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DEVELOPMENT AND
INDUSTRY REVIEW
QUESTIONS
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MAQUILADORAS BY
UNITED STATES CORPORATIONS FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS IS
AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a. Exploitation of union labor
b. Industrialization
c. New international division of labor
d. Tertiary economic activity
e. Colonialism
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MAQUILADORAS BY
UNITED STATES CORPORATIONS FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS IS
AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a. Exploitation of union labor
b. Industrialization
c. New international division of labor
d. Tertiary economic activity
e. Colonialism
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
CHARACTERISTICS APPLIES TO MOREDEVELOPED COUNTRIES?
a. Early stages of epidemiological transition
b. Long life expectancies
c. High total fertility rates
d. Rapid population growth
e. Early stages of the demographic transition
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
CHARACTERISTICS APPLIES TO MOREDEVELOPED COUNTRIES?
a. Early stages of epidemiological transition
b. Long life expectancies
c. High total fertility rates
d. Rapid population growth
e. Early stages of the demographic transition
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONTAIN
MAJOR OIL-PRODUCING ZONES
EXCEPT THE
a. Caspian Sea
b. North Sea
c. Persian Gulf
d. Gulf of Mexico
e. Gulf of California
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONTAIN
MAJOR OIL-PRODUCING ZONES
EXCEPT THE
a. Caspian Sea
b. North Sea
c. Persian Gulf
d. Gulf of Mexico
e. Gulf of California
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE
CATEGORIZED AS A PRIMARY
ACTIVITY?
a. Engineering
b. Coal mining
c. Teaching
d. Car manufacturing
e. Politics
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE
CATEGORIZED AS A PRIMARY
ACTIVITY?
a. Engineering
b. Coal mining
c. Teaching
d. Car manufacturing
e. Politics
THE CLASSIC MODEL OF INDUSTRIAL
LOCATION THEORY SUGGESTS THAT
THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IN THE
LOCATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL SITE IS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a. The institutional structure of the firm
b. The cost to produce the product
c. The cost of raw materials
d. The cost of transportation
e. The location of the market
THE CLASSIC MODEL OF INDUSTRIAL
LOCATION THEORY SUGGESTS THAT
THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IN THE
LOCATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL SITE IS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a. The institutional structure of the firm
b. The cost to produce the product
c. The cost of raw materials
d. The cost of transportation
e. The location of the market
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE
PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC EFFECT OF
THE GLOBALIZATION OF THE
ECONOMY?
a. Countries have greater control over economic activity within their borders.
b. More local ownership makes industries less likely to move.
c. Production is increasingly concentrated in the Manufacturing Belt of the
United States.
d. Production is increasingly concentrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Valley of Europe.
e. Production is shifted to low-cost locations in developing countries.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE
PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC EFFECT OF
THE GLOBALIZATION OF THE
ECONOMY?
a. Countries have greater control over economic activity within their borders.
b. More local ownership makes industries less likely to move.
c. Production is increasingly concentrated in the Manufacturing Belt of the
United States.
d. Production is increasingly concentrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Valley of Europe.
e. Production is shifted to low-cost locations in developing countries.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
ABOUT WORLDWIDE PATTERNS OF
DEVELOPMENT ARE CORRECT EXCEPT
a. Per capita income in the United States is higher than in China.
b. The gap in per capita income between rick and poor countries has
increased over time.
c. On average, population growth is higher in peripheral countries than in
core nations.
d. The largest concentrations of the least-developed countries in the world
today is in Latin America.
e. Several Asian countries, so-called Asian Tigers, made enormous strides in
per capita income and levels of development in the past 30 years.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
ABOUT WORLDWIDE PATTERNS OF
DEVELOPMENT ARE CORRECT EXCEPT
a. Per capita income in the United States is higher than in China.
b. The gap in per capita income between rick and poor countries has
increased over time.
c. On average, population growth is higher in peripheral countries than in
core nations.
