
The Age of Mass Consumption
b)
The Preconditions for Takeoff
c)
Takeoff
d)
Drive to Maturity
60.
In Stage 1 of Rostow's Model
a)
There is no currency; barter system only, subsistence agriculture, and spending on non-productive activities
b)
Development begins with investment and building of infrastructure; an elite group within the country invests the money needed; creation of banking system
c)
Country identifies the area of specialization it has in abundance and is in demand by the rest of the world such as a resource, locational advantage, or labor advantage that will provide significant profits
d)
Country takes the significant profits from its area of specialization and reinvest into other industries of its economy and in its banking, education, and health systems to grow its economic structure
61.
In Stage 2 of Rostow's Model
a)
There is no currency; barter system only, subsistence agriculture, and spending on non-productive activities
b)
Development begins with investment and building of infrastructure; an elite group within the country invests the money needed; creation of banking system
c)
Country identifies the area of specialization it has in abundance and is in demand by the rest of the world such as a resource, locational advantage, or labor advantage that will provide significant profits
d)
Country takes the significant profits from its area of specialization and reinvest into other industries of its economy and in its banking, education, and health systems to grow its economic structure
62.
In Stage 3 of Rostow's Model
a)
There is no currency; barter system only, subsistence agriculture, and spending on non-productive activities
b)
Development begins with investment and building of infrastructure; an elite group within the country invests the money needed; creation of banking system
c)
Country identifies the area of specialization it has in abundance and is in demand by the rest of the world such as a resource, locational advantage, or labor advantage that will provide significant profits
d)
Country takes the significant profits from its area of specialization and reinvest into other industries of its economy and in its banking, education, and health systems to grow its economic structure
63.
In Stage 4 of Rostow's Model
a)
There is no currency; barter system only, subsistence agriculture, and spending on non-productive activities
b)
Development begins with investment and building of infrastructure; an elite group within the country invests the money needed; creation of banking system
c)
Country identifies the area of specialization it has in abundance and is in demand by the rest of the world such as a resource, locational advantage, or labor advantage that will provide significant profits
d)
Country takes the significant profits from its area of specialization and reinvest into other industries of its economy and in its banking, education, and health systems to grow its economic structure
64.
In Stage 5 of Rostow's Model
a)
Country is experiencing high levels of wealth, incomes, education standards, health standards, life expectancy, consumption, and is tertiary based employment
b)
Development begins with investment and building of infrastructure; an elite group within the country invests the money needed; creation of banking system
c)
Country identifies the area of specialization it has in abundance and is in demand by the rest of the world such as a resource, locational advantage, or labor advantage that will provide significant profits
d)
Country takes the significant profits from its area of specialization and reinvest into other industries of its economy and in its banking, education, and health systems to grow its economic structure
65.
Rostow's Model and the Demographic Transition Model are similar in which of the following ways?
a)
Both involve progressing through stages
b)
Both require development, wealth, and infrastructure to progress
c)
Both require external influence to progress from stage to stage
d)

Both are examples of the self sufficiency model

66.

How does more girls going to secondary school affect the population growth in the developing world?

a)

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) decreases

b)

Population growth (NIR) decreases

c)

Crude Birth Rate (CBR) decreases

d)

LDC's and DC's may push into the next stages of the DTM

67.

How does more girls going to secondary school affect the population growth in the developing world?

a)

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) decreases

b)

Population growth (NIR) decreases

c)

Infant Mortality Rates (IMR) decrease

d)

Maternal Mortality Rates (MMR) decrease

68.

In the developing world, more girls going to secondary school causes the TFR to decrease, the NIR to decrease, population growth to decrease, CBR to decrease, IMR to decrease, and MMR (Maternal Mortality Rate) to decrease because:

a)

As women are educated, they have more opportunities outside of having children that they don't want to give up to have kids so young

b)

As women are educated, job opportunities and career opportunities increase and women don't want to give up to have kids so young

c)

As women are educated, women marry later in life which delays having kids and results in overall less kids

d)

As women are educated, they learn more and have more access to birth control and family planning leading to less pregnancies and less kids and less pregnancies also leads to less deaths of women in childbirth

69.

