WorksheetsHuman Geography: Development, Industry, Services
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
Soda bottling is an example of a
a)
perishable industry.
b)
labor intensive industry.
c)
bulk-gaining industry.
d)
communications-oriented industry.
4.
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.
5.
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
6.
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
7.
What are the factories in Mexico called?
a)
Mariachi
b)
Maquiladoras
c)
Commercial Factories
d)
No factories in Mexico
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
A Doctor or Lawyer would be in which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Qinary
13.
Another word for progress. . . This describes the wealth and well being of a country as it grows and prospers.
a)
Dependency Ratio
b)
Primary Sector
c)
GNI
d)
Development
14.
Shows the influence of women in a society by measuring women's income, participation in labor force, and political influence.
a)
Human Development Index
b)
GNP
c)
Gender Empowerment Index
d)
GDP
15.
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
16.
The term used for a country with high birth rates, high death rates, little economic growth, and a high population in the primary sector.
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
HDI
d)
GNP
17.
Mining and farming are part of which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quaternary
18.
What job sector is teaching in?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
None
19.
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
20.
What is life expectancy?
a)
the oldest a person is expected to live in a country
b)
the average number of years a person in a country is expected to live
21.
What factors affect life expectancy?
a)
level of poverty
b)
diet and nutrition
c)
number of doctors
d)
all of the above
22.
Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-Periphery
d)
External
23.
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
24.
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
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.
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
27.
Mexico, China, Russia, India, Brazil, and South Africa are all
a)
peripheral countries
b)
MDCs
c)
core countries
d)
semi-peripheral countries
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.
Which country in the world uses the most fossil fuels per capita?
a)
China
b)
Australia
c)
United States
d)
India
31.
Which of the following is NOT a major source of electricity in the United States?
a)
petroleum
b)
natural gas
c)
coal
d)
nuclear power
32.
The increase in time and cost with distance is referred to as
a)
production costs
b)
friction of distance
c)
distribution costs
d)
frustration
33.
The United States has petroleum production
a)
sufficient to meet its needs without futher imports
b)
at significant levels but must still import oil from other countries
c)
inferior to nearly every other country
d)
at levels greater than any other country.
34.
Norilsk Nickel was a leading mining company in Russia in 2015. This is a form of _________.
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Secondary Sector
c)
Tertiary Sector
d)
Quaternary Second
35.
Theory developed by economist Harold Hotelling that suggests competitors, in trying to maximize sales, will seek to constrain each others territory which will therefore lead them to locate adjacent to one another in the middle of their customer base.
a)
vertical integration
b)
locational interdependence
c)
local exchange trading system
d)
hoizontal integration
36.
What is the best title for this chart?
a)
Export-Oriented Industrialization
b)
Import-Oriented Industrialization
c)
Product Life Cycle
d)
Industrial Innovation
37.
This pros/cons list describes which economic alliance?
a)
NAFTA
b)
NATO
c)
EU
d)
ASEAN
38.
The process by which a national economy shifts away from manufacturing to production dominated by the service industry is called
a)
deindustrialization
b)
quaternary economy
c)
Rust Belt
d)
division of labor
39.
All of the following are considered site factors EXCEPT
a)
land costs
b)
labor costs
c)
capital/start-up costs
d)
transportation costs
40.
What is the BEST title for this image?
a)
Site Factors
b)
Situation Factors
41.
As a result of NAFTA, hundreds of thousands of Mexicans work in the ____ just south of the U.S. border, transforming raw materials into finished goods.
a)
maquiladora district
b)
trade district
c)
colonia district
d)
industrialized district
42.
Skilled work forces have higher rates of
a)
literacy and education
b)
primary and secondary workers
c)
availability to resources
d)
entry level/basic training jobs
43.
According to Weber's Least Cost Theory, the location of bulk-gaining soda bottling plant should be located closer to _____ to maximize profits.
a)
Market / city center
b)
Raw Ingredients of sugar and corn
c)
Corn fields
d)
Suburbs
44.
The production of potato chips is a ________ industry, since potatoes and salt are heavier in their raw state than the finished bag of potato chips.
a)
bulk-reducing
b)
bulk-gaining
c)
Weight-neutral
d)
salty
45.
Companies that operate factories in countries other than the one in which they are headquartered are called ___
a)
transnational companies
b)
global companies
c)
trading bloc companies
d)
EU companies
46.