d. The largest concentrations of the least-developed countries in the world
today is in Latin America.
e. Several Asian countries, so-called Asian Tigers, made enormous strides in
per capita income and levels of development in the past 30 years.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST
LIKELY TO BE USED BY A MARKETING
FIRM SEEKING TO MAP PATTERNS OF
LIFESTYLE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE
UNITED STATES?
a. States
b. Zip codes
c. Nonmetropolitan areas
d. Congressional districts
e. Counties
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST
LIKELY TO BE USED BY A MARKETING
FIRM SEEKING TO MAP PATTERNS OF
LIFESTYLE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE
UNITED STATES?
a. States
b. Zip codes
c. Nonmetropolitan areas
d. Congressional districts
e. Counties
THE HIGH-TECH FIRMS OF SILICON
VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA ARE
CLUSTERED TOGETHER TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF
a. Cheap labor
b. Economies of scale
c. Access to markets
d. Agglomeration effects
e. High-speed transportation
THE HIGH-TECH FIRMS OF SILICON
VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA ARE
CLUSTERED TOGETHER TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF
a. Cheap labor
b. Economies of scale
c. Access to markets
d. Agglomeration effects
e. High-speed transportation
THE DEPENDENCY RATIO IS MOST
USEFUL FOR INDICATING THE
a. Reliance of a country on imported fossil fuels
b. Degree of gender equality within a country
c. Relationship between the total fertility rate and the infant mortality rate
d. Percentage of foreign ownership within the secondary sector of a country’s
economy
e. Relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a
country’s population
THE DEPENDENCY RATIO IS MOST
USEFUL FOR INDICATING THE
a. Reliance of a country on imported fossil fuels
b. Degree of gender equality within a country
c. Relationship between the total fertility rate and the infant mortality rate
d. Percentage of foreign ownership within the secondary sector of a country’s
economy
e. Relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a
country’s population
a. Service
b. Agriculture
c. Retail
d. Manufacturing
e. Military
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SECTORS
OF THE ECONOMY HAS GROWN THE
FASTEST IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE
THE MID 1970S?
a. Service
b. Agriculture
c. Retail
d. Manufacturing
e. Military
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SECTORS
OF THE ECONOMY HAS GROWN THE
FASTEST IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE
THE MID 1970S?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST
DESCRIBES NAFTA BETWEEN THE U.S.,
CANADA, & MEXICO?
a. An open-border region with free movement of labor
b. A multinational trade zone in which most tariffs have been eliminated
c. A protectionist coalition that denies trade access from other countries
d. A monetary union with a single currency
e. An economic and security bloc designed to eliminate drug trafficking
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST
DESCRIBES NAFTA BETWEEN THE U.S.,
CANADA, & MEXICO?
a. An open-border region with free movement of labor
b. A multinational trade zone in which most tariffs have been eliminated
c. A protectionist coalition that denies trade access from other countries
d. A monetary union with a single currency
e. An economic and security bloc designed to eliminate drug trafficking
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN
ADVANTAGE FOR JAPANESE
CORPORATIONS THAT LOCATED THEIR
MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN THE U.S.?
a. Freedom from Japan’s overprotected distribution networks
b. A wider variety of climate conditions in the United States
c. Less competition in the United States than in most other countries
d. Lower transportation costs and greater access to markets
e. The better education labor force in the United States
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN
ADVANTAGE FOR JAPANESE
CORPORATIONS THAT LOCATED THEIR
MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN THE U.S.?
a. Freedom from Japan’s overprotected distribution networks
b. A wider variety of climate conditions in the United States
c. Less competition in the United States than in most other countries
d. Lower transportation costs and greater access to markets
e. The better education labor force in the United States
a. Per capita income
THE LITERACY RATE OF ANY GIVEN
COUNTRY CORRELATES MOST
CLOSELY WITH WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING?
