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APHG Unit 7

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph. 
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Secondary
2.
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
3.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
EU
b)
NAFTA
c)
ASEAN
d)
OPEC
4.
A country that is mostly rural and engages in mainly primary level of economic activity is probably a
a)
developed nation
b)
developing nation
c)
industrialized nation
d)
primary nation 
5.

What is the Human Development Index?

a)

The health of an individual.

b)

A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

c)

The country a person lives in,

d)

The number of preventable diseases in a country.

6.

model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich nations

a)

World Systems Theory

b)

Modernization Model

c)

Organic Theory

d)

Dependency Theory

7.

How would you describe a More Developed Country?

a)

Low-income countries characterized by little industry

b)

A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations

c)

A country that has started to industrialize

8.

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

9.

How would you describe a Less Developed Country?

a)

A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing

b)

Also known as a developing country, a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development.

c)

A country characterized by high income per person

10.

What are the 3 statistics that create HDI (Human Development Index)?

a)

GDP per capita

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

all of the above

11.

What is GDP, and what does it stand for?

a)

Gross Domestic Product. Only measures what is produced in the country itself.

b)

Gross National Product. Indicates the value of all goods and services produced by a country over a period of time, whether foreign or domestic.

c)

Gross Nations Produce. All of the food that is grown in a nation

d)

None of the above

12.

The above chart describes examples of which level of economic activity?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

13.

Outsourcing is

a)

or value of goods or services produced by one person by a company in another country.

b)

or value of goods or services produced by one mom by a company in another country.

c)

or value of goods or services produced by one country by a company in another country.

d)

or value of goods or services produced by one teenager by a company in another country.

14.

Free-trade zones are

a)

They establish a common (shared) form of currency. 

b)

They decrease the need for customs declaration across international borders.

c)

They eliminate tariffs on products that cross international borders.

d)

They offer poorer nations more money to undergo mass economic development.

15.

A country that has a High Literacy Rate (greater than about 95%)

a)

More Developed Country

b)

Less Developed Country

c)

Newly Industrialized Country

16.

Image above is an example of

a)

Post-Fordist production

b)

Bulk-gaining industry

c)

Deindustrialization

d)

Bulk-reducing industry

17.

Example of a bulk-reducing industry

a)

Auto manufacturing

b)

Cell phone production

c)

Snack foods

d)

Lumber

18.

Maquiladoras are

a)

US workers that move to other countries for jobs

b)

Mexican factories on the US border that are owned and operated by US companies

c)

Mexican workers who enter the US legally on a work visa

d)

Mexican and American workers who migrate to Canada for higher paying jobs

19.

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

20.
Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-Periphery
d)
External
21.
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
22.
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
23.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
NICs
c)
Semi-Periphery Countries
d)
Periphery Countries
24.
Which region of the world has no core countries?
a)
North America
b)
Western Europe
c)
Oceania
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
25.
Economic activities that are taxed and monitored by the government and count towards the GDP and GNP
a)
Formal Economy
b)
Informal Economy
26.
A well-educated and skilled population, lower NIR, access to health care, a higher GNI per capita, and lower levels of gender inequality are related to
a)
Core Countries
b)
Semi-Periphery Countries
c)
Periphery Countries
d)
NICs
27.
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
28.
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
29.

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

30.

Which Revolution marks the shift in working with hands to machines for mass production (and profit)?

a)

Neolithic

b)

Industrial

c)

Green

d)

Beatles

31.

Trade Deficit

a)

policy that promotes elimination of trade barriers, such as tariffs and quotas

b)

when imports exceed exports

c)

non-economic negative effects from trade

d)

