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1
According to the gravity model, improvements in transportation and communications should:
Not impact the interaction between two places
Decrease the friction of distance
Increase the population of the two places
Decrease the population of the two places
2
Which of the following exemplifies how government policy influences agricultural production?
Pastoral nomadism
Price supports for milk
Increased transport costs for bulkier items
Market that conforms to Von Thunen model
3
The rubber required for tires weighs more than the final tire; factories will locate:
It does not matter
Close to the tire market
Close to the rubber trees
In the middle between trees and the market
4
The higher a country's level of urbanization, the greater labor force concentration in:
Agriculture
Industry
Services
Manufacturing
5
In a spatial context, multinational corporations tend to:
Move production centers quite quickly
Be situated in many countries
Have localized headquarters and dispersed production centers
All of the above
6
In Rostow's stages of economic growth, economic maturity is characterized by:
Sustainability
High per capita income
High mass consumption
Gross national happiness
7
Rostow's stages of economic growth predicts that each country's economy will progress from:
High consumption to ecological sustainability
Focus on tertiary activities to primary activities
Low income to high income and mass consumption
Low dependency to high dependency on other economies
8
Much of China's population remains engaged in which economic sector?
Quaternary (information based services)
Government labor
Tertiary (basic services)
Primary (agriculture)
9
Multiple nuclei model (urban structure) came from the idea that ____ was losing its dominance.
Suburb
The inner city
The CBD
Public transportation
10
According to the Von Thunen model, which is most likely to be farmed in the outer zone?
Flowers
Wheat
Cabbage
Dairy
11
Which of the following is the BEST example of a social welfare indicator of development?
Literacy rate
Gross national income
Labor force composition
Gross domestic product
12
A farmer irrigated his land heavily in order to grow crops; the land is now infertile due to:
Global climate change
Desertification
Salinization
Deforestation
13
Hearths of early Eurasian agriculture were generally located:
On the windward side of mountain ranges
In Mediterranean climates
Along the coast
In fertile river valleys
14
Your sweatshirt has a tag saying, "Made in Vietnam," meaning it was likely made in a(n):
Offshore financial center
Informal economic center
Export processing zone
Brick-and-mortar business
15
A college professor falls under which sector of the economy?
Secondary
Tertiary
Ancillary
Primary
16
In the world-systems model, the states in the CORE of the world are:
Located in the prosperous southern continents
Located mainly in Europe and North America
Situated in the present-day Middle East
Located in the rimland
17
Explains organization of urban areas, based on functions and goods and services offered.
Central place theory
Least cost theory
Urban-matrix theory
Sector theory
18
Increased air pollution, inner-city decay, and homogenization of landscapes are all caused by:
Suburbanization
Gentrification
Postmodernism
Climate change
19
A company that sells through the Internet and can locate far from markets is a(n):
Service industry
Basic industry
Footloose industry
Cottage industry
20
Makeshift neighborhoods constructed of scrap materials, found in peripheral cities in the world
Edge cities
Informal economic sectors
Gentrified districts
Squatter settlements
21
Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of globalization?
The Internet is the driving force behind current patters
Opponents argue that it hurts small, local communities
Encourages economic development across the entire globe
It is a process that has been occurring over time
22
Slash-and-burn agriculture meets all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
Occurs mainly in tropical environments
Part of the Green Revolution
Associated with deforestation
Practiced sustainably by indigenous peoples
23
All of the following characterize the Green Revolution in agriculture EXCEPT:
Use of chemicals and fertilizers
Sustainable "green" techniques
Hybrid seeds
New techniques in developing countries
24
Where do people move when they participate in gentrification?
They do not move, they just change jobs
To the inner city
To residential suburbs
To urban peripheral zones
25
Which of the following does NOT represent an extensive commercial agricultural activity?
Dairying
Ranching
Nomadic herding
Plantation farming