b. Annual precipitation rates
c. Petroleum production
d. General level of intelligence
e. Population density
a. Per capita income
THE LITERACY RATE OF ANY GIVEN
COUNTRY CORRELATES MOST
CLOSELY WITH WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING?
b. Annual precipitation rates
c. Petroleum production
d. General level of intelligence
e. Population density
WITH RESPECT TO NAFTA, WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS NOT
TRUE?
a. It resulted in increased trade among member nations
b. It outlines an eventual supranational governing body for North America
c. It led to a net trade deficit for the United States with Canada and Mexico
d. It facilitated the movement of tertiary-sector industries from the United
States to Mexico
e. It eventually many include other Latin American countries
WITH RESPECT TO NAFTA, WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS NOT
TRUE?
a. It resulted in increased trade among member nations
b. It outlines an eventual supranational governing body for North America
c. It led to a net trade deficit for the United States with Canada and Mexico
d. It facilitated the movement of tertiary-sector industries from the United
States to Mexico
e. It eventually many include other Latin American countries
QUATERNARY ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES ARE THOSE THAT
a. Extract natural resources from the environment
b. Transfer raw materials into finished products
c. Involve the collection, processing, and manipulation of information
d. Involve the exchange of goods and the provision of services
e. Involve the production of fresh produce for urban markets
QUATERNARY ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES ARE THOSE THAT
a. Extract natural resources from the environment
b. Transfer raw materials into finished products
c. Involve the collection, processing, and manipulation of information
d. Involve the exchange of goods and the provision of services
e. Involve the production of fresh produce for urban markets
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
COUNTRIES CONSUMES THE MOST
FOSSIL FUELS PER CAPITA?
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. England
e. The United States
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
COUNTRIES CONSUMES THE MOST
FOSSIL FUELS PER CAPITA?
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. England
e. The United States
a.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
INDUSTRIES WILL MOST LIKELY LOCATE
CLOSEST TO ITS RAW MATERIAL
SOURCES?
soft-drink bottling
b. Brewing
c. Nickel smelting
d. Baking
e. Automobile assembly
a.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
INDUSTRIES WILL MOST LIKELY LOCATE
CLOSEST TO ITS RAW MATERIAL
SOURCES?
soft-drink bottling
b. Brewing
c. Nickel smelting
d. Baking
e. Automobile assembly
a. Truck
b. Railroad
c. Shi
d. Pipeline
e. Airplane
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MODES
OF TRANSPORTATION IS
CHARACTERIZED BY LOW TERMINAL
COST, HIGH LINE COST, AND HIGH
ROUTE FLEXIBILITY?
a. Truck
b. Railroad
c. Shi
d. Pipeline
e. Airplane
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MODES
OF TRANSPORTATION IS
CHARACTERIZED BY LOW TERMINAL
COST, HIGH LINE COST, AND HIGH
ROUTE FLEXIBILITY?
A CLUSTERING OF DOCTOR’S OFFICES
AND PHARMACIES NEAR HOSPITALS IS
BEST EXPLAINED BY THE BENEFITS OF
a. Decentralization
b. Agglomeration
c. Intervening opportunity
d. Balkanization
e. enfranchisement
A CLUSTERING OF DOCTOR’S OFFICES
AND PHARMACIES NEAR HOSPITALS IS
BEST EXPLAINED BY THE BENEFITS OF
a. Decentralization
b. Agglomeration
c. Intervening opportunity
d. Balkanization
e. enfranchisement
THE INTERNET IS RESHAPING
TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC
ARRANGEMENTS BY
a. Reinforcing the dominance of the central business district for retail sales
b. Expanding the importance of express package delivery systems
c. Increasing the importance of rail transportation as compared to truck
transportation
d. Bringing consumers and producers into face-to-face contact.
e. Created more enclosed shopping malls.
