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1
Which of the following is the best definition of Gross National Product (GNP)?
goods & service a county produced/ear regardless of location
all goods & service produced within a country in agiven year
Totalhousehold, business and government income minus taxes
Thevalue of a country’s exports minus their imports
2
Which of the following is not considered a major agglomeration of high technology development?
Beijing, China
Athens,Greece
Bangalore, India
Northern California
3
Which data best describesthe overall structure of a HDC's workforce in 2008 per sector
Primary 25%, secondary 50%, tertiary 25%
Primary75%, secondary 15%, tertiary 10%
Primary 50%, secondary 25%, tertiary 25%
Primary 10%, secondary 30%, tertiary60%
4
During the Industrial Revolution, what factor contributed the most to rapid urbanization?
The city was an economic pull
The city was anenvironmental pull
The city was a politicalpull
The city was a culturalpull
5
Which of the following gets the highest % of its Gross Domestic Product from agriculture?
Central Africa
Australia
Central America
South America
6
The “city beautiful movement” of the late 19th century was aresponse to
citizens’ need for urbangreen spaces
all of the above
excessive pollution during the industrial era
over-crowded inner-citytenements
7
The wealthiest economic region in East Asia today is
China
Taiwan
Japan
South Korea
8
Which of the following is typically not a characteristic of less developed countries?
An increasing percentage ofthe population living in cities
Extreme disparities inincome exist between rich and poor
Large portion of the population are skilled & educated
Thestandard of living has generally been rising
9
Large cities develop manynodes around which different types of people and activities cluster is
Peripheral Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
10
Geographically, cities expanded outwards prior to the automobile by growing
more densely
along transportation lines
only to their legalboundaries
uniformly in all directions
11
Which of the following is considered the place of origin of the Industrial Revolution?
Germany
United Kingdom
France
United States
12
Based on the concept of Wallersteins which country best fits the description of semi-periphery
China
Nigeria
Cuba
Germany
13
which wouldn't be considered a major manufacturing region during the 20th century?
Eastern China
Southern India
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
14
Which of the following best describes the concept of situation?
Location of an industry in relation to resources & market
Anarea with advanced technology and culture
Thenumber of jobs that an industry will create in a region
Aforce that attracts industries to a specific location
15
Based on the concept of Wallerstein’s which country best fits the description of core
China
Cuba
Germany
Afghanistan
16
Which of the following demographic characteristics would not be typical of a LDC in 2008
Natural increase of less than 2%
Life expectancy of only 60 years
Twenty-fivepercent of the population below age 15
Low Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
17
Duringthe 1800s Industrial Revolution, the most important fuel source formanufacturing was
Solar
Oil
Coal
Nuclear
18
According to the Human Development Index which is a social measurement of development?
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Life expectancy
Literacy Rate
Birthrate
19
How has the composition of the world’s top ten most populated cities changed since 1950?
Since 1950 more MDC citieshave moved into the top ten
The percentage of LDC cities has declined since 1950.
MDC cities have grown substantially in size since 1950
LDC cities make up a larger percentage of the top ten
20
The most urbanized region in the developing world is
China
Southeast Asia
South America
North Africa
21
The continent with the least number of world cities is
Asia
South America
Africa
Australia
22
The process of producing parts or products in a foreign country for domestic use orsale is
Tapering Principle
Peak Value Intersection
Outsourcing
Ecumene
23
Which of the following is the last stage of development of Rostow’s model?
TraditionalSociety
High Mass Consumption
Take-off
Driveto Maturity
24
Challenges for mega cities in More Developed Countries (MDCs) include
pollution
all of the above
crime
overcrowding
25
The most practical definition for an urban area is
thecentral city and its surrounding suburbs
the central city and thecontinuously developed areas
the economic influence ofthe central city
thecentral city and its neighboring municipalities
26
Weber’s least cost location theory uses all of the following factors
except
Global Division of Labor
Transportation Cost
Labor Cost
Agglomeration Effects
27
Which of the following gets the highest % of its Gross Domestic Product fromagriculture?
Western Europe
Central America
Australia
Central Africa
28
The following are major challenges confronting mega cities in Least Developed Countries?
high crime rates
increasing poverty rates
lack of recreation facilities for inner city youth
lack of adequate housing
29
Which schools of thought advocates that HDC permanently keep LDC at an economic disadvantage
Appropriation
NeoliberalCounterrevolution
Dependency
Modernization
30
Loss of local ownership of companies, local affairs, & change in culture all negatively impact
Globalization
Agglomeration
Loclaization
Multiplier
31
What factor is responsible for explosive urban growth in the developing periphery?
Rapid population growth
Lack of opportunity inrural areas
Difficulty of providing forone’s family
All of the above
32
The Human Development Index (HDI) was derived with which of the following purposesin mind?
attempts to include social and economic elements
focuseson the economic elements of income and GDP
includes all elements of development
focuseson social elements of literacy and politics
33
Just-in-time production is most associated with which manufacturing process?
Assembly Line
Flexible Production
Tertiary
Fordist
34
A city grows outward from a central location in a series of rings in the
Multiple Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
Hoyt Model
35
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, which of the following best describes manufacturing?
Largefactories located in cities were owned by corporations
Individual families produced goods by hand
Manufacturingdidn't exist prior to the Industrial Revolution
36
The Human Development Index (HDI) uses which four statistical measurements?
GDP, life expectancy, literacy rate, & years of education
GDP per capita, IMR, literacy rate, and natural increase
(GNP),growth rate, Natural Increase Rate (NIR), and literacy
37
Which accounted for nearly 80% of the industrial output of the early Industrial Revolution?
Western Europe
Eastern China
United States
Australia
38
Grid street patterns are most typical for cities in
South Asia
Europe
Latin America
North America
39
In Hoyt’s Sector Model lower income neighborhoods are usually located
adjacent to the industrial and transportation corridor
north of the Central Business District
on the east side of thecity
inthe first ring around the CBD
40
The economic base of many cities in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois is
tertiary
tourism
industryand manufacturing
financial services
41
On a global scale, in which of the following sectors do most people work?
Tertiary
Primary
Quaternary
Secondary
42
In China, Vietnam &India which of the following sectors of theeconomy is losing the most people
Tertiary
Primary
Quinary
Secondary
43
Applying the Core-Periphery model, which best describes South Korea,Taiwan and Singapore
Periphery
Core
Semi-periphery
Downward transition
44
Which factor doesnt explain why steel factories in the US have been located in coastal cities
There is a shortage of iron ore in the interiorUnited States
Scrap metal is widelyavailable in city locales
The decreasing cost of transporting iron ore
Cheap sources of iron orefrom foreign countries
45
Which of the following is the best definition of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
Thevalue of a country’s exports minus their imports
all goods & service produced within a country in agiven year
Totalhousehold, business and government income minus taxes
Theincome earned by a country’s people
