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Economic geography quiz for AP Human Geography aphug aphuge economicgeography
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Net Domestic Product is best described as...
Total value of commodities produced at home & abroad -loss
Total value of goods & services produced within a country
Total value of goods & services produced at home & abroad
Total value of commodities produced within a country - loss
2
A country seeking self-sufficiency will likely...
Demand fair working conditions and pay
seek out trading partners to bolster their development
Have high tariffs and make it difficult to export goods
Fail in the modern world system
3
Which of the following can we expect to be around for centuries
Natural Gas
Haters
Coal
Oil
4
Deindustrialization has been occurring recently in many core countries, today those regions are
known as sun belts for their many technopoles
known as economic backwaters for their relative stagnation
known to attract poverty tourism
known as rust belts due to the ageing infrastructure
5
S.E. Asian cities like Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, & S Korea have developed primarily through
Sustainable Development Model
The Self-Sufficiency Model
International Trade Model
The Fair Trade Model
6
Gross National Product is best described as...
Total value of commodities produced within a country - loss
Total value of goods & services produced at home & abroad
Total value of goods & services produced within a country
Total value of commodities produced at home & abroad -loss
7
Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource
Coal
Solar
Hydroelectric
Wind
8
The grouping of similar businesses who are seeking to exploit the same resource is known as...
Ancillary Activity
Agglomeration
Centrilaization
Aligatornation
9
Islands of development are best described as
Areas where economic development has been slow
Ultramodern citiesthat boast great wealth and infrastructure
areas that TNCs are located, along w. economic polarization
areas where the development of technologies are important
10
Gross Domestic Product is best described as...
Total value of goods & services produced within a country
Total value of commodities produced at home & abroad -loss
Total value of commodities produced within a country - loss
Total value of goods & services produced at home & abroad
11
Footloose industries..
Often move to decrease spatially variable costs
Can locate anywhere due toa light weight or valuable product
Tend to also be cottage industries
Have become less common due to the advent of the internet
12
A country utilizing the international trade route of development will most likely...
Have high tariffs and make it difficult to export goods
Demand fair working conditions and pay
find states w. whom they havea highdegree of complimentarity
Fail in the modern world system
13
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining are all in this sector
Tertiary
Primary
Quaternary/Quinary
Secondary
14
Bulk-reducing industries like steel , shoe, or gasoline production locate factories
in the periphery to take advantage of low wages
Are market oriented so locate factories near the consumer
anywhere, they are footloose firms
Are raw materials oriented so locate factories near them
15
This model argues that MDCs exploit LDCs and divides the world between core & peripheral states
Rostow's stages of development
The international trade model
the demographic transition model
Wallenstein's World Systems
16
What countries hold a comparative advantage in the production of consumer goods?
Core countries since they require a highly skilled workforce
Peripheral countries since the climate is goodfor factories
Peripheral countries due to low wages
Peripheral countries since people there work harder
17
this type of tourism focuses on the natural environment
Dark Tourism
Historical tourism
Ecotourism
Adventure Tourism
18
The key difference between a conglomerate and a transnational corporation (TNC) is...
there isn't - they are essentially synonyms
conglomerates are only located within one state
transnationals by definition have locations in many states
conglomerates are madeup of many firms while TNCs are just 1
19
Coal and proximity to navigable waterways were/are practically a requirement for...
Economic development
The industrial revolution in China in the 1970s
The initial industrial revolution in England(along w Europe)
the mechanization of labor
20
This model argues that development follows sequential stages and will occur in every country
the demographic transition model
Rostow's stages of development
Wallenstein's World Systems
The international trade model
21
Net National Product is best described as...
Total value of commodities produced at home & abroad -loss
Total value of goods & services produced at home & abroad
Total value of goods & services produced within a country
Total value of commodities produced within a country - loss
22
Factories located on a border or along the coast that ship goods to another country are often
export processing zones
offshore financial centers
outsourcing centers
break of bulk points
23
bulk-gaining industries, such as bread, potato chips, and soft drink bottling locate factories
Are raw materials oriented so locate factories near them
anywhere, they are footloose firms
Are market oriented so locate factories near the consumer
in the periphery to take advantage of low wages
24
Fast-food industries tend to open many locations in towns experiencing agglomeration b/c they..
Are taking advantage of the same resources
are ancillary activities
have a responsibility to feed the hungry
are looking to beat their competition
25
A place where products switch forms of transport, usually from boat to rail, is known as..
a break of bulk point
A bulk reducing facility
A world city
A bulk changing locale