THE INTERNET IS RESHAPING
TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC
ARRANGEMENTS BY
a. Reinforcing the dominance of the central business district for retail sales
b. Expanding the importance of express package delivery systems
c. Increasing the importance of rail transportation as compared to truck
transportation
d. Bringing consumers and producers into face-to-face contact.
e. Created more enclosed shopping malls.
THE POPULARITY OF WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE
TREND TOWARD ECOTOURISM?
a. time-share condominiums on the coast of Spain
b. Ski resorts in Chile
c. National parks in Costa Rica
d. Recreational canals in Florida
e. Artificial lakes in Texas
THE POPULARITY OF WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE
TREND TOWARD ECOTOURISM?
a. time-share condominiums on the coast of Spain
b. Ski resorts in Chile
c. National parks in Costa Rica
d. Recreational canals in Florida
e. Artificial lakes in Texas
THE EARLY STAGES OF THE COREPERIPHERY MODEL DESCRIBE THE
a. Relationship between the outward appearance of a place and its internal
functioning
b. Ways that suburban workers commute to urban workplaces.
c. Relationship between the underlying structure of a society and its outward
expressions
d. Social and cultural differences between urban and rural people
e. Relationship of power and the transfer of resources from less developed to
more developed areas
THE EARLY STAGES OF THE COREPERIPHERY MODEL DESCRIBE THE
a. Relationship between the outward appearance of a place and its internal
functioning
b. Ways that suburban workers commute to urban workplaces.
c. Relationship between the underlying structure of a society and its outward
expressions
d. Social and cultural differences between urban and rural people
e. Relationship of power and the transfer of resources from less developed to
more developed areas
THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED
NATIONS CONFERENCE OF THE LAW
OF THE SEA GIVE COASTAL COUNTRIES
NAVIGATIONAL AND ECONOMIC
SOVEREIGNTY OVER WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING?
a. Twelve nautical mile territorial seas zone
b. Export processing zone (EPZ)
c. 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone
d. Empowerment zone
e. Continental shelf
THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED
NATIONS CONFERENCE OF THE LAW
OF THE SEA GIVE COASTAL COUNTRIES
NAVIGATIONAL AND ECONOMIC
SOVEREIGNTY OVER WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING?
a. Twelve nautical mile territorial seas zone
b. Export processing zone (EPZ)
c. 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone
d. Empowerment zone
e. Continental shelf
THE MAQUILADORAS OF
NORTHERN MEXICO ARE
a. Manufacturing outsourcing plants
b. Illegal migrant-labor camps
c. Border squatter settlements
d. Organic agricultural cooperatives
e. Commercial produce farms
THE MAQUILADORAS OF
NORTHERN MEXICO ARE
a. Manufacturing outsourcing plants
b. Illegal migrant-labor camps
c. Border squatter settlements
d. Organic agricultural cooperatives
e. Commercial produce farms
THE “FOUR ECONOMIC TIGERS OF
EAST & SE ASIA INCLUDE
a. China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan
b. Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan
c. Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam
d. Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
e. China,, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
THE “FOUR ECONOMIC TIGERS OF
EAST & SE ASIA INCLUDE
a. China, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan
b. Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan
c. Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam
d. Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
e. China,, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
OF THE FOLLOWING, WHICH IS THE
BEST EXAMPLE OF A FOOTLOOSE
INDUSTRY?
a. Wine making
b. Steel
c. Furniture
d. Computer chip
e. Tuna canning
OF THE FOLLOWING, WHICH IS THE
BEST EXAMPLE OF A FOOTLOOSE
INDUSTRY?
a. Wine making
b. Steel
c. Furniture
d. Computer chip
e. Tuna canning
ROSTOW’S MODERNIZATION MODEL IS
CONCERNED WITH WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING CONCEPTS?
a. Dependency
b. Structuralism
c. Core-periphery relations
d. Economic development
e. Neocolonialism
ROSTOW’S MODERNIZATION MODEL IS
CONCERNED WITH WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING CONCEPTS?
