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How does transportation influence economic activity the most?
a) Provides ways to communicate between manufacturing outlets
b) Provides availability of investment capital
c) Provides the means for workers to gains necessary skills
d) Provides access to human, natural, and capital resources

Countries will export goods and services that they can produce at lower costs. This is called -
a) oligarchy
b) monopoly
c) comparative advantage
d) interdependence

The European Union has most benefited its member nations by
a) reducing barriers to trade and travel
b) sharing the expense of a common defense
c) promoting the use of a common language
d) providing funds and materials for education

Which factor does NOT influence economic activity?
a) Location and ability to exchange goods
b) Population age distribution
c) Membership in alliances
d) Access to resources

Which statement best explains why nations must trade?
a) No nation has all necessary resources.
b) All nations belong to free trade agreements.
c) No nation can employ all of its laborers.
d) All nations seek out new production methods.

Which factor is most directly related to the level of economic development of a country?
a) Climate
b) Language
c) Urbanization
d) Religion

Which type of country is most dependent on a ground transportation network for international trade?
a) Tropical
b) Island
c) Coastal
d) Landlocked

The greater the country’s level of economic development, the -
a) lower the cost of living
b) higher the quality of life
c) lower the urban population
d) higher the agricultural labor force

Level of education, skilled and unskilled laborers, and entrepreneurial and managerial  abilities are considered -
a) human resources
b) physical resources
c) capital resources
d) political resources

An area of mostly developing nations is -
a) Canada
b) Europe
c) African
d) Scandinavia

Characteristics of Developing Nations included all of the following EXCEPT -
a) Low disease rates
b) Low average age
c) High fertility rates
d) low life expectancy

Which country has numerous resources that would NOT be economically profitable to develop because of location?
a) United States
b) France
c) Russia
d) Japan

Which country has a diversified economy, abundant natural resources, and specialized industries?
a) Japan
b) Russia
c) United States
d) Switzerland

The North American Free Trade Agreement is an economic agreement between the United States, Mexico, and -
a) Canada
b) Guatemala
c) El Salvador
d) Puerto Rico

Which change occurred as a result of industrialization?
a) Subsistence farming replaced commercial agriculture
b) Military production replaced consumer industries.
c) Factory systems replaced cottage industries
d) Surface transportation replaced air transportation.

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