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- 1. Multiple Choice
This image represents the concept of
an agglomeration economy
outsourcing
the primary sector
just-in-time delivery
the substitution principle
- 2. Multiple Choice
The shift of manufacturing within the U.S. to the South can be explained by all of the following traits of the South EXCEPT
lower wages
increased population
more government regulations
more land available for development
greater accessibility to numerous highways
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which is the best example of a footloose activity?
a steel mill
an auto assembly plant
a university
a real estate office
an aluminum smelter
- 4. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows the concept of the
add-on effect
multiplier effect
primary sector
secondary sector
substitution principle
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which person is more likely to work in a front office than a back office?
a customer-service representative who handles phone calls
the chief executive for a large corporation
an assembly worker in the auto industry
an accountant who handles a company's payroll
a writer who works on marketing materials
- 6. Multiple Choice
Silicon Valley in Northern California is famous as the home to many businesses that produce high-tech products or serve high-tech companies. This demonstrates the principle of
outsourcing
post-Fordism
market dependence
back office processing
agglomeration economies
- 7. Multiple Choice
Fishing, farming, forestry, and mining are considered part of which economic sector?
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary
quinary
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which reason explains why, according to Weberian analysis, an automobile assembly plant is most likely to be located at an intermediate location approximately at D?
Automobiles are a weight-gain industry made of multiple parts.
Cars are expensive to import because of high tariffs.
The weight-loss element of cars requires a location near a resource.
Environmental regulations require cars to be assembled near cities.
Labor costs are usually lower in high population areas.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which statement about the employment of men and women in EPZs is most clearly supported by the graph above/
Unemployment is probably an acute issue for men in these countries.
Women make up the vast majority of each country's secondary sector employees.
Men generally prefer to work in quaternary sector positions than in positions found in these EPZs.
The governments of these countries will be more likely to listen to the concerns of women.
Resource consumption by women working in EPZs will surpass that of men in these countries, causing great social change.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Silicon Valley is an example of a technopole because it
takes its name from the material used to make microchips
demonstrates the concept of agglomeration economies
is a center for developing new ideas that generate growth
has attracted new universities to locate in the region
reuses brownfield sites that were once industrial factories
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the darker shaded region in the above map?
Growing prosperity in this region over the past several decades has had a spin-off effect on nearby regions.
Industries in the region have a comparative advantage over ones in the South and Southwest regions in recent years.
Brownfields are one sign of the economic recovery occurring in the region.
The region is known as the Rust Belt because of the many closed factories in it.
The region has always had a shortage of jobs in the secondary sector.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The EPZs found in Mexico are known as
free zones
special economic zones
urban enterprise zones
maquiladoras
backwash regions
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which feature is typical of a post-industrial landscape?
a corporate research park
a modern dairy farm
an offshore natural gas well
an aluminum smelter
a large manufacturing area near an urban core
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which is most responsible for deindustrialization in highly developed countries?
easy capital financing available in developing countries
low wages in developing countries
labor shortages in developed countries
the lack of strong unions in developed countries
a shortage of raw materials in developed countries
- 15. Multiple Choice
The main benefit for countries that host Export Processing Zones is that these zones
create thousands of relatively high-paying jobs for their citizens
increase availability of manufactured products for their citizens
attract thousands of foreign workers, which results in millions of extra dollars in tax revenue
increase opportunities for the citizens to work for American companies and to learn English
provide an efficient way to increase imports from the United States
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which phrase best describes what is hown in the photo?
an industrial landscape
an urban brownfield
an export processing zone (EPZ)
a transnational corporation
a maquiladora
- 17. Multiple Choice
The two categories that have the largest degree of gender inequality are in the areas of
economy and education
health and education
economy and politics
education and politics
health and politics
- 18. Multiple Choice
Based on Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, which of the following countries best fits the description of a peripheral country?
Brazil
Mali
Japan
Germany
China
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which question would most likely be studied using the GINI index?
whether a country is moving closer to gender equality
whether religious traditions influence educational achievements
whether climate influences the infant mortality rate
whether push or pull factors are more influential on migration
whether the income distribution influences economic growth
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which is the best description of the countries shown on the map in the darker shade?
semiperipheral countries
developing countries
core countries
least developed countries
periphery countries
- 21. Multiple Choice
Modernization models of economic development suggest that
there will always be a combination of more developed countries and less developed countries
industries will always try to locate to enable them to take advantage of agglomeration economies
geographic factors, such as the availability of resources, determine how a country develops
it is possible for all countries to reach a high level of economic development
governments should not provide stimulus for economic development
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which statement best demonstrates why purchasing power parity is useful in comparing income and wealth in various countries?
The euro is worth about $1.05.
A pair of blue jeans that cost $27 in Pakistan cost $40 in Laos.
Inflation is 2% higher in Indonesia than it is in Peru.
Unemployment is 2% higher in Israel than it is in Japan.
Germany's national debt is twice as high as Panama's.
- 23. Multiple Choice
All are stages of Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth model EXCEPT
pre-condition for take-off
drive to maturity
high mass consumption
late expanding
tradition society
- 24. Multiple Choice
The country shown in the pie graph is probably a
developed country
less developed country
emerging economy
semiperipheral country
developing country
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