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Test Description: Industry
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1) The new international division of labor reflects the growing importance of
A
outsourcing
B
vertical integration
C
new infrastructure
D
just in time delivery
2) In contrast to Fordist production, Post-Fordist production is more likely to
A
assign each worker one task.)
B
require larger inventories of parts and components.
C
dominate transnational corporations
D
introduce more flexible work rules
3) Maintaining control over all phases of a highly complex production process is known as
A
convergence
B
the new international division of labor
C
right to work
D
vertical integration
4) Steel production has declined during 1980-2008 most rapidly in
A
US
B
Germany
C
Japan
D
France
5) The U.S. Gulf Coast has become an important industrial area because of
A
just in time delivery
B
proximity to markets
C
sea food processing
D
access to oil and natural gas
6) Which of these industries is most dependent on low-cost labor?
A
automobiles
B
textiles
C
fabricated machines
D
steel
7) Significant site factors include all but which of the following?
A
labor
B
transportation
C
capital
D
land
8) Beer bottling is an example of a
A
bullk-gaining industry
B
perishable industry,
C
specialized industry
D
labor intensive industry
9) A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near
A
break-of-bulk points
B
energy supplies
C
suburbs
D
consumers
10) Metal fabrication plants are an example of a bulk-gaining industry because
A
separate parts are combined to make more complex and massive products
B
parts suppliers package shipments in bulk containers
C
parts suppliers supply components with just-in-time management
D
the mills are near the mines
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
basic sector services
B
quinary services
C
ancillary activities,
D
footloose industries
12) Economic activities that increase and thereby benefit from agglomerations in particular regions are called
A
starting on the East and West coast and then migrating towards Pittsburgh before ending in the Midwest
B
starting in the Midwest and then migrating towards Pittsburgh before ending up on the East and West coast
C
starting on the East and West coast and then migrating towards Pittsburgh before ending in the Midwest
D
starting in the Pittsburgh area and then migrating towards the Midwest before ending up on the East and West coast.,
13) What mining region has the most varied mineral deposits of the world, with over 1,000 minerals?
A
South Africa
B
Tibet
C
Andes
D
Urals
14) Canada's most important industrial area is
A
northern shore of Lake
B
US border of Saskatchawan
C
sea ports of Nova Scotia
D
St. Lawrence River Valley and Ontario
15) Proximity to Russian consumers is the most significant industrial asset of which region?
A
Silesia
B
Moscow
C
Urals
D
Volga
16) Today, the most significant industrial asset of the Western Great Lakes region is its
A
cheap migrant labor
B
access to the nation's transportation network
C
large market area
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
in the home
B
in small factories
C
of steam engines
D
hand made luxory items
19) The Industrial Revolution began in
A
France
B
Britain
C
US
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 Europe
B
Eastern South America
C
East Asia
D
Eastern North America,
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