How does more girls going to secondary school affect gender roles in the developing world?

a)

As more girls go to secondary school, they have more freedom, choices, respect, opportunities and can have better social, legal, and socioeconomic status

b)

As more girls go to secondary school, the overall wellness of the society is created by more gender equity because women have more social and political rights

c)

As more girls go to secondary school, the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) increases as women assume more positions of political and economic power

d)

As more girls go to secondary school, women challenge social norms by taking roles more traditionally held by men that can result in social and domestic disruption

70.

More girls going to secondary schools has many examples of effects on gender roles because:

a)

the GEM increases because more women are taking jobs that are decision making in the economic system, management jobs in companies, and leadership roles in the political system

b)

the GDI increases because more women are hired without sexism and discrimination and many women have greater financial independence through careers outside of the home leading to the greater contribution to the country's development

c)

as women are included into more previously male-dominated workplaces and roles there can be a change in the traditional male and female and husband and wife role where the woman earns more money and makes more decisions while the man takes on more of the care of the children and the house

d)

if there is resistance against the empowerment of women this can lead to higher rates of divorce, increased violence against women, and increased dowry deaths/honor killings, but if there is acceptance of the empowerment and equity of women this can lead to decreased violence against women and decreased dowry death/honor killings

71.

What is an effect on economic development in the developing world as more girls go to secondary school?

a)

Economic development rates such as the GDP, GNI, GNP, and PPP increase

b)

Economic growth increases and the economy improves

c)

Literacy rates and education improve leading to more women getting jobs resulting in increases in economic development

d)

More women start their own businesses and more women enter the formal workforce

72.

Explain why more girls going to school in the developing world affects economic development

a)

With greater education, there are more skilled and qualified workers as well as a more productive and literate workforce that can lead to economic growth and increases in the economic development rates

b)

With greater education, women are employed less in agriculture and more in the industrial and service jobs that can lead to better paying jobs for women; more income to spend on family needs including the healthy and education of their children

c)

As more women go to school they learn the technology and financial skills to run businesses and microindustries and microloans created for women mean women can open and own small businesses in developing countries

d)

With greater education, women get jobs in the formal sector and pay taxes rather than the informal sector and not pay taxes that can result in more spending money that can lead to other businesses opening and more money for the government to spend on services such as infrastructure and education that can lead to greater economic growth

73.

Which of the following is an economic reason for the low Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Western Europe?

a)

Universal or affordable health care provides access to health care for the mother and infant in the prenatal stage and 1st year of life through access to qualified health care workers and health care facilities

b)

Good wealthy economy means higher standards of living through access to healthy foods, better sanitation systems, better water systems, and better housing and health systems

c)

Post industrial higher wealth countries have the money to provide better care for infants such as giving parents paid leave from work to care for a newborn infant, services and food to families who are poor and would not otherwise have access to healthcare and food, and access to doctors and healthcare to ensure healthy pregnancies, births, and life after birth

d)

Wealthier countries have good education systems that with better knowledge leads to improved lives as a result of less teen pregnancies, better information about how to care for a child and feed a child, and less children per woman leading to more focus per child

74.

How does quality education help the UN Sustainable Development Goal of affecting Infant Mortality Rates (IMR) in rural communities in South Asia and other LDC's and DC's?

a)

Quality education improves lives and increases access to health care services leading to lower IMR by providing knowledge of nutrition, family planning, prenatal and infant care, vaccinations, and how to prevent and treat diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria

b)

Quality education creates more well-trained medical workers that can lead to lower IMR by providing support and medical care to mothers and new babies before, during, and after childbirth and as less children die, people will want to have less kids as parents realize that their children are living they will not have to have so many babies to replace those who previously would have died

c)

Quality education increases skills and leads to paid employment and money reduces poverty and hunger through better infant care, housing and diet which lead to lower IMR as well as leading to women having fewer kids leading to lower IMR

d)

Quality education improves standard of living meaning people can afford better health care and the society overall has better facilities, hygiene, and infrastructure leading to lower IMR as less babies die as well as more girls in school leads to women having less children and having better information to better take care of their kids leading to less babies dying or lower IMR

75.

