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AP Human Geography Unit 7: Industrialization

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-Periphery
d)
External
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
NICs
c)
Semi-Periphery Countries
d)
Periphery Countries
5.
Which region of the world has no core countries?
a)
North America
b)
Western Europe
c)
Oceania
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.
Economic activities that are taxed and monitored by the government and count towards the GDP and GNP
a)
Formal Economy
b)
Informal Economy
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.

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

11.

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

a)

Neolithic

b)

Industrial

c)

Green

d)

Beatles

12.

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

13.

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

14.
The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph. 
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Secondary
15.
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
16.
Which economic alliance is this map showing?
a)
EU
b)
NAFTA
c)
ASEAN
d)
OPEC
17.
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 
18.

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.

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

26.

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.

27.

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

a)

More Developed Country

b)

Less Developed Country

c)

Newly Industrialized Country

28.

Image above is an example of

a)

Post-Fordist production

b)

Bulk-gaining industry

c)

Deindustrialization

d)

Bulk-reducing industry

29.

Example of a bulk-reducing industry

a)

Auto manufacturing

b)

Cell phone production

c)

Snack foods

d)

Lumber

30.
A Country with an HDI of .92 is most likely what type of country 
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
In between
31.
What is per capita income?
a)
the total amount of money a country makes in a year
b)
the average amount of money earned by each person in a country
c)
the amount of capital a person owns
d)
none of the above 
32.
Which economic measure of development divides the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a given year by its population?
a)
GDP
b)
GDP per capita 
c)
Purchasing Power Parity 
d)
GINI coefficient
33.

Which job is considered part of the informal economy in the U.S.?

a)

Teacher

b)

Doctor

c)

Target employee

d)

Babysitter

34.

Alfred Weber's leas cost theory takes into account all of the following EXCEPT

a)

locating markets close to source materials

b)

transportation costs

c)

weight of raw materials

d)

consumer demand for the finished product

35.

Which of the following phrases accurately represents a disadvantage of LDC's as they seek to industrialize?

a)

LDC's are too distant from labor sources

b)

LDC's lack raw materials necessary for industrialization such as coal and iron ore

c)

Demand in MDC's is stagnant

d)

LDC's lack proper infrastructural development to support industrialization on a large scale.

36.

Computer technical support jobs are increasingly being outsourced to India, because of improvements in telecommunications technology. Which term best exemplifies that trend?

a)

space-time compression

b)

agglomeration

c)

absolute distance

d)

multiplier effect

37.

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

38.

According to Rostaow's stages of development, which of the following

a)

all countries will eventually pass through each of the five stage stages of economic development

b)

the colonial legacy will impede a country's economic growth

c)

countries might not pass through each of the stages in a linear manner,

d)

deindustrialization is accounted fro in the fifth and final stage.

39.

An example of a product made by a bulk-reducing industry is:

a)

potato chips.

b)

milk.

c)

automobiles.

d)

homes.

e)

textiles.

40.

Shopping malls are an example of:

a)

urbanization.

b)

deglomeration.

c)

agglomeration.

d)

cumulative causation.

e)

gentrification.

41.

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

a)

outsourcing.

b)

post-Fordism.

c)

market dependence.

d)

back office processing.

e)

agglomeration economies.

42.

A factory process transforming raw corn into processed baby food falls into which economic sector?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quarternary

43.

It is generally agreed that the current trend in climate change is caused by

a)

sea level rise

b)

increased use of fossil fuels

c)

reduction in biodiversity

d)

tilt of the earths axis

44.

A clustering of doctor's offices and pharmacies near hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of

a)

enfranchisement

b)

Decentralization

c)

Agglomeration

d)

intervening opportunity

45.

Which of the following can be categorized as a primary activity?

a)

engineering

b)

coal mining

c)

teaching

d)

car manufacturing

46.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britian
c)
France
d)
Germay
47.
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
early 1700s
b)
late 1700s
c)
early 1800s
d)
late 1800s
48.
What was the first industry to benefit from Watt's steam engine?
a)
Iron
b)
Coal
c)
Textile
d)
Food Processing
49.
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
50.
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
51.
The type of production where a worker performs the same task repeatedly is also known as:
a)
Right to Work Production
b)
Post Fordist
c)
Textile
d)
Fordist
52.
Manufacturing based in homes rather than a factory is also known as:
a)
Domestic Industry
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Agricultural Industry
d)
Cottage Industry
53.
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
54.
US 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
55.

The process where corporations turn over production roles outside the company is known as:

a)

Outsourcing

b)

Fordist Movement

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

Fair Trade

56.
If a factory is making a product that is increasing in bulk, 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
57.
If a factory is making a product that is decreasing in bulk, 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
58.
What mode of transportation is the fastest, but most expensive
a)
Airplane
b)
Boat
c)
Train
d)
Truck
59.
What mode of transportation is the cheapest?
a)
Airplane
b)
Boat
c)
Train
d)
Truck
60.
What mode of transportation is best for short distances over land?
a)
Airplane
b)
Boat
c)
Train
d)
Truck
61.
Situation factors are used the minimize what costs?
a)
Labor
b)
Taxes
c)
Transporation
d)
Land
62.
Which of the following industries is considered "labor-intensive"?
a)
Bottling
b)
Furniture
c)
Glass
d)
Textiles
63.
Who suggested that development can occur in primitive countries if they focus their efforts on developing a specific asset to sell in the international market? 
a)
Johann vonThunen
b)
Alfred Weber
c)
Walt Rostow
d)
Friedrich Ratzel
64.

One of the most influential liberal models Made by Walt Rostow in the 1960’s has ________ stages of development

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

7

65.

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

66.

Which stage of Walt Rostow's Modernization Model consists of progressive leadership moving a country towards flexibility and openness

a)

Traditional

b)

Preconditions to Takeoff

c)

Takeoff

d)

High Mass Consumption

67.

Which stage of Walt Rostow's Modernization Model consists of industrialization and an increase in urbanization?

a)

Traditional

b)

Preconditions to Takeoff

c)

Takeoff

d)

High Mass Consumption

68.

Which stage of Walt Rostow's Modernization Model consists of technology spreading, industrialization specialization, international trade and population growth slowing?

a)

Traditional

b)

Preconditions to Takeoff

c)

Drive to Maturity

d)

High Mass Consumption

69.

Which stage of Walt Rostow's Modernization Model consists of high incomes, many goods and services, majority of workers in the service sector?

a)

Traditional

b)

Preconditions to Takeoff

c)

Drive to Maturity

d)

High Mass Consumption

70.

European Union

a)

an association of European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration.

b)

a traditionally European desire to create and have a state of ones own

c)

provinces that have been granted a certain degree of political and cultural autonomy, or freedom from centralized authority by the government

d)

a group of people with a common political identity who do not have a territorially defined, sovereign country of their own located in central Europe

71.

What is a favela?

a)

A Brazilian food made with rice

b)

A slum or shantytown

c)

An area of a city where rich people live

d)

A Brazilian storm with high winds

72.

What are Favelas made from?

a)

Constructed from a variety of materials, ranging from bricks to garbage.

b)

Rice and beans

c)

Straw and wood

d)

Flour and eggs