when exports exceed imports

32.
 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.
33.
 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.
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
If a product is heavier when it arrives at the factory than when it leaves (trees--> paper, potatoes-->chips) then the factory will be ____________ to the market
a)
closer
b)
farther 
40.
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
41.
What job sector is teaching in?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
None
42.
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
43.
How is Self-Sufficiency acomplished
a)
Making it difficult to export
b)
high import taxes
c)
quotas on imports
d)
ALL
44.
A Country with an HDI of .92 is most likely what type of country 
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
In between
45.
Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-Periphery
d)
External
46.
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
47.
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
48.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
NICs
c)
Semi-Periphery Countries
d)
Periphery Countries
49.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectricity
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
50.
Which of the following is NOT infrastructure? 
a)
Roads
b)
Electrical cables 
c)
Public Parks 
d)
Air Ports 
51.
Which country would be most likely to advertise Ecotourism? 
a)
South Korea
b)
Costa Rica
c)
China
d)
Netherlands
52.
Where was the hearth of the Industrial revolution? 
a)
Germany
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
England
53.
Which resource has produced the most energy over the last 200 years? 
a)
Uranium
b)
Coal
c)
Gas
d)
Oil 
54.

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.

55.

Police, firefighters, DMV employees are examples of

a)

Insurance industry jobs

b)

Business services jobs

c)

Public services jobs

d)

Government services jobs

56.

About 50% of all Americans are employed by

a)

Public Services

b)

Business Services

c)

Disney

d)

Consumer Services

57.

The area surrounding a market from which customers are attracted to a product or service

a)

Hamlet

b)

Hinterland

c)

Range

d)

Threshold

58.

A city that is disproportionately larger than any other in its country and is politically and culturally dominant

a)

Regional Capital

b)

Hamlet

c)

Primate City

d)

Global City

59.

The two most powerful global cities are

a)

London and New York

b)

London and Bejing

c)

Tokyo and New York

d)

Westminster and Garden Grove

60.
The set of goals that were made by the UN in 2000 and were revisited in recent years to evaluate progress on development of LDC's in the world.
a)
HDI
b)
Millennium Development Goals
c)
Informal Economy
d)
UNHCR
61.

Cultural landscape can be defined as

a)

the types of art, music, dance, and theater practiced in a particular region

b)

the ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment

c)

a particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities

d)

the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

62.
In terms of diffusion, what is a hearth?
a)
The point of origin
b)
The final destination
c)
The mid-way point
d)
All points along the diffusion route
63.
practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture and generates misunderstanding, ignorance and conflict 
a)
Ethnosuperiorism
b)
Egotism
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
Human nature
64.

Acculturation is a process whereby

a)

A more dominant culture adopts most of the traits of the less dominant culture

b)

The dominant culture completely absorbs the less dominant one

c)

Cultural traits are equally exchanged between cultures

d)

The less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of the more influential one

65.
Relocation diffusion often occurs when a people
a)
a relative moves
b)
shop at the same name brand store in different cities
c)
bring their cultural traditions with them 
d)
change the dialect of their language
66.

All of the following are characteristics of a universalizing religion except

a)

connected to a specific founder

b)

generally widespread

c)

seeks to convert

d)

followers are highly clustered

67.

Which of the following religions are considered to be universalizing religions?

a)

Buddhism, Christianity, & Islam

b)

Islam, Hinduism, & Buddhism

c)

Hinduism, Judaism, & Christianity

d)

Judaism, Islam, Buddhism

68.

Which of the following statements best explains why English is the most widely spoken language in North America?

a)

The English language initially diffused to North America through the process of relocation diffusion. A number of colonies were established and settled by people from Great Britain.

b)

The English language diffused throughout North America through the process of hierarchical diffusion. The language was initially spoken in cities and was gradually adopted by people living in rural areas.

c)

The English language diffused to North America through the process of contagious diffusion. Christian missionaries were responsible for the spread of the language among the indigenous population.

d)

The English language was established as the official language of all of the British colonies in North America. Over time, it diffused throughout the population from the colonial leadership to the population.

e)

The English language became a widely spoken language in North America in the twentieth century. This primarily occurred as a way of unifying the immigrant populations in both the United States and Canada.

69.
In terms of speakers, the two largest language families are:
a)
Indo-European & Sino-Tibetan
b)
Indo-European & Niger-Congo
c)
Austric & Niger-Congo
d)
Niger-Congo & Sino-Tibetan
70.

Which language has become the world's primary lingua franca?

a)

Mandarin

b)

Hindi

c)

German

d)

English