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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
just in time delivery
D
new infrastructure
2) In contrast to Fordist production, Post-Fordist production is more likely to
A
require larger inventories of parts and components.
B
assign each worker one task.)
C
introduce more flexible work rules
D
dominate transnational corporations
3) Maintaining control over all phases of a highly complex production process is known as
A
convergence
B
vertical integration
C
right to work
D
the new international division of labor
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
sea food processing
B
access to oil and natural gas
C
proximity to markets
D
just in time delivery
6) Which of these industries is most dependent on low-cost labor?
A
steel
B
textiles
C
fabricated machines
D
automobiles
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
labor intensive industry
B
specialized industry
C
bullk-gaining industry
D
perishable industry,
9) A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near
A
break-of-bulk points
B
suburbs
C
consumers
D
energy supplies
10) Metal fabrication plants are an example of a bulk-gaining industry because
A
parts suppliers package shipments in bulk containers
B
the mills are near the mines
C
parts suppliers supply components with just-in-time management
D
separate parts are combined to make more complex and massive products
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
quinary services
B
basic sector 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 Pittsburgh area and then migrating towards the Midwest before ending up on the East and West coast.,
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
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
Volga
C
Urals
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
cheap migrant labor
D
access to the nation's transportation network
17) Western Europe's principal industrial areas include all but which of the following?
A
Portugal
B
Mid Rhine
C
Rhine Ruhr
D
United Kingdom
18) The cottage industry system involved manufacturing
A
in small factories
B
in the home
C
of steam engines
D
hand made luxory items
19) The Industrial Revolution began in
A
France
B
Germany
C
US
D
Britain
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 South America
B
East Asia
C
Eastern Europe
D
Eastern North America,
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