How does clean water and sanitation systems/infrastructure help the UN Sustainable Development Goal of affecting Infant Mortality Rates (IMR) in rural communities in South Asia and other LDC's and DC's?

a)

clean water and sanitation systems/infrastructure improves improves access to safe and affordable drinking water that can lead to less energy and time spent looking for and collecting water which means more girls being able to go to school leading to women having less kids therefore a lower IMR as well as being better prepared and educated to care for their children leading to lower IMR

b)

clean water and sanitation systems/infrastructure creates better sanitation and hygiene reducing the likelihood of disease such as extreme diarrhea and infections for the mother and baby leading to better health of mothers and less babies dying so lower IMR

c)

clean water and sanitation systems/infrastructure reduces water scarcity and increases water supplies lowering the chances of drought in some of the world's poorest countries leading to more food through farming yields for women and babies decreasing hunger and malnutrition and less babies dying so lower IMR

d)

clean water and sanitation systems/infrastructure improves sustainable water management leading to increased application of technology such as irrigation systems that can increase agricultural productivity leading to the availability of more food to eat for women and infants leading to less babies dying so lower IMR

76.
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
early 1700s
b)
late 1700s
c)
early 1800s
d)
late 1800s
77.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britian
c)
France
d)
Germay
78.
Aluminum manufacturing needs to be near what resource?
a)
cheap energy
b)
cheap labor
c)
cheap land
d)
cheap capital
79.
Which industrial region has the world's leading supply of low cost labor?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Donetsk
d)
Urals
80.
Automobiles, refrigerators, and bottling are all examples of:
a)
Cottage Industry
b)
Break of Bulk Points
c)
Bulk-gaining Industries
d)
Bulk-reducing Industries
81.
An industry where the final product weighs more or is larger than the inputs
a)
Cottage Industries
b)
Mechanical Industries
c)
Bulk-gaining Industries
d)
Bulk-reducing Industries
82.
An industry where the final product weighs less or is smaller than the inputs
a)
Cottage Industries
b)
Mechanical Industries
c)
Bulk-gaining Industries
d)
Bulk-reducing Industries
83.
The industries of copper, steel and ethanol are all examples of:
a)
Cottage Industries
b)
Mechanical Industries
c)
Bulk-gaining Industries
d)
Bulk-reducing Industries
84.
Manufacturing based in homes rather than a factory is also known as:
a)
Domestic Industry
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Agricultural Industry
d)
Cottage Industry
85.
When labor costs make up a large percentage of the cost of a product, it is known as:
a)
Outsourcing
b)
Labor Intensive Industry
c)
Bulk Gaining Industry
d)
Labor Extensive Industry
86.
The transfer of low-skilled, low-paid jobs from MDCs to LDCs is called:
a)
Site Factors
b)
Situation Factors
c)
New International Division of Labor
d)
Industrial Diffusion
87.
Location factors that deal with the cost of land, labor and capital are called:
a)
Site Factors
b)
Situation Factors
c)
Economic Factors
d)
Demographic Factors
88.
Location factors that deal with the cost transporting products into and out of the factory.
a)
Site Factors
b)
Situation Factors
c)
Economic Factors
d)
Demographic Factors
89.
Minimills differ from regular steel mills in that their location is:
a)
Near Inputs
b)
Near Market
c)
In LDCs
d)
In Smaller Cities
90.
Minimills differ from regular steel mills in that their inputs are:
a)
from LDCs
b)
from smaller iron ore mines
c)
from smaller facilities, such as, junkyards
d)
scrap metal from cities
91.
What mode of transportation is the cheapest?
a)
Airplane
b)
Boat
c)
Train
d)
Truck
92.
What mode of transportation is best for short distances over land?
a)
Airplane
b)
Boat
c)
Train
d)
Truck
93.
What mode of transportation is best for long distances over land?
a)
Airplane
b)
Boat
c)
Train
d)
Truck
94.
Situation factors are used the minimize what costs?
a)
Labor
b)
Taxes
c)
Transporation
d)
Land
95.
Which of the following industries is considered "labor-intensive"?
a)
Bottling
b)
Furniture
c)
Glass
d)
Textiles
96.
Which is not one of the 3 major site factors for industrial locations?
a)
Capital
b)
Labor
c)
Land
d)
Transportation
97.
Which of the following factors has impacted the distribution of industry the most in the late 20th century?
a)
Capital
b)
Labor
c)
Land
d)
Transportation
98.
What is primarily responsible for the new international division of labor?
a)
Outsourcing
b)
Situation Factors
c)
Post-Fordist Philosophy
d)
Land Prices
99.
The industrial revolution was based primarily on what improvements? 
a)
medicine
b)
computers
c)
agriculture
d)
machinery
100.

