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APHG UNIT 6: INDUSTRY & DEVELOPMENT

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 2hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Extraction of raw materials and natural resources from earths surface, such as farming, mining, lumbering

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

2.

Processing and manufacturing raw materials into a finished product

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

3.

Service sector that focuses on moving, selling, and trading products such as retail, marketing, food service

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

4.

Knowledge based sector, focusing on research and information creation and transfer

a)

Secondary Sector

b)

Quaternary Sector

c)

Primary Sector

d)

Quinary Sector

5.

Highest levels of decision making, includes top officials in government and business

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Quaternary Sector

c)

Quinary Sector

d)

Secondary Sector

6.

Total value of goods and services by the citizens and corporations of a country as well as foreign investments in a given year.

a)

Gross National Product

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Gross National Income

d)

GINI Coefficient

7.

Economic theory that was modeled off of US and Western Europe, does not take into account the influence of colonialism and other factors.

a)

Wallersteins World Systems Theory

b)

Brandt Line

c)

Rostows Stages of Economic Growth

8.

Countries that are less wealthy and often have unstable governments according to Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory

a)

Core Country

b)

Semi-Periphery Country

c)

Periphery Country

9.

Development theory that says countries do not exist in isolation but are part of an intertwined world system in which all countries are dependent on each other. 

a)

Wallersteins World Systems Theory

b)

Brandt Line

c)

Rostows Stages of Economic Growth

10.

Total value of goods and services by the citizens and corporations within a country’s borders in a given year. 

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Gross National Income

c)

Gross National Product

d)

GINI Coefficient

11.

An economically and politically dominant country according to Wallerstein’s world systems theory.

a)

Core Country

b)

Semi-Periphery Country

c)

Periphery Country

12.

Economic activities that are mostly illegal and not sanctioned by the government.

a)

Formal Economy

b)

Informal Economy

13.
1.  Soda bottling is an example of a
a)
 perishable industry.
b)
 labor intensive industry.
c)
 bulk-gaining industry.
d)
 communications-oriented industry.
14.
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
15.
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 goods to Asia

d)

Proximity to markets in the US

16.

What are manufacturing centers in Mexico that make goods for sale in the US called?

a)

Mariachi

b)

Maquiladoras

c)

Commercial Factories

d)

No factories in Mexico

17.
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
18.
A Doctor or Lawyer would be in which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Qinary
19.
Mining and farming are part of which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quaternary
20.
What stage of Rostow's Development Index does technology first get introduced?
a)
1-Traditional Society
b)
2-Preconditions of takeoff
c)
3-takeoff
d)
4-drive to maturaty
21.
What job sector is teaching in?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
None
22.
What makes up the human development index?
a)
life expectancy
b)
per capita income
c)
education level and literacy rate
d)
all of the above
23.
Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-Periphery
d)
External
24.
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
25.
Countries in _____ and _____ would likely have the highest rates of gender equality.
a)
North America: Western Europe 
b)
South America: Western Europe 
c)
North America: South America
d)
East Asia: South America
26.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
NICs
c)
Semi-Periphery Countries
d)
Periphery Countries
27.
Which region of the world has no core countries?
a)
North America
b)
Western Europe
c)
Oceania
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
28.
Where are most core countries located?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Northern Hemisphere
d)
Southern Hemisphere
29.
Farming, mining, fishing, and forestry are all considered to be
a)
Primary Economic Activities
b)
Secondary Economic Activities
c)
Tertiary Economic Activities
d)
Quaternary Economic Activities
30.
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
31.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectricity
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
32.
Which country in the world uses the most fossil fuels per capita?
a)
China
b)
Australia
c)
United States
d)
India
33.
What allowed for the creation of Maquiladoras?
a)
NAFTA
b)
NATO
c)
ANSEAN
d)
HDI
34.
Where was the hearth of the Industrial revolution? 
a)
Germany
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
England
35.

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

36.

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

37.

Which movement has aims to improve economic prospects for producers and laborers in LDCs?

a)

fair trade

b)

maquiladora movement

c)

sustainability initiative

d)

free trade

38.

Of the following areas, the Human Development Index is highest in...

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

Latin America

c)

Sub-Saharan Africa

d)

Scandinavia

39.

GE, Coca-cola, Nokia, Samsung, Pepsi, Walt-Disney represent a few of the many

a)

World Bank contributors.

b)

World Trade Organizations.

c)

Transnational Corporations.

d)

Fairtrade Labeling Organizations .

40.

Which sector has grown in the fastest in developed countries?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

41.

A clothing store operates in which industry sector?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Quaternary

d)

Tertiary

42.

Which is NOT a group in Wallerstein's Core-Periphery Model?

a)

Core

b)

Semi-core

c)

Periphery

d)

Semiperiphery

43.

