Unit 11/12 Economic Development

Question 1

Which of the following terms describes an object of trade that is the same.

Accepted Answer

Commodity

Question 2

An industry not restricted to location due to the costs of transportation is called a...

Accepted Answer

Footloose industry

Question 3

Which 80s rock band performed under the flag of the United Kingdom as a backdrop?

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Def Leppord

Question 4

When talented people leave an area in search of something better.

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Brain drain

Question 5

An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses.

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Labor-intensive industry

Question 6

Who created the Central Place Theory to describe the location of service centers?

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Walter Christaller

Question 7

The Industrial Revolution began in which industry?

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Textiles

Question 8

Which country is considered under the term Brexit?

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United Kingdom

Question 9

Which of the following states is found in the Rust Belt of America?

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Pennsylvania

Question 10

A market center for the exchange of services by people of the surrounding area.

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Central place

Question 11

What is the color of Lobacca's light saber from Star Wars?

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Bronze

Question 12

A pattern of settlements such that the largest is more than twice the size as the next largest

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Primate city rule

Question 13

The special export zones of Mexico go by what name?

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Maquiladoras

Question 14

Who is credited with the idea of the assembly line for production?

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Henry Ford

Question 15

Which of the following countries is one of the Asian Tigers (Dragons)?

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South Korea

Question 16

When businesses locate next to their competitors in order to gain access to them.

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Hotelling theory

Question 17

The diffusion of factories can be traced along the location of....

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Coal fields

Question 18

Location factors related to the costs of factors of production such as land, labor, capital.

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Site factors

Question 19

Farming, fishing, and mining are all examples of what economic sector?

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Primary

Question 20

Who slipped Harry Potter a love potion in book 6?

Accepted Answer

Romilda Vane

Question 21

When industries clump together in the same space to share the costs of infrastructure.

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Agglomeration

Question 22

What system encourages a team concept of problem solving in the new age?

Accepted Answer

Post-Fordist system

Question 23

What brand of shoes were lost in the Pacific Ocean and were used to determine currents?

Accepted Answer

Nike

Question 24

What day is the AP Human Geography Exam on this year?

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Tuesday, May 14th

Question 25

The special economic zones found in Mexico benefit from what trade agreement?

Accepted Answer

NAFTA

Question 26

What shape did Christaller use in the Central Place Theory?

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Hexagons

Question 27

The Industrial Revolution began in what country?

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Great Britain

Question 28

Which of the following countries would be considered as part of the periphery?

Accepted Answer

Laos

Question 29

Who is the current leader of Russia?

Accepted Answer

Putin

Question 30

Which of the following is the best example of a secondary sector of the economy?

Accepted Answer

Paper production at a mill

Question 31

According to Rostow's Development Model, which of the following countries would be in stage 1?

Accepted Answer

Niger

Question 32

BHS acts as a central place of education for all but which of the following towns?

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Little Falls

Question 33

Shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed.

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Just-in-time delivery

Question 34

What was the name of the tiger in the Disney movie Aladdin?

Accepted Answer

Rajah

Question 35

Which of the following cities would serve as a break-of-bulk point?

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Question 36

The practice of relocating manufacturing to operations in other countries is called...

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Outsourcing

Question 37

A country that can better produce a good than any other country has a...

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Comparative advantage

Question 38

Alfred Weber's Least Cost Theory focused on which of the following?

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Distance and weight

Question 39

Which theory stated that all countries would eventually go through 5 stages of development?

Accepted Answer

Rostow's Modernization Model

Question 40

A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.

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Break-of-bulk point

Question 41

Who founded the 2nd Law of Motion?

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton

Question 42

The term related to the manufacture of goods prior to the Industrial Revolution.

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Cottage industry

Question 43

Another factor considered by the Weber Model was...

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the cost of labor.

Question 44

The unclumping of factories as the costs of transportation increases due to overcrowding.

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Deglomeration

Question 45

A company that produces goods in more than one country is called a...

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Multinational corporation

Question 46

The area surrounding a central place, from which people purchase goods and services.

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Hinterland

Question 47

The maximum distance a customer will go for a specific good or service.

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Range

Question 48

What is the raccoon's name in Guardian's of the Galaxy?

Accepted Answer

Rocket

Question 49

Who is credited with the invention of the steam engine?

Accepted Answer

James Watt

Question 50

The steelmaking industry is a good example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Bulk-reducing industry

Question 51

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 52

The number of people vs the distance of travel for that service uses the...

Accepted Answer

Gravity model

Unit 11/12 Economic Development

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Unit 11/12 Economic Development

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