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Test Description: Industry
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1) The new international division of labor reflects the growing importance of
A
vertical integration
B
just in time delivery
C
outsourcing
D
new infrastructure
2) In contrast to Fordist production, Post-Fordist production is more likely to
A
introduce more flexible work rules
B
require larger inventories of parts and components.
C
assign each worker one task.)
D
dominate transnational corporations
3) Maintaining control over all phases of a highly complex production process is known as
A
right to work
B
the new international division of labor
C
convergence
D
vertical integration
4) Steel production has declined during 1980-2008 most rapidly in
A
France
B
Japan
C
US
D
Germany
5) The U.S. Gulf Coast has become an important industrial area because of
A
access to oil and natural gas
B
sea food processing
C
just in time delivery
D
proximity to markets
6) Which of these industries is most dependent on low-cost labor?
A
steel
B
textiles
C
automobiles
D
fabricated machines
7) Significant site factors include all but which of the following?
A
labor
B
land
C
transportation
D
capital
8) Beer bottling is an example of a
A
labor intensive industry
B
perishable industry,
C
bullk-gaining industry
D
specialized industry
9) A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near
A
break-of-bulk points
B
suburbs
C
energy supplies
D
consumers
10) Metal fabrication plants are an example of a bulk-gaining industry because
A
the mills are near the mines
B
parts suppliers package shipments in bulk containers
C
separate parts are combined to make more complex and massive products
D
parts suppliers supply components with just-in-time management
11) The shift in steel production locations in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century can best be described as
A
footloose industries
B
basic sector services
C
quinary services
D
ancillary activities,
12) Economic activities that increase and thereby benefit from agglomerations in particular regions are called
A
starting in the Pittsburgh area and then migrating towards the Midwest before ending up on the East and West coast.,
B
starting on the East and West coast and then migrating towards Pittsburgh before ending in the Midwest
C
starting in the Midwest and then migrating towards Pittsburgh before ending up on the East and West coast
D
starting on the East and West coast and then migrating towards Pittsburgh before ending in the Midwest
13) What mining region has the most varied mineral deposits of the world, with over 1,000 minerals?
A
Andes
B
Tibet
C
Urals
D
South Africa
14) Canada's most important industrial area is
A
sea ports of Nova Scotia
B
northern shore of Lake
C
St. Lawrence River Valley and Ontario
D
US border of Saskatchawan
15) Proximity to Russian consumers is the most significant industrial asset of which region?
A
Silesia
B
Urals
C
Volga
D
Moscow
16) Today, the most significant industrial asset of the Western Great Lakes region is its
A
large market area
B
cheap migrant labor
C
access to the nation's transportation network
D
cheap migrant labor
17) Western Europe's principal industrial areas include all but which of the following?
A
United Kingdom
B
Rhine Ruhr
C
Portugal
D
Mid Rhine
18) The cottage industry system involved manufacturing
A
of steam engines
B
in the home
C
hand made luxory items
D
in small factories
19) The Industrial Revolution began in
A
US
B
France
C
Britain
D
Germany
20) Approximately three-fourths of the world's industrial production is concentrated in four regions. Which of the following is not one of these four regions
A
Eastern North America,
B
Eastern South America
C
Eastern Europe
D
East Asia
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