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APHG Chap 11 Industry

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What multi-country treaty allowed for the creation of Maquiladoras?

a)
NAFTA
b)
NATO
c)
ANSEAN
d)
HDI
e)

UN

2.
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 
e)

A European company goes out of business from competition of a US company

3.

Which statistic tells you how much is produced in a country in a year? 

a)
HDI
b)
PPP
c)
GNP
d)
WTO
e)

NAFTA

4.

Where was the hearth (the starting point) of the Industrial revolution? 

a)
Germany
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
England
e)

China

5.
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 
e)

Because Coca Cola is a primary industry

6.
Which resource has produced the most energy over the last 200 years? 
a)
Uranium
b)
Coal
c)
Gas
d)
Oil 
e)

Hydro

7.

Soda bottling is an example of a

a)
 perishable industry.
b)
 labor intensive industry.
c)
 bulk-gaining industry.
d)
 communications-oriented industry.
e)

bulk-reducing industry

8.
 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.
e)

Consumers

9.
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.
e)

Bring a new product to market

10.
A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?
a)
Factory
b)

Consumer market

c)
Raw materials 
d)
Break-of-bulk Point
e)

Labor sources

11.

Why are many factories in Mexico close to the USA border? 

a)
Where the best resources are
b)
The geography is best there
c)

Easy to ship in and out between Mexico and USA

d)

Only place with skilled labor

e)

Land costs were the cheapest there

12.

What are the factories in Mexico near the USA border called?

a)
Mariachi
b)
Maquiladoras
c)
Commercial Factories
d)
No factories in Mexico
e)

Border factories

13.
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
e)

Marketing costs

14.
 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
e)

most extensive improvements to internal transportation

15.

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

e)

Labor Industry

16.

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, telecom, railroads

e)

Paper, Books, Entertainment, Hotels

17.

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

e)

break the bulk factors; market factors

18.

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.

e)

The market for the product is widespread across the country

19.

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

a)

automobile

b)

rail

c)

ship

d)

truck

e)

airplane

20.

It is especially important for steel minimills to locate near:

a)

iron ore deposits

b)

coal deposits

c)

inexpensive labor

d)

major metropolitan areas

e)

break the bulk points

21.

Which type of economic activity provides services to people and businesses?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

22.

Dairy cattle, wheat production, and forestry are examples of which type of economic activity?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

23.

Which type of economic activity uses raw materials to produce or manufacture something else?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

24.

A researcher belongs to what industry?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

25.

Which of the following is NOT an example of secondary industry?

a)

Making ice cream from cow's milk

b)

Making flour from wheat

c)

Making furniture from trees

d)

Taking oil out of the ground

e)

Making paper as part of lumber industry

26.

Teachers and doctors are examples of which type of industry?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

27.
 The Chicago area became a significant asset for the Western Great Lakes region owing to its steel industries and its
a)
 large market area.

b)
access to the nation's transportation network.
c)
greater distance from raw materials essential for the steel industry.
d)
 skilled labor force.
e)

position roughly in the middle of the country

28.
Targets generally have Best Buys, Sally Beauty Salons, Famous Footwear, JC Penny, & Petsmarts near them. This is known as what? 
a)
Maquiladora Industires
b)
Just-in-time planning
c)
Agglomerations
d)
Outsourcing
e)

Vertical Integration

29.
AT&T having their call centers stationed in India and China is known as what industry practice? 
a)
Agglomerations
b)
Outsourcing
c)
NAFTA
d)
Special Economic Zones
e)

Vertical Integration

30.
Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-Periphery
d)
External
e)

Undeveloped world

31.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
NICs
c)
Semi-Periphery Countries
d)
Periphery Countries
e)

MDCs

32.
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 
e)

Vertical Integration

33.

What is the best way to describe the cottage industry system?

a)

A family business

b)

A system of home based manufacturing

c)

commercial manufacturing

d)

large-scale manufacturing

e)

A home building industry

34.

Where is most of the iron and steel produced in Europe?

a)

Rhine-Ruhr Valley

b)

Moscow

c)

Western Spain

d)

United Kingdom

e)

Scandinavia

35.

__________ factors deal with costs inside a factory. (ex. labor costs for textile workers)

a)

Situation

b)

Site

c)

Production

d)

Market

e)

Transportation

36.

Which of the following is an example of a bulk-gaining industry?

a)

Automobile manufacturers

b)

Dairy Farmers

c)

Paper manufacturers

d)

Textiles

e)

Oil Refining

37.

___________ is the best mode of transportation for speedy, expensive delivery of small-bulk, high-value packages.

a)

Ship

b)

Train

c)

Truck

d)

Air

e)

Automobile

38.

______ is the mode of transportation most often used for short-distance delivery because they can be loaded and unloaded quickly and cheaply.

a)

Ship

b)

Train

c)

Truck

d)

Air

39.

A place to transfer a product from a ship to a train and then to a truck is an example of what?

a)

Just-in-time delivery

b)

single-market manufacturing

c)

break-of-bulk point

d)

transport management

e)

bulk gaining industry

40.

Where should a single market manufacturer locate?

a)

close to its market or customers

b)

close to the resources it needs

c)

in a developed country

d)

close to an airport

e)

outsourced for cheap labor

41.

Which of the following is an industry that usually requires low-skilled and low-cost workers?

a)

automobiles

b)

textiles

c)

electronics

d)

defense (military)

e)

steel

42.

What type of industry uses a high percentage of a factory’s costs for wages paid to the employees?

a)

Bulk-gaining industry

b)

Labor-intensive industry

c)

cottage industry

d)

bulk-reducing industry

e)

automated industry

43.

What countries make up the acronym BRICS?

a)

Britain, Russia, Israel, China, South Africa

b)

Brazil, Russia, India, Canada, Sweden

c)

Boliva, Romania, Iran, China, Spain

d)

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

e)

Bosnia, Rwanda, Indonesia, Chile, Samoa

44.

Which of the following statements is true for BRICS?

a)

They have the world's smallest labor force.

b)

They are creating a new trade organization, similar to the WTO.

c)

They will be responsible for much of the future growth in manufacturing.

d)

They all have traditional economic systems.

e)

None are very important now, but will be in the near future

45.

Outsourcing is ___________

a)

the decision of a transnational corporation to turn production over to a low-wage country.

b)

a shipment of materials that has to arrive to a factory moments before it is needed.

c)

the most expensive form of labor costs

d)

only seen in developing countries

e)

is a change in shipping methods from land to sea

46.

NAFTA is an agreement that promotes free and fair trade among what three countries?

a)

United States, Canada, Britain

b)

Japan, China, United States

c)

United States, Canada, Mexico

d)

China, Russia, Mexico

e)

United States, China, India

47.

American factories located in Mexico to take advantage of cheaper labor are called ________

a)

Fordist production

b)

Maquiladoras

c)

NAFTA

d)

vertical integration

e)

Cottage Industries

48.

________ factors deal with costs around a factory. (ex: transporting materials to and from a factory)

a)

Situation

b)

Site

c)

Location

d)

Manufacturing

e)

Sourcing

49.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding land as a factor of production?

a)

Land is not generally a factor of production

b)

Land is most expensive in suburban areas, so factories are usually built elsewhere.

c)

There are more customers within a city, so factories locate downtown.

d)

Land is cheaper in suburban areas, so factories can be built on one level.

e)

Land will be the last thing considered by a company

50.

The invention that kick started the Industrial Revolution was

a)

Airplane

b)

Automobile

c)

Bessemer Process

d)

Steam Engine

e)

Power loom

51.

Which of the following regions is NOT considered a major industrial center?

a)

East Asia

b)

Eastern Europe

c)

North America

d)

Western Europe

52.

The most important (costly) site factor to production

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Resources

e)

Transportation

53.

Carnegie Steel first controlled the steel mills, then they bought control of the coal mines, to fuel their mills, and the iron ore mines to supply their production. This is an example of

a)

Agglomeration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Horizontal Integration

d)

Just-In-Time Delivery

e)

Break the Bulk

54.

An increasing percentage of the world's energy is being consumed by

a)

Developed countries

b)

Developing countries

c)

Western European countries

d)

Sub-Saharan African countries

55.

Formed in response to low wages, unsafe working conditions, and child labor that existed during the Industrial Revolution

a)

Labor Unions

b)

Right-to-Work Laws

c)

Just-In-Time Delivery

d)

Supply and Demand

e)

Free trade zones

56.

Tire companies, motor oil companies, and auto-manufacturers all locating in Detroit during the mid 1900s is an example of

a)

Vertical integration

b)

Horizontal integration

c)

Labor Union

d)

Agglomeration

e)

Break the bulk point

57.

NAFTA and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

a)

Eliminated many tariffs and trade barriers between the 3 countries

b)

Increased tariffs on Chinese imports

c)

Eliminated trade with the European Union

d)

Banned Maquiladoras

e)

Were never put into action

58.

Toyota is famous for it's way of managing resources so as to minimize how much inventory they have to keep on stock in wearhouses, This is known as what? 

a)
Maquiladora Industires
b)
Just-in-time planning
c)
Agglomerations
d)
Outsourcing
e)

Japanese Industry

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