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