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Unit 6 Economic Development

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The link between available resources and the activities that an individual engages in to make a living best describes the

a)

Relationship between history and social development

b)

Relationship between geography and economics

c)

Relationship between politics and geography

d)

Relationship between social development and history

2.

The picture included represents which economic concept

a)

Supply and demand

b)

Free enterprise

c)

Command economy

d)

Capitalism

3.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find subsistence agriculture?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

4.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find commercial agriculture?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

5.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find tribal cultures?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

6.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find communism?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

7.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find freedom?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

8.

Which type of economy would you be most likely to find government control?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

9.

Which type of economy is found in the United States?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

10.

Which type of economy is found in North Korea?

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

11.

This type of economic activity uses resources directly.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

12.

A car dealership provides a service, and therefore, is an example of which activity?

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

13.

This type of economic activity is responsible for the processing and distribution of information.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

14.

In a Command Economy (select ALL that apply)

a)

The government plays a major role in the economy.

b)

The government makes few economic decisions.

c)

The government owns and controls many of the resources with the country.

d)

People have the ability to freely choose what to buy and sell

15.

Free enterprise is the basis of

a)

Capitalism

b)

Traditional/ Subsistence Economies

c)

A Command Economy

d)

All of these options

16.

Which of the following is NOT a measure of development?

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Gross National Product

c)

Communism

d)

Literacy rate

e)

Electricity consumption

17.

The total value of goods and services that a country produces ONLY within its borders in a year is

a)

Industrialization

b)

Gross National Product

c)

Gross Domestic Product

d)

GNP & GDP

e)

All of the options

18.

The literacy rates in developed countries tend to be _________ than the literacy rates in developing countries.

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

c)

None (it's the same)

19.

Population growth tends to be slower in

a)

Developed countries

b)

Developing countries

c)

None (it's the same

20.

Birth rates tend to be higher in

a)

Developed countries

b)

Developing countries

c)

None (it's the same

21.

What type of country has new industries with people switching from rural to urban lifestyles?

a)

Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC)

b)

Less Developed Countries (LDC)

c)

More Developed Countries (MDC)

d)

None of these options

22.

What type of country has a majority of people with a high standard of living?

a)

Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC)

b)

Less Developed Countries (LDC)

c)

More Developed Countries (MDC)

d)

None of these options

23.

What type of country has a majority of people with a low standard of living?

a)

Newly Industrialized Countries (NIC)

b)

Less Developed Countries (LDC)

c)

More Developed Countries (MDC)

d)

None of these options

24.

Sending jobs to countries that are less-developed in order to save money on cheaper labor or increase efficiency

a)

Insourcing

b)

Free Enterprise

c)

Supply and demand

d)

Outsourcing

25.

Little surplus is found in this kind of economy.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

26.

People freely choose what to buy and sell.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

27.

Trade is extremely important in this type of economy.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Command Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

28.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

29.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

30.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

31.

What type of economic activity is this

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

32.

Money granted by the government to assist an industry or business so that prices remain low or competitive.

a)

Tariff

b)

Subsidy

c)

Welfare

d)

Free-enterprise

33.

The term for "quality of life"

a)

Standard of Living

b)

Most Developed Country

c)

Tariff

d)

Free enterprise

34.

A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology.

a)

Development

b)

Fair Trade

c)

Industry

d)

Added Value

35.

A social movement whose stated goal is to help producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions and to promote sustainability.

a)

Development

b)

Fair Trade

c)

Industry

d)

Added Value

36.

Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.

a)

Development

b)

Fair Trade

c)

Industry

d)

Added Value

37.

Indicator of level of development combining income, literacy, education, and life expectancy.

a)

FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)

b)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

c)

HDI (Human Development Index)

d)

GNP (Gross National Product)

38.

The value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period (normally 1 year).

a)

FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)

b)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

c)

HDI (Human Development Index)

d)

GNP (Gross National Product)

39.

Model of development stating that industries attempt to find the best site or location to place their factory that provide the minimum transportation and labor costs.

a)

Rostow's Model of Economic Development

b)

Wallerstein's World Systems Theory

c)

Weber's Least Cost Theory

d)

Location Theory

40.

A logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic activity and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated; example: von Thunen model.

a)

Rostow's Model of Economic Development

b)

Wallerstein's World Systems Theory

c)

Weber's Least Cost Theory

d)

Location Theory

41.

Model that describes a country's progression in five stages from LDCs to MDCs.

a)

Rostow's Model of Economic Development

b)

Wallerstein's World Systems Theory

c)

Weber's Least Cost Theory

d)

Location Theory

42.

A model of the spatial structure of development in which underdeveloped countries are defined by their dependence on a developed core region (core, periphery, and semi-periphery).

a)

Rostow's Model of Economic Development

b)

Wallerstein's World Systems Theory

c)

Weber's Least Cost Theory

d)

Location Theory

43.

Measures opportunities given to a woman compared to a man within a given country.

a)

Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)

b)

Gender-Related Development Index (GDI)

c)

Gender Equity

d)

Human Development Index (HDI)

44.

Portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth's surface.

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary sector

c)

Tertiary sector

d)

Quaternary sector

e)

Quinary sector

45.

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)

Quaternary sector

e)

Quinary sector

46.

Portion of the economy concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities; provision of all goods and services to people in exchange for payment.

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary sector

c)

Tertiary sector

d)

Quaternary sector

e)

Quinary sector

47.

Portion of the economy containing professions that specialize in information; provide higher-level services; knowledge-based.

a)

Primary sector

b)

Secondary sector

c)

Tertiary sector

d)

Quaternary sector

e)

Quinary sector

48.

Identify the primary sector jobs.

a)

Farming

b)

Oil extraction

c)

Steel Industry

d)

Teacher

e)

Space exploration

49.

Identify the secondary sector jobs.

a)

Farming

b)

Bottling soft drinks

c)

Steel Industry

d)

Accountant

e)

App creation

50.

Identify the tertiary sector jobs.

a)

Research and development

b)

Tourism

c)

Steel Industry

d)

Retail

e)

App creation

51.

Identify the quaternary sector jobs.

a)

Research and development

b)

Tourism

c)

Teacher/professor

d)

Retail

e)

Accountant

52.

Economic activity congregates in or close to a single location, rather than being spread out uniformly across space.

a)

Agglomeration

b)

Bulk-reducing industry

c)

Bulk-gaining industry

d)

Cottage industry

e)

Economies of scale

53.

The business must be located close to the market to reduce the cost of transport, increase profits, and usually lowers the price for consumers.

a)

Agglomeration

b)

Bulk-reducing industry

c)

Bulk-gaining industry

d)

Cottage industry

e)

Economies of scale

54.

The business must be located close to the source of the raw materials to minimize transportation costs.

a)

Agglomeration

b)

Bulk-reducing industry

c)

Bulk-gaining industry

d)

Cottage industry

e)

Economies of scale

55.

Home-based manufacturing. Example: textiles

a)

Cottage Industry

b)

Fordism

c)

Post-Fordism

d)

Assembly Line

e)

Commodity Chain

56.

Highly organized and specialized system for organizing industrial production and labor; mass production for mass consumption.

a)

Cottage Industry

b)

Fordism

c)

Post-Fordism

d)

Commodity Chain

57.

Characterized by small-batch production, economies of scope (not scale), new information technologies, rise of the service and white-collar worker, and the feminization of the workforce.

a)

Cottage Industry

b)

Fordism

c)

Post-Fordism

d)

Commodity Chain

58.

What are economic activities?

a)

rules in a game

b)

a sport

c)

how a government is run

d)

ways in which people make a living

59.

The basic material from which a product is made.

a)

rescue resources

b)

capital resources

c)

human resources

d)

natural resources

60.

What is a tertiary industry?

a)

Provides a service for people

b)

Manufactures products

c)

Collects or produces natural resources

d)

Research and technology

61.

What is a primary industry?

a)

Employ people to make things.

b)

Employ people to collect or produce natural resources

c)

provide a service for people

d)

Research and technology

62.

