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4. What are common characteristics of metropolises?
C. Religious institutions
D. Limited services
A. Rural industries and low population
B. Business districts, cultural facilities, transport hubs
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24. What is a consequence of metropolisation on rural regions?
C. Urban decentralization
D. Creation of new industries
A. Increased rural population
B. Peripheral decline and loss of services
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10. What type of segregation is often observed in large cities?
C. Religious zones
D. Economic unification
B. Socio-spatial segregation
A. Ethnic only
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23. What kind of infrastructure is essential for a city to be considered a metropolis?
B. International airports, high-speed rail, global internet nodes
A. Old monuments
C. Farming zones
D. Amusement parks
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44. What is the main characteristic of a 'core' in the global economic system?
B. Low GDP
C. Lack of infrastructure
D. Agricultural dominance
A. High concentration of decision-making and innovation
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42. What kind of zones often concentrate high-tech activities?
D. Sacred zones
C. Fishing ports
A. Technology parks
B. Greenbelts
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40. What is the role of public actors in production networks?
D. They influence infrastructure, regulation, and investment
C. They transport goods
B. They hire all factory workers
A. They build malls
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12. What defines a Global City?
B. Its role in the global economy and command functions
A. Its population size
C. Its colonial past
D. Its religious influence
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32. What sector does the aerospace industry belong to?
C. High-tech industrial production
B. Banking
D. Agriculture
A. Fishing
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31. What is a key characteristic of modern global production spaces?
B. Strict national isolation
C. Complete rural relocation
✔️ A. Interconnected networks across multiple scales
D. State ownership only
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50. What kind of production system is supported by local initiatives in rural France?
B. Monoculture estates
A. Multifunctional rural areas
C. Mining basins
D. Finance districts
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33. Why are coastal areas often chosen for production zones?
D. Population density
B. Accessibility for trade and logistics
C. Lower temperature
A. Religious significance
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2. What is meant by 'metropolisation'?
B. Rural development
A. Expansion of suburbs
D. Decline of urban spaces
C. Concentration of population and activities in large cities
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14. Which urban feature is most associated with inequality in cities?
A. Green spaces
C. Tall buildings
B. Spatial segregation
D. Cultural centers
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36. What does the acronym TNC stand for?
C. Trade and Navigation Council
B. Technological Network Control
A. Territorial National Committee
D. Transnational Corporation
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35. What is a major driver in locating production networks?
D. Political institutions
B. Access to skilled labor and innovation hubs
C. Birth rate
A. Climate zones
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38. Why is Silicon Valley a key case study?
✔️ B. It concentrates technology and innovation companies
A. It is a historical port
D. It represents agricultural reform
C. It is a rural cluster
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21. What is the primary objective of urban planning in the context of metropolisation?
D. Encourage depopulation
B. Balance urban growth and reduce socio-spatial inequalities
A. Increase suburban land prices
C. Limit access to urban areas
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28. What is meant by 'urban attractiveness'?
B. The number of parks in the city
D. Population density
A. A city’s ability to attract population, investment, and services
C. Religious importance
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54. What factor is most attractive to a TNC when relocating production?
B. Cost-efficiency and skilled labor availability
D. Distance from consumers
C. Coastal access only
A. Cultural similarity
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17. Which French city is often studied as the main center of metropolisation?
A. Lyon
C. Marseille
D. Toulouse
B. Paris
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34. What is a defining feature of a production cluster?
B. Geographical concentration of interrelated businesses
D. Cultural homogeneity
C. Population decline
A. High elevation
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48. What is the role of logistics in production networks?
C. To determine tax rates
D. To supervise education
A. To regulate markets
B. To ensure smooth flow of goods and components
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18. What impact does metropolisation have on small towns?
D. They develop into megacities
A. They may face decline and marginalization
B. They become capital cities
C. They dominate global trade
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8. What causes urban inequalities in metropolises?
D. Rural migration only
A. Equal investment everywhere
B. Uneven access to services and segregation
C. Lack of population
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6. What is a 'megalopolis'?
D. An isolated megacity
A. A regional capital
B. A large suburban town
C. A densely populated urban corridor with interconnected cities
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7. Which region is a classic example of a megalopolis?
B. Northern Scandinavia
D. BosWash corridor in the USA
C. Saharan Africa
A. Southeast Asia
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49. What is a key risk of over-specialization in a production area?
C. Cultural homogenization
A. Vulnerability to economic shocks
D. Urban beautification
B. Improved growth
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5. What does the term 'CBD' stand for in urban geography?
C. Civil Bureau Domain
B. City-Based Development
A. Central Border Division
D. Central Business District
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11. What is an 'edge city'?
A. A new business center on the outskirts of a metropolitan area
C. A city surrounded by water
B. A traditional urban center
D. A poor peripheral neighborhood
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55. What term best describes the spread of production tasks globally to maximize efficiency?
A. International migration
D. Global fragmentation of production
C. Urbanization
B. Decentralized democracy
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1. What percentage of the world’s population lived in urban areas by 2007?
A. 40%
D. Two-thirds
C. More than 50%
✔️ B. 30%
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43. Which actor is typically involved in knowledge transfer within a cluster?
C. Research institutions
A. Shopping centers
B. Industrial banks
D. Tax offices
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30. What best describes the situation of medium-sized cities in the metropolisation process?
D. They are absorbed into capitals
A. They dominate global flows
C. They lead cultural exports
B. They face both marginalization and opportunities for revival
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52. Why are some cities considered 'command centers' in the global economy?
C. They house headquarters of major firms and major institutions
D. They control agriculture
A. They are the oldest cities
B. They are religious capitals
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53. What is the main feature of a 'technology cluster'?
A. A concentration of innovative firms and institutions in a specific area
C. Division between services and industry
D. Low wages and high migration
B. Spread of production to rural zones
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9. What is 'urban sprawl'?
B. High-rise expansion
A. Spread of urban development into rural areas
C. Urban shrinking
D. Desertification
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22. What phenomenon describes cities overtaking each other’s influence within a region?
C. Spatial planning
A. Gentrification
D. Zoning
B. Urban competition
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59. What is the main advantage of production in clusters?
A. Synergy, innovation, and shared resources
C. Rural deindustrialization
D. Longