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A review for AP Human Geography Unit 6: Industry and Economic Geography
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1
The idea that the world is becoming integrated on a global scale.
Globalization
Transnationalism
Agglomeration
Multinationalism
2
Which country is most likely to have more people employed in the primary or secondary sector of the economy?
Mali
Australia
South Korea
China
3
A traditional business with actual stores in which trade or retail occurs is a
brick and mortar business
special economic zone
e-commerce business
break of bulk point
4
According to Weber's Least Cost Theory, figure (b) represents a
Bulk Reducing Industry
Foot loose industry
Bulk Gaining Industry
5
According to Weber's Least Cost Theory, figure (c) represents a
bulk gaining industry
foot loose industry
bulk reducing industry
6
Mexico's system of maquiladoras are located
on the Yucatan Peninsula
along the coast of the Pacific Ocean
in the areas surrounding Mexico City
along the the US-Mexico border
7
The Rust Belt of the US is currently experiencing
Industrialization
Deglomeration
Agglomeration
Deindustrialization
8
Shopping malls are an example of
agglomeration
deglomeration
urbanization
gentrification
9
Cell phones and social networks have led to all of the following except
equal access to info and tech across the globe
a rapid flow of info across the globe
rapid development in emerging economies
political revolutions in countries dominated by despots
10
These types of industries produce goods that weigh more after assembly
footloose
bulk gaining
bulk reducing
11
Which of the following is something that Rostow's Stages do not account for?
Industrialization
Vertical Integration
Deindustrialization
Agglomeration
12
Which of the following is the basic industry for Silicon Valley?
Food packaging
Steel manufacturing
Farming
Computer equipment and manufacturing
13
According to the Core Periphery Model the core
includes regions where economic power is concentrated
includes newly industrialized countries like China
includes countries with low levels of economic prosperity
14
Where would most ethanol plants be located within the United States?
In California
In the Bible Belt
In the Midwest
In New England
15
The GDP per capita measures the total goods and services produced by a country divided by
that country's unemployment rate
that country's number of corporations
that country's total population
that country's total number of exports
16
Catalog Companies, jewelry manufacturing, and computer chip making are all examples of
buk reducing industries
footloose industries
bulk gaining industries
export processing zones
17
This model explains development in regards to the relationship between MDCs and LDCs.
Core-Periphery Model
Demographic Transition Model
Wallerstein's World Systems Model
Rostow's Stages of Economic Development
18
These types of industries are located close to their raw materials.
bulk gaining
Footloose
bulk reducing
19
Includes fishing, forestry, and the mining and quarrying of minerals
Secondary Sector
Quaternary Sector
Tertiary Sector
Primary Sector
20
Which country has held the top spot on the HDI for over 5 years.
Switzerland
United States
Canada
Norway
21
Location where large shipments of goods are broken up into smaller containers is a
edge water establishment
special economic zone
brick and mortar business
break of bulk point
22
Which of the following is a bulk gaining industry?
Maple Syrup
Automobile
Jewelry
Potato Chips
23
The UN uses this measure to calculate human welfare
HDI
HCI
GDP
GNP
24
These countries economies are growing so rapidly that economists have nicknamed them the BRICS?
Brunei, Rwanda, Indonesia, Chad, Somalia
Bhutan, Romania, Iraq, Chile, Swaziland
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
Bolivia, Rhodesia, Iran, Colombia, Sudan
25
The grouping together of many firms in a similar industry is
Agribusiness
Conglomeration
Integration
Agglomeration
26
This 1994 agreement increased trade between 3 Western Hemisphere countries
NAFTA
TPP
EU
NATO
27
Which economic sector do many LDCs tend to have most of their employment?
Secondary
Primary
Quaternary
Tertiary
28
Which of the following is the most energy-efficient method of transportation per mile of travel
Ships
Planes
Trucks
Trains
29
Which economic sector does a teacher work in?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
30
A free trade zone is an area where
large open markets are set up in poor countries
black market trade is carried out under gov't supervision
normal trade laws are eliminated to stimulate trade
people bring agricultural products for trade and barter
31
Service-based economies are focused on all of the following except
tourism
telecommunications
sales
mining
32
Amazon is an example of a/n
break of bulk point
agglomeration
brick and mortar business
e-commerce business
33
These activities are service-based and concerned with research and information gathering.
Quaternary
Quinary
Tertiary
Secondary
34
In Stage 3 of Rostow's Economic Development
foreign investment pours in
a country is dominated by primary economic activities
commercialization of agriculture
broad manufacturing and commercial base is developed
35
One of the possible negative results of ecotourism is
offsetting the destruction of natural habitats
encouraging the displacement of indigenous cultures & people
educating the populace about environmental conservation
attracting a younger, more eco-conscious tourism clientele
36
Which of the following characterizes a developing nation?
a government controlled by the military
a service based economy
the lack of a formal government
an economy based on agriculture
37
Which economic sector do many MDCs tend to have most of their employment?
Primary
Secondary
Quaternary
Tertiary
38
This was the dominant industrial model before the Industrial Revolution
Agglomeration
Cottage Industry
Spinning and Weaving
Farming
39
These types of industries are located closer to the market
bulk gaining
footloose
bulk reducing
40
These types of industries produce goods that weigh less than their constituent parts
bulk gaining
footloose
bulk reducing