Industry before the industrial revolution was dispersed in what was called

a)
Pre-Industrial Industry
b)
Cottage Industry
c)
(B.I) Before Industry
d)
Agriculture
101.
Which industry was created to bleach and dye cloth?
a)
textiles
b)
coal
c)
transportation
d)
chemicals
102.
Airports, seaports and train stations are all examples of:
a)
Maquiladoras
b)
Break of Bulk Points
c)
Break of Industry Points
d)
Outsource Points
103.

As a country develops, why does the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) decrease?

a)

Increased funding and access to services for mothers and children result in better healthcare as the increased money leads to better quality medical care for pregnant women and their infants and increased development leads to access to vaccines leading overall to less babies dying so lower IMR.

b)

Increased funding and access to services for mothers and children result in social and cultural changes such as improved health education, access to and usage of infant safety devices such as car seats, more girls going to school therefore having more knowledge of how to care for themselves while pregnant and their infants leads overall to less babies dying so lower IMR.

c)

Increased funding and access to services for mothers and children result in improved environmental factors such as improved sanitation, clean water supplies, removal and ceased usage of toxic materials for heating and cooking, better infectious disease prevention such as malaria prevention or prevention of hygiene related illnesses, and reduced air pollution leads overall to less babies dying so lower IMR.

d)

Increased funding and access to services for mothers and children result in improved diet and nutrition including improved infant and maternal nutrition, encouraged breastfeeding, increased access to prenatal vitamins, increased access and security of food, and better food storage and food safety leads to less babies dying so lower IMR.

104.

As a country develops, how does women's social status change?

a)

As a country develops, there is increased equity and access for women because of increased employment opportunities leading to participation of women in the paid labor force and more access to all levels of education means higher earning potential resulting in more self sufficiency and an improved social status

b)

As a country develops, there is increased equity and access for women because of societal changes such as greater gender equality, less gender favoritism of infants, increased social justice and human rights for women, greater pressure from external countries and cultures and improved social standing because of increased education leading to an improved social status

c)

As a country develops, there is increased equity and access for women because of changes to healthcare such as increased access to healthcare for women, access to contraception and family planning leading to an changed social status resulting from greater education and job opportunities

d)

As a country develops, there is increased equity and access for women because of increased political power and influence through participation due to universal voting rights and increased candidacy for women in political leadership roles as well as increased participation in the economy due to more girls in secondary school leading to an increased age for marriage and motherhood leading to improved social status

105.

Which is a key feature of the new international division of labor?

a)

economic interdependence and globalization have led to the dependence of the core (MDC's) on lower-cost production from the periphery (LDC's) for cheap mass produced goods

b)

improved transportation and communication systems have led to time-space compression as efficiencies and comparative advantage have led to the separation of the production processes to wherever in the world it is cheapest to manufacture which tends to be separate from the area of consumption

c)

globalization focused on establishing a comparative advantage which is advantages to location anywhere in the world in whichever country that combines lower operating costs in labor, taxes, relaxed environmental laws and focused areas of specialization resulting in increased trade opportunities and greater profits for multinational corporations

d)

outsourcing and off-shoring of specialized jobs or manufacturing to companies and international locations in order to achieve a comparative advantage and increase profits all made possible from formal free trade agreements such as NAFTA

106.