Malaysia has a medium high HDI score. Many foreign countries operate factories within Malaysia to take advantage of its cheaper labor. What group does Malaysia belong to?

a)

Core

b)

Periphery

c)

Semiperiphery

44.

Sierra Leone has diamonds and other countries have tried to gain access to their natural resources. This makes Sierra Leone a good example of a

a)

core country

b)

periphery country

c)

semiperiphery country

45.

According to Wallerstein, core countries

a)

exploit periphery countries for resources and semiperiphery countries for labor

b)

exploit semiperiphery countries for resources and periphery countries for labor

46.

According to Wallerstein, semiperiphery countries

a)

exploit periphery countries for raw materials

b)

exploit periphery countries for cheap labor

c)

exploit core countries for raw materials

47.

A country in the first stage of Rostow's model will have an jobs mostly in which sector of the economy?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

48.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
EU
b)
NAFTA
c)
ASEAN
d)
OPEC
49.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
EU
b)

USMCA

c)
OPEC
d)
ASEAN
50.

How would you describe a newly industrialized country?

a)

A country characterized by large industrial and service sectors with high levels of gross national product

b)

A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity

c)

A country that is characterized by agriculture and they barter instead of use money

51.

free-trade zones

a)

or areas where goods are sold without trade barriers such as tariffs.

b)

or areas where goods are purchased without trade barriers such as tariffs.

c)

or areas where goods are traded without trade barriers such as tariffs.

d)

or areas where goods are traded without trade barriers such as taxes.

52.

Example of a bulk-reducing industry

a)

Auto manufacturing

b)

Cell phone production

c)

Snack foods

d)

Lumber

53.

The United Nations created these to help reduce disparities between developed and developing countries

a)

Sustainability growth ideas

b)

Subsistence Agriculture

c)

Sustainable Development Goals

d)

Sucky Ideas that don't fix much

54.

Which of the following is true concerning the political empowerment of women

a)

Women are underrepresented in major elected government offices worldwide

b)

Women are unable to vote in many countries in the world

c)

Women have little desire to be involved in politics

d)

Women now outnumber men in holding the top government office in countries worldwide.

55.

If a country has a GDP per capita (per person) of $3,000 per year or less, it is most likely a . . . .

a)

more developed country

b)

less developed country

56.

Mexico imports specialty apples from the

United States, and the United States imports

avocados from Mexico. This is an example of

which of the following concepts?

a)

Agglomeration

b)

Complementarity

c)

Supranationalism

d)

Special economic zone

57.
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
58.
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
59.
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
60.
What mode of transportation is the fastest, but most expensive
a)
Airplane
b)
Boat
c)
Train
d)
Truck
61.

Which stage of Walt Rostow's Modernization Model consists of subsistence farming and resistance to technological change?

a)

Traditional

b)

Preconditions to Takeoff

c)

Takeoff

d)

High Mass Consumption

62.

Became the dominant fuel source during the Industrial Revolution

a)

Wood

b)

Coal

c)

Oil

d)

Natural Gas

63.

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

64.

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

65.

Which of the following would promote investment from foreign companies?

a)

Tariffs

b)

Special economic zone

c)

Isolationist policies

d)

Quotes on the amount of foreign companies

66.

Core countries are more likely to have _______ jobs while semi-periphery countries are more likely to have ______ jobs.

a)

Primary sector, secondary sector

b)

Tertiary sector, secondary sector

c)

Secondary sector, tertiary sector

d)

Quinary sector, Quaternary sector

67.

Which of the following best explains commodity dependence?

a)

A country's economy depends on resources to maintain their way of life

b)

A country imports over 25% of the commodities they use

c)

A country's economy exports a single raw material or product

d)

A country has a trade deficit with the trade of natural resources

68.

Which of the following explains why countries would trade?

a)

They can maximize their comparative advantage and be more efficient

b)

They can reduce trade deficits and offer more jobs for citizens

c)

Citizens in MDC have more jobs in the primary/secondary sector

69.
Zones established by many countries in the periphery and semi-periphery where they offer favorable tax, regulatory, and trade arrangements to attract foreign trade and investment with no selling of product within the country.
a)
Export Processing Zones
b)
Special Economic Zones
c)
Maquiladoras
70.

What following countries are part of BRICS?

a)

Russia

b)

Colombia

c)

Brazil

d)

South Africa

71.

Which of the following states are classified as the BRICS?

a)

Belgium, Romania, Iceland, Canada, Sweden

b)

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

c)

Britain, Rwanda, Ireland, Cuba, Singapore

d)

Bahrain, Reunion, Iran, Cameroon, Switzerland

72.

The shift of manufacturing within the United States to the South can be explained by all of the following traits of the South EXCEPT

a)

Lower wages

b)

Increased population

c)

More government regulations

d)

More land available for development

e)

Greater accessibility to numerous highways

73.

