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Industry APHUG 2
Test Description: Industry2
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1) The clustering of financial firms on Wall Street in New York is an example of
A
deindustrialization
B
least-cost theory
C
agglomeration
D
ancillary industry
2) Firms try to locate their production facilities to
A
maximize visibility
B
maximize agglomeration
C
maximize spaital accessibility
D
minimize costs and maximize profits
3) The Ruhr Valley is to_____ as the Rust Belt is to________
A
Texas, Idaho
B
Germany, the United States
C
Russia, the United States
D
California, Pennsylvania
4) The term postindustrial economy
A
is characterized by the rise of quaternary and quinary sectors
B
is characterized by the rise of primary and secondary sectors
C
is characterized by the economic effects of global climate
D
is characterized by global terrorism
5) China’s industrial heartland is located
A
in the Southwest District of Yunan near Kunming
B
thousands of miles from the Pacific Ocean near raw materials
C
in the Northeast District - formerly known as Manchuria and now called Dongbei
D
in Sichuan along the Chang Jiang River
6) Weber’s least cost theory focused on
A
transportation, labor, and agglomeration
B
transportation, education, and raw materials
C
transportation and government subsidies
D
transportation and commodification., transportation and globalization
7) Fordist production is characterized by
A
the slow pace of production
B
vertical integration
C
horizontal integration.
D
the use of foreign labor
8) By the beginning of the twentieth century, only rivaled Europe’s level of industrialization
A
North America
B
Australia
C
Japan
D
India
9) Britain’s Industrial Revolution diffused to locations in mainland Europe that were
A
near old growth forests and major canal networks
B
near major electrical power stations
C
near capital cities.,
D
near coal fields and connected via water to ports
10) Technopoles, a collection of high-technology industries, can be found in a number of countries. Which of the following is not a region containing one of these countries?
A
North America
B
Africa
C
Australia
D
Eastern Asia
11) Fayetteville, Arkansas has become a ________________ because of Wal-Mart
A
technopole
B
most polluted American town
C
break of bulk point
D
growth pole
12) People working in the ___________ sector of economic activity tend to have high levels of specialized knowledge or technical skills.
A
quaternary
B
primary
C
tertiary
D
secondary
13) The second largest industrial district in China developed around _______, China’s largest city.
A
Shenyang
B
Shanghai
C
Hong Kong
D
Beijing
14) China’s “Pittsburgh” is
A
Beijing
B
Shanghai
C
Xianggang
D
Tianjin
15) U.S. production of oil in recent years’ averages ____% of the world’s total.
A
25
B
10
C
8
D
18
16) Current amounts of goods and resources moving in the global system would be impossible without the invention of
A
bulk cargo ships
B
container systems
C
railroads
D
containeraircrafts
17) During the 1970s, U.S. television manufacturers began to move productions “offshore” to places such as special zones on the Mexican border called
A
peripheral production zones
B
industrial cities
C
technopoles
D
technopoles
18) The type of manufacturing that is more likely to be located in peripheral countries is
A
high-tech.
B
low-labor needs
C
labor-intensive.
D
technical design.
19) Fast, flexible production of small lots with outsourcing around the world is referred to as:
A
socialist
B
fordist
C
post-fordist
D
colonial
20) Mass production of standardized goods using assembly line techniques is referred to as:
A
fordist
B
global production
C
manufacturing
D
high tech production
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