Which is an impact of the new international division of labor on the socioeconomic structure of the US?

a)

increased unemployment as the manufacturing that was once done in the US is moved to a different country with cheaper labor, lower taxes, and relaxed environmental laws in order to increase profits and keep prices low

b)

Deindustrialization in areas that once were manufacturing focused (such as Flint Michigan) and the resulting regional unemployment requires reeducation and retraining of the labor force into tertiary/service sector jobs

c)

Deindustrialization in areas that once were manufacturing focused leads to a decrease in membership in and the power of labor unions

d)

increased internal migration within the country as people move from areas of unemployment (Rust Belt) like Flint Michigan to area of employment (Sun Belt) like Orlando Florida

107.

According to Weber's Least Cost Theory, where are ethanol manufacturing/refining plants located?

a)

near the market because it is a bulk gaining industry of refining corn into a alternative fuel source called E90 and E93.

b)

near the raw material of corn likely in the Midwestern part of the US because it is a bulk gaining industry of refining corn into a alternative fuel source called E90 and E93.

c)

near the raw material of corn likely in the Midwestern part of the US because it is a bulk reducing industry of refining corn by extracting oils from the corn and then refining the oil into a alternative fuel source called E90 and E93.

d)

near the raw material of corn likely in the Midwestern part of the US because it is a single market industry of refining corn into a alternative fuel source called E90 and E93.

108.

Foreign owned factories built across the border in Mexico, where products are assembled and sent back to the US, are known as:

a)

Break of Bulk Points

b)

Maquiladoras

c)

Cottage Industries

d)

Right to Work Factories

109.

Maquiladoras are

a)

foreign owned factories located in Mexico

b)

located in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor

c)

are set up near good transportation systems such as railroads and highways because the raw materials needed to produce the products are imported to the factories

d)

are set up near good transportation systems such as railroads and highways because the assembled products are exported back to the US for consumption

110.

Maquiladoras are located

a)

in Mexico in close proximity to the US border

b)

close to major cities and points of entry to the US

c)

near extensive transportation networks such as railroad and highways for easy import and export between the US and Mexico

d)

initially all had to be within 35 miles of the US border

111.

Why has Mexico emerged as an important location in the global system of industrial organization especially to the US markets?

a)

the cheap labor in Mexico allows the multinational corporations who own the manufacturing to make greater profits because of the significant savings in labor costs

b)

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) set up free trade zones allowing multinational companies from the US, Canada and other countries in the world to locate factories in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor, lower taxes, and the relaxed environmental laws all without import or export tariffs (taxes)

c)

Mexico has cheap labor, relaxed environmental laws, and lower taxes that allow MNC's to maximize their profits by lowering operating costs as well as Mexico has a stable government and economy

d)

Mexico is a developing country with cheap labor, relaxed environmental laws, and lower taxes allowing the MNC's to increase profits that is the closest in proximity to the US which is the largest market in the world and there is extensive transportation systems such as railroads and highways in place allowing for the import of raw materials to Mexico tax free and the export of finished products to the US tax free

112.

According to Weber's Least Cost Theory if a factory is making a product that is decreasing in bulk and the most important cost to minimize if transportation, then the optimal location for that factory will be:

a)

Near the Inputs/raw materials

b)

An equal distance from the inputs and the market

c)

Near the Market

d)

No optimal location for this product

113.

According to Weber's Least Cost Theory if a factory is making a product that is increasing in bulk as it is manufactured and the most important cost to minimize is transportation, then the optimal location for that factory will be:

a)

Near the Inputs

b)

An equal distance from the inputs and the market

c)

Near the Market

d)

No optimal location for this product

114.

According to Weber's Least Cost Theory a single market manufacturer (one where there is only 1 market for the manufacturing (high end fashion design in NYC) or one single buyer for the product such as a supplier for a larger manufacturers like the company that makes the windshield for a Boeing 737 plane) and a manufacturer that makes perishable products (those that expire/spoil like fresh fruit and vegetables or have a shelf life like a local newspaper) must locate near:

a)

Near the Inputs/raw materials

b)

An equal distance from the inputs and the market

c)

Near the Market

d)

No optimal location for this product

115.