The shift of manufacturing within the United States to the South can be explained by all of the following traits of the South EXCEPT

a)

Lower wages

b)

Increased population

c)

More government regulations

d)

More land available for development

e)

Greater accessibility to numerous highways

74.

This image represents the concept of

a)

Fordism

b)

outsourcing

c)

the primary sector

d)

just-in-time delivery

e)

the substitution principle

75.

Silicon Valley in Northern California is famous as the home to many businesses that produce high-tech products of serve high-tech companies. This demonstrates the principle of

a)

Outsourcing

b)

post-Fordism

c)

market dependence

d)

back office processing

e)

agglomeration economies

76.

Fishing, farming, forestry, and mining are considered as a part of what economic sector?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

quaternary

e)

quinary

77.

The EPZs (Export processing zones) found in Mexico are known as

a)

free zones

b)

special economic zones

c)

urban enterprise zones

d)

maquiladoras

e)

backwash regions

78.

Which is most responsible for deindustrialization in highly developed countries?

a)

easy capital financing available in developing countries

b)

low wages in developing countries

c)

labor shortages in developed countries

d)

the lack of strong unions in developed countries

e)

the shortage of raw materials in developed countries

79.

Based on Wallerstein's World systems Theory, which of the following countries best fits the description of a peripheral country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Mali

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

e)

China

80.

Which is the best description of the countries shown on the map in blue?

a)

semi-peripheral countries

b)

developing countries

c)

core countries

d)

least developed countries

e)

periphery countries

81.

All are stages of Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth model except

a)

pre-condition for take-off

b)

drive to maturity

c)

high mass consumption

d)

Late expanding

e)

traditional society

82.

The country shown in the pie graph is probably a

a)

core country

b)

periphery country

c)

semi-periphery country

83.

Which form of transportation would most likely be used to haul textiles from Mexico to market in the United States?

a)

Truck

b)

Train

c)

Plane

d)

Pipeline

e)

Ship

84.

The most important cost in Weber's least cost theory is

a)

Labor costs

b)

transportation costs

c)

infrastructure costs

d)

energy production costs

e)

land plot costs

85.

What major factor has led the Four Asian Tigers to economic success?

a)

raw materials

b)

trading goods

c)

cheap immigrant labor

d)

low transportation costs

e)

low land costs

86.

Deindustrialization has had a dramatic impact on which of the following regions?

a)

The lower MIssissippy valley

b)

The Great Lakes

c)

The Great Plains

d)

The Pacific Northwest

e)

The Cotton Belt

87.

The clustering of financial firms on Wall Street in New York is an example of

a)

Least-cost theory

b)

deindustrialization

c)

ancillary indrustry

d)

agglomeration

e)

central place theory

88.

What does sustainable mean?

a)

allows for continual reuse (maintained and supported)

b)

interactions between human social system and the rest of the ecosystem

89.

What does biodiversity mean?

a)

tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern

b)

variety within plant and animal species in an environment

90.

Which of the following countries make up NAFTA?

a)

United states, Canada, Alaska

b)

United states, Canada, Mexico

c)

United states, Canada, Iceland

d)

United States, Alaska, Mexico

91.

Define trading bloc.

a)

Groups of countries that agree to reduce or eliminate trade barriers between themselves

b)

Union that adopts a common currency

c)

Measure of the the price of a country’s exports relative to its imports.

d)

refers to the value of exports minus imports.

92.

Limit on the amount of a product imported into a country during a specific period of time.

a)

trade agreement

b)

tariff

c)

trading bloc

d)

quota

93.

Governmental tax on imported goods

a)

floating currency

b)

tariff

c)

trade sanction

d)

embargo

94.

TNCs mainly locate their factories in LICs/MICs to…​

a)

increase costs and reduce revenue.​

b)

reduce costs and increase profit.​

c)

reduce revenue and increase profit.​

95.

For several decade the UK experienced de-industrialization from the 1970's, but what does de-industrialization mean?

a)

A growth in factories, and manufacturing industries.

b)

An increase in farming and fishing practices.

c)

A decline in the use of factories, manufacturing and associated industries

d)

A rise in quaternary and tertiary sector jobs

96.

Trading with limited or no restrictions...

a)

free trade

b)

import

c)

export

d)

quota

97.

Which area is the microfinance system mostly practiced?

a)

Under-populated

b)

Over-populated

c)

Rural

d)

Urban

98.
Zones established by many countries in the periphery and semi-periphery where they offer favorable tax, regulatory, and trade arrangements to attract foreign trade and investment with no selling of product within the country.
a)
Export Processing Zones
b)
Special Economic Zones
c)
Maquiladoras

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