Which is not a viable outlook for a sustainable future?
a)
plan to prevent or mitigate environmental damage
b)
use technological advances to reduce waste
c)
hold companies responsible for public health or environmental crises
d)
Give up- if we want the benefits of industry, we have to live with the environmental damage.
47.
During the Industrial Revolution, the textile industry benefited from both _______ powered machines.
a)
steam
b)
coal
c)
nuclear
d)
petroleum
48.
Which natural resource was most important to the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Water
d)
Arable Soil
49.
In comparison to primary industry, secondary industry is less dependent on resource location.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Which of the following strategies have the Four Tigers used most successfully?
a)
Import oriented industrialization
b)
Deglomeration
c)
Substitution principle
d)
Export oriented industrialization
51.
A clustering of hotels and restaurants near airports is best explained by the benefits of
a)
economic development
b)
agglomeration
c)
value added productivity
d)
deindustrialization
52.
Both Weber's least cost theory and von Thunen's agricultural model are examples of
a)
variable revenue analysis
b)
substitution theory
c)
location theory
d)
modernization theory
53.
Which is an example of a footloose activity?
a)
real estate office
b)
a steel mill
c)
university
d)
aluminum smelter
54.
Which country has NOT been significantly impacted by the modern trend towards deindustrialization?
a)
United States
b)
Britain
c)
Japan
d)
South Korea
55.
One impact of the industrial Revolution on Britain during the 19th century was to
a)
stimulate the growth of seaports in the north
b)
promote migration of people from cities to the suburbs
c)
stimulate the growth of cities at railroad hubs
d)
shift economic power from the north to the south
56.
The governments of many countries in the global periphery and semi periphery have set up special manufacturing export zones which offer favorable tax, regulatory, and trade agreements to foreign firms is called...
a)
Maquiladoras
b)
Export Processing Zones (EPZs)
c)
Special economic zones
d)
NAFTA
57.
These specific zones in Mexico are mainly sited directly across the border from the United States because these zones attract a mix of manufacturing operations, depending on skill levels of the labor force and available infrastructure is called....
a)
Maquiladoras
b)
NAFTA
c)
Dollarization
d)
Secondary Sector
58.
The transition from cottage industries to the Industrial Revolution and wanting to generate a greater profit by producing larger quantities of the goods in high demand, which in turn decreased the average cost of producing the good is called....
a)
Economies of Scale
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Dollarization
d)
Spillover Effect
59.
A set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening interdependence without regard to country borders is called...
a)
Globalization
b)
Big Mac Index
c)
Dollarization
d)
Transitional economies
60.
The process of incorporating every aspect of production for example raw materials, to assembly, distribution, and marketing is called...
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal integration
c)
least cost theory
d)
location theory
61.
The increase in time and cost that usually comes with increased distance over which commodities must travel is called....
a)
Friction of distance
b)
Location theory
c)
Agglomeration
d)
Least Cost Theory
62.
The impact of a function or an activity will decline as one moves away from its point of origin and suggests that manufacturing plants should be more concerned with serving the markets nearby places than more distant places is called...
a)
Distance Decay
b)
Agglomeration
c)
Least Cost Theory
d)
Location Theory
63.
Focused on factory owner's desire to minimize three categories of costs such as, transportation, labor, and agglomeration is called...
a)
Least Cost Theory
b)
Location Theory
c)
Distance Decay
d)
Vertical Integration
64.
Globalized production in which a defined segment of the commodity chain is contracted abroad is called...
a)
Outsourcing
b)
Time-space compression
c)
Spatial Fix
d)
Distance Decay
65.
A process by which companies move industrial jobs to other regions is called....
a)
Deindustrialization
b)
Intermodal Connections
c)
Global sourcing
d)
Commodity chain
66.
Which of the following might best characterize the Maquiladora districts in Mexico
a)
Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
b)
Export Processing Zones (EPZ)
c)
Islands of Development
d)
Trade Districts
67.
An area where labor laws and environmental laws are relaxed and taxes are lowered
a)
Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
b)
Export Processing Zone (EPZ)
c)
Free Trade Zone (FTZ)
d)
Island of Development
68.
Deglomeration occurs when a location
a)
Experiences a natural disaster
b)
Is saturated with businesses offering similiar services
c)
Sees an increase in large firms moving in
d)
experiences a rapid lose in manufacturing activity
69.
To attract foreign trade, a country will set up:
a)
export processing zones (EPZs)
b)
factories
c)
higher tariffs
d)
stricter laws
70.
In the zone of profibility income is ___ and cost is ____.
a)
core, periphery
b)
periphery, core
c)
high, low
d)
low, high
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