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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
least-cost theory
B
deindustrialization
C
ancillary industry
D
agglomeration
2) Firms try to locate their production facilities to
A
maximize visibility
B
maximize spaital accessibility
C
minimize costs and maximize profits
D
maximize agglomeration
3) The Ruhr Valley is to_____ as the Rust Belt is to________
A
Germany, the United States
B
Russia, the United States
C
California, Pennsylvania
D
Texas, Idaho
4) The term postindustrial economy
A
is characterized by the economic effects of global climate
B
is characterized by global terrorism
C
is characterized by the rise of quaternary and quinary sectors
D
is characterized by the rise of primary and secondary sectors
5) China’s industrial heartland is located
A
in the Southwest District of Yunan near Kunming
B
in the Northeast District - formerly known as Manchuria and now called Dongbei
C
in Sichuan along the Chang Jiang River
D
thousands of miles from the Pacific Ocean near raw materials
6) Weber’s least cost theory focused on
A
transportation and government subsidies
B
transportation and commodification., transportation and globalization
C
transportation, education, and raw materials
D
transportation, labor, and agglomeration
7) Fordist production is characterized by
A
the slow pace of production
B
the use of foreign labor
C
horizontal integration.
D
vertical integration
8) By the beginning of the twentieth century, only rivaled Europe’s level of industrialization
A
Japan
B
India
C
North America
D
Australia
9) Britain’s Industrial Revolution diffused to locations in mainland Europe that were
A
near old growth forests and major canal networks
B
near coal fields and connected via water to ports
C
near major electrical power stations
D
near capital cities.,
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
Africa
B
Australia
C
North America
D
Eastern Asia
11) Fayetteville, Arkansas has become a ________________ because of Wal-Mart
A
technopole
B
growth pole
C
break of bulk point
D
most polluted American town
12) People working in the ___________ sector of economic activity tend to have high levels of specialized knowledge or technical skills.
A
primary
B
quaternary
C
secondary
D
tertiary
13) The second largest industrial district in China developed around _______, China’s largest city.
A
Shenyang
B
Beijing
C
Hong Kong
D
Shanghai
14) China’s “Pittsburgh” is
A
Tianjin
B
Xianggang
C
Beijing
D
Shanghai
15) U.S. production of oil in recent years’ averages ____% of the world’s total.
A
10
B
8
C
25
D
18
16) Current amounts of goods and resources moving in the global system would be impossible without the invention of
A
container systems
B
railroads
C
containeraircrafts
D
bulk cargo ships
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
technopoles
B
industrial cities
C
technopoles
D
peripheral production zones
18) The type of manufacturing that is more likely to be located in peripheral countries is
A
low-labor needs
B
high-tech.
C
technical design.
D
labor-intensive.
19) Fast, flexible production of small lots with outsourcing around the world is referred to as:
A
colonial
B
post-fordist
C
fordist
D
socialist
20) Mass production of standardized goods using assembly line techniques is referred to as:
A
fordist
B
global production
C
high tech production
D
manufacturing
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