Laws that prevents unions and workers from negotiating a contract are called:

a)

New International Division of Labor

b)

Outsourcing

c)

Anti Union Laws

d)

Right to Work

116.

The process where corporations turn over production roles outside the company and is often to a different country because of the comparative advantage of cheap labor is known as:

a)

Outsourcing

b)

Fordist Movement

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

Fair Trade

117.

A location where transfer is possible between modes of transportation usually with large quantities of products being broken up and separated on to different modes of transport to be delivered to buyers in different parts

a)

Maquiladoras

b)

Break of Bulk Points

c)

Break of Industry Points

d)

Outsource Points

118.

Which are not one of the major industrial regions of the world?

a)
South Asia
b)
East Asia
c)
North America
d)
Europe
e)

South America

119.

North-Western Europe such as the UK and Northeast US have what industrial assets?

a)
Coal and Iron
b)

Skilled labor and Markets especially in high skilled tech industries

c)
Textiles and Hydroelectricity
d)
Chemical and Fabricated Metals
120.

Over long distances what mode of transportation is the fastest, but most expensive

a)
Airplane
b)
Boat
c)
Train
d)
Truck
121.

As countries develop, why does employment in the primary sector decrease?

a)

Improvements in technology reduce the need for human-based labor as farming, fishing, mining and logging (primary sector activities) switch to machines as a country gains wealth and businesses can form and buy machines.

b)

Shift to industrialization resulting in more machines in the primary sector and more people working in the secondary sector/manufacturing and tertiary sector as more people have more money and there is increased demand for manufactured goods and available services

c)

Off-shoring and outsourcing results in reduced employment opportunities as LDC's are used for primary resources and multinational corporations take over the primary sector

d)

More rural to urban migration as people move from the rural areas where they dis mostly primary sector/subsistence farming and move to cities for more opportunities in manufacturing or service jobs as a country increases its wealth and more and different jobs are available

122.

Which is an impact of the new international division of labor on the socioeconomic structure of developing countries such as Mexico, China, and India?

a)

increased jobs opportunities and wages leads to increased personal and national income that raises societal status and family income

b)

changes in the role and status of women as more women enter the labor force and have paying jobs results in increased income for each household and increased standard of living and decreased population growth as women want to have less kids

c)

increased use of child labor in the manufacturing industry that can mean that some children are discouraged from going for further educaiton

d)

cultural change as there is more Western influence in management and production and a greater need and desire to learn English because it is the world's lingua franca

123.

What factor led to the Eastern North America (Anglo America) being the most important manufacturing center?

a)

The area was the largest market

b)

The area had the most raw materials

c)

The area had the best transportation

d)

The area had the best political system

124.

What was a challenge that Japan had to overcome in order to become a strong industrial producer?

a)

Too many skilled workers

b)

A stable political system

c)

Limited demand for their products

d)

Long distance from the global market and other countries

125.

Of the following, which is the lowest cost over the longest distance internationally?

a)

Train

b)

Truck

c)

Air

d)

Boat

126.

Industrial areas in Mexico, East, and Southeast Asia have become important in recent years due to

a)

situation factors

b)

high transportation cost

c)

site factors especially labor

d)

Access to investments

127.

What are important situation factors when identifying a suitable location for manufacturing?

a)

where the market and consumers are located

b)

where the raw material are located

c)

where the cheap land is

d)

where the company's headquarters is

128.

Why do manufacturers want to use just in time inventory?

a)

it save money on storing inventory

b)

it makes delivery time to customers faster

c)

factories can be smaller

d)

there is more need for storage

129.

In terms of manufacturing, what part of the process would most likely be located in MDC's?

a)

cloth

b)

yarn

c)

tennis shoes

d)

high end women's blouses

130.

What is a true difference between the Fordist and Post Fordist Production periods?

a)

Fordist was workers performed 1 task and Post Fordist was more flexible with workers learning multiple tasks

b)

Post Fordist was workers performed 1 task and Fordist was more flexible with workers learning multiple tasks

c)

Fordist was more successful than the Post Fordist

d)

Most companies still use the Fordist