a. Dependency
b. Structuralism
c. Core-periphery relations
d. Economic development
e. Neocolonialism
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS OFTEN
ACCOMPLISHED BY SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS AN INDEX TO MEASURE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT?
a. GDP per capita
b. Worker productivity
c. Purchasing power parity
d. Literacy rate
e. GNP per capita
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS OFTEN
ACCOMPLISHED BY SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING IS AN INDEX TO MEASURE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT?
a. GDP per capita
b. Worker productivity
c. Purchasing power parity
d. Literacy rate
e. GNP per capita
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IS MISMATCHED
WITH AN ECONOMIC SECTOR?
a. Raining animals-primary
b. Mining-secondary
c. Refining petroleum-secondary
d. Constructing buildings-tertiary
e. Selling real estate
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IS MISMATCHED
WITH AN ECONOMIC SECTOR?
a. Raining animals-primary
b. Mining-secondary
c. Refining petroleum-secondary
d. Constructing buildings-tertiary
e. Selling real estate
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THEORIES
IS SUPPORTED BY MAX WEBER’S
ARGUMENTS THAT THE CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENT OF WESTERN EUROPE
FAVORED EARLY INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT?
A. WALLERSTEIN’S CAPITALIST WORLD ECONOMY
B. ALFRED WEBER’S LEAST COST THEORY
C. W.W. ROSTOW’S MODERNIZATION THEORY
D. LOCATIONAL INTERDEPENDENCE THEORY
E. NON THUNEN’S MODEL
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THEORIES
IS SUPPORTED BY MAX WEBER’S
ARGUMENTS THAT THE CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENT OF WESTERN EUROPE
FAVORED EARLY INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT?
A. WALLERSTEIN’S CAPITALIST WORLD ECONOMY
B. ALFRED WEBER’S LEAST COST THEORY
C. W.W. ROSTOW’S MODERNIZATION THEORY
D. LOCATIONAL INTERDEPENDENCE THEORY
E. NON THUNEN’S MODEL
ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW, VOLGA RIVER,
URAL MOUNTAINS, KURBAS, AND THE
KRASNOYARSK-BAYKAL CORRIDOR ARE
a. Industrial areas of the former Soviet Union
b. Cultural hearths of Eurasia
c. Locations of major oil deposits in Eurasia
d. The most populous areas of the former Soviet Union.
e. Points of friction between Russians and the states they formerly controlled.
ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW, VOLGA RIVER,
URAL MOUNTAINS, KURBAS, AND THE
KRASNOYARSK-BAYKAL CORRIDOR ARE
a. Industrial areas of the former Soviet Union
b. Cultural hearths of Eurasia
c. Locations of major oil deposits in Eurasia
d. The most populous areas of the former Soviet Union.
e. Points of friction between Russians and the states they formerly controlled.
THE LOCATIONS OF KURBAS AND
KRASNOYARSK-BAYKAL CORRIDOR IN
THE EASTERN REGION ARE
DETERMINED BY THEIR PROXIMITY TO
A. LARGE BODIES OF WATER
B. MAJOR HIGHWAYS THAT CONNECT THEM TO THE WEST AND SOUTH
C. LARGE NUMBERS OF AVAILABLE LABOR
D. THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD
E. MAJOR AIRPORTS
THE LOCATIONS OF KURBAS AND
KRASNOYARSK-BAYKAL CORRIDOR IN
THE EASTERN REGION ARE
DETERMINED BY THEIR PROXIMITY TO
A. LARGE BODIES OF WATER
B. MAJOR HIGHWAYS THAT CONNECT THEM TO THE WEST AND SOUTH
C. LARGE NUMBERS OF AVAILABLE LABOR
D. THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD
E. MAJOR AIRPORTS
ALFRED WEBER’S MODEL FOR THE
LOCATION OF INDUSTRY HAS BEEN
CRITICIZED FOR NOT CONSIDERING
a. Transportation cost
b. Labor costs
c. The impact of agglomeration
d. The impact of deglomeration
e. The ability of business owners to juggle expenses
ALFRED WEBER’S MODEL FOR THE
LOCATION OF INDUSTRY HAS BEEN
CRITICIZED FOR NOT CONSIDERING
a. Transportation cost
b. Labor costs
c. The impact of agglomeration
d. The impact of deglomeration
e. The ability of business owners to juggle expenses
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF
THE “FOUR TIGERS” OF EAST ASIA?