Which belongs in the tertiary industry?

a)

coffee bean

b)

steel worker

c)

nurse

d)

farmer

63.

which belongs in the secondary industry?

a)

cotton

b)

shoe factory

c)

coal

d)

sales clerk

64.

Which belongs in the primary industry?

a)

cotton

b)

sweater

c)

shoe factory

d)

sales clerk

65.

Goods and services are exchanged (or sold)

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

66.

Uses raw materials to produce or manufacture something new.

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

67.

Uses natural resources or raw materials

a)

Primary Industry

b)

Secondary Industry

c)

Tertiary Industry

68.

An example of an important physical site characteristic is a

a)

major airport

b)

major central park

c)

natural harbor

d)

public sports facility

69.

Economically, the United States best fits the category of

a)

Third World country

b)

Less developed country (LDC)

c)

Developing country (DC)

d)

More developed country (MDC)

70.

What is the impact of globalization on the economy?

a)

Globalization has both positive and negative impacts on the economy.

b)

Globalization only has positive impacts on the economy.

c)

Globalization only has negative impacts on the economy.

d)

Globalization has no impact on the economy.

71.

How does environmental sustainability contribute to economic development?

a)

By creating more waste and increasing production costs.

b)

By increasing pollution and depleting natural resources.

c)

By promoting efficient resource use, reducing costs, creating new job opportunities in green industries, and attracting investment in sustainable practices.

d)

By causing unemployment and reducing investment opportunities.

72.

What are the key aspects of resource management and their economic impact?

a)

Allocation, utilization, and conservation; their impact on the economy

b)

Wasting, hoarding, and borrowing; their impact on the economy

c)

Investing, donating, and spending; their impact on the economy

d)

Spending, saving, and borrowing; their impact on the economy

73.

Explain the economic geography of natural resources.

a)

The utilization of natural resources does not affect the economy

b)

The economic geography of natural resources involves studying the distribution, utilization, and impact of natural resources on the economy of different regions.

c)

The economic geography of natural resources is not important for the economy

d)

Natural resources have no impact on the distribution of wealth in different regions

74.

How does globalization affect the distribution of wealth in different countries?

a)

Globalization has no impact on the distribution of wealth in different countries.

b)

Globalization can lead to the concentration of wealth in certain countries while leaving others behind.

c)

Globalization ensures equal distribution of wealth in all countries.

d)

Globalization leads to the reduction of wealth in all countries.

75.

Explain the concept of sustainable development and its role in economic growth.

a)

Sustainable development focuses only on economic growth without considering environmental and social factors

b)

Sustainable development aims to achieve economic growth while also considering environmental and social factors for the well-being of current and future generations.

c)

Sustainable development is only concerned with the well-being of current generations

d)

Sustainable development has no role in economic growth

76.

What are the challenges in managing natural resources for economic development?

a)

Lack of interest in economic development

b)

Overabundance of natural resources

c)

No impact of resource depletion

d)

Potential conflicts between conservation and exploitation, impact of resource depletion, and need for sustainable management practices

77.

Which of the following is most likely to be politically unstable?

a)

LDCs

b)

DCs

c)

MDCs

d)

None

78.

In LDCs children are used as a source of labor for which type of work?

a)

Hunting and factories

b)

Fishing boats and hunting

c)

Factories and fishing boats

d)

Farms and factories

79.

How can climate change affect the agricultural sector and its economic implications?

a)

Climate change has no impact on agricultural productivity.

b)

Climate change leads to decreased production costs for farmers.

c)

Climate change results in lower food prices and increased income for farmers.

d)

Climate change can lead to reduced agricultural productivity, increased production costs, decreased income for farmers, higher food prices, and potential food shortages.

80.

What are the economic impacts of climate change on different industries?

a)

The economic impacts of climate change on different industries include increased costs for adaptation, damage to infrastructure, and changes in consumer demand.

b)

No impact on costs for adaptation, no damage to infrastructure, and no changes in consumer demand.

c)

Decreased costs for adaptation, improvement of infrastructure, and stable consumer demand.

d)

Decreased costs for adaptation, improvement of infrastructure, and increased consumer demand.