a. Japan
b. China
c. South Korea
d. Thailand
e. Indonesia
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF
THE “FOUR TIGERS” OF EAST ASIA?
a. Japan
b. China
c. South Korea
d. Thailand
e. Indonesia
THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE
CONTINUING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MAQUILADORA DISTRICT IN MEXICO
CURRENTLY IS
a. Growing protests among female workers
b. The weakening bonds among countries in NAFTA
c. loss of jobs to countries where wages are even lower
d. Overregulation by the Mexican government
e. Depletion of natural resources in the district
THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE
CONTINUING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MAQUILADORA DISTRICT IN MEXICO
CURRENTLY IS
a. Growing protests among female workers
b. The weakening bonds among countries in NAFTA
c. loss of jobs to countries where wages are even lower
d. Overregulation by the Mexican government
e. Depletion of natural resources in the district
THE SELF SUFFICIENCY MODEL FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS BASED
ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT LESS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SHOULD
DEVELOP POLICIES THAT
a. Model practices of more developed countries
b. Nationalize industries and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor
c. Promote strong family systems
d. Deemphasize tradition as a guideline for government action
e. Protect local businesses from outside competition and encourage internal
growth
THE SELF SUFFICIENCY MODEL FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS BASED
ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT LESS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SHOULD
DEVELOP POLICIES THAT
a. Model practices of more developed countries
b. Nationalize industries and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor
c. Promote strong family systems
d. Deemphasize tradition as a guideline for government action
e. Protect local businesses from outside competition and encourage internal
growth
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT
AN EARLY INVENTION THAT
SUPPORTED THE BEGINNINGS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN BRITAIN?
a. Steam powered locomotives
b. The printing press
c. Steam-powered ships
d. New smelting processes
e. Machines for weaving textiles
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT
AN EARLY INVENTION THAT
SUPPORTED THE BEGINNINGS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN BRITAIN?
a. Steam powered locomotives
b. The printing press
c. Steam-powered ships
d. New smelting processes
e. Machines for weaving textiles
a.
DURING THE MID-2OTH CENTURY,
MANY COUNTRIES GAINED
ECONOMIC CLOUT BASED ON THEIR
POSSESSION OF THE NATURAL
Oil and natural gas
RESOURCES OF
b. Coal and iron
c. Wood and coal
d. Diamonds and gold
e. Silver and gold
a.
DURING THE MID-2OTH CENTURY,
MANY COUNTRIES GAINED
ECONOMIC CLOUT BASED ON THEIR
POSSESSION OF THE NATURAL
Oil and natural gas
RESOURCES OF
b. Coal and iron
c. Wood and coal
d. Diamonds and gold
e. Silver and gold
THE IDEA THAT BUSINESS OWNERS CAN
JUGGLE EXPENSES, AS LONG AS
LABOR, LAND RENTS, AND
TRANSPORTATION COSTS DON’T GO
UP ALL AT ONE TIME, IS CALLED
a. The least cost theory
b. The substitution theory
c. Variable revenue analysis
d. Locational interdependence
e. deglomeration
THE IDEA THAT BUSINESS OWNERS CAN
JUGGLE EXPENSES, AS LONG AS
LABOR, LAND RENTS, AND
TRANSPORTATION COSTS DON’T GO
UP ALL AT ONE TIME, IS CALLED
a. The least cost theory
b. The substitution theory
c. Variable revenue analysis
d. Locational interdependence
e. deglomeration
SITUATION FACTORS HAVE MAINLY
TO DO WITH
a. Cultural influences
b. Political influences
c. Natural geographic features
d. Infrastructure
e. transportation
SITUATION FACTORS HAVE MAINLY
TO DO WITH
a. Cultural influences
b. Political influences
c. Natural geographic features
d. Infrastructure
e. transportation
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST
EXAMPLE OF A LABOR INTENSIVE
INDUSTRY?
a. Textiles
b. Automobile assembly
c. Bottling
d. Copper
e. Manufacture of computers
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST
EXAMPLE OF A LABOR INTENSIVE
INDUSTRY?
a. Textiles
b. Automobile assembly
c. Bottling
d. Copper
e. Manufacture of computers
WHICH REGION IS THE US IS BEST
KNOWN FOR ITS PRODUCTION OF
TOBACCO, FURNITURE, AND COTTON?
a. Southeast
b. Southwest
c. Southern California
d. San Francisco
e. Northwest
WHICH REGION IS THE US IS BEST
KNOWN FOR ITS PRODUCTION OF
TOBACCO, FURNITURE, AND COTTON?
a. Southeast
b. Southwest
c. Southern California
d. San Francisco
e. Northwest
THIS COUNTRY INDUSTRIALIZED DURING THE
LATE 19TH CENTURY DURING MEIJI RESTORATION
, AND DURING THE LATE 20TH CENTURY
DEVELOPED AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL
CENTER IN THE KANTO PLAIN. THIS IS
a. China
b. Japan
c. South Korea
d. Australia
e. India
THIS COUNTRY INDUSTRIALIZED DURING THE
LATE 19TH CENTURY DURING MEIJI RESTORATION
, AND DURING THE LATE 20TH CENTURY
DEVELOPED AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL
CENTER IN THE KANTO PLAIN. THIS IS
a. China
b. Japan
c. South Korea
d. Australia
e. India
NAFTA IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT
BINDS COUNTRIES WITHIN WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING TRADING BLOCS?
a. Oceania
b. Latin America
c. East Asia
d. Europe
e. North America
NAFTA IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT
BINDS COUNTRIES WITHIN WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING TRADING BLOCS?
a. Oceania
b. Latin America
c. East Asia
d. Europe
e. North America
THE FEAR THAT WORKERS IN THE DEVELOPING
WORLD AREA DISPLACING WORKERS FROM
JOBS IN THE ADVANCED ECONOMIES IS MOST
DIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY THE PHENOMENON OF
a. Agglomeration
b. Deglomeration
c. Deindustrialization
d. Compressed modernity
e. Space-time compression
THE FEAR THAT WORKERS IN THE DEVELOPING
WORLD AREA DISPLACING WORKERS FROM
JOBS IN THE ADVANCED ECONOMIES IS MOST
DIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY THE PHENOMENON OF
a. Agglomeration
b. Deglomeration
c. Deindustrialization
d. Compressed modernity
e. Space-time compression
THE VALUE ADDED IN
MANUFACTURING MAY BE FIGURED BY
SUBTRACTING THE COSTS OF RAW
MATERIALS AND ENERGY FROM THE
a. GDP
b. Gross value of the product
c. Worker productivity
d. Value of essential goods and services
e. Value of nonessential goods and services
THE VALUE ADDED IN
MANUFACTURING MAY BE FIGURED BY
SUBTRACTING THE COSTS OF RAW
MATERIALS AND ENERGY FROM THE
a. GDP
b. Gross value of the product
c. Worker productivity
d. Value of essential goods and services
e. Value of nonessential goods and services
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE MAJOR
OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES TODAY
EXCEPT
a. Kuwait
b. Iran
c. Russia
d. France
e. China
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE MAJOR
OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES TODAY
EXCEPT
a. Kuwait
b. Iran
c. Russia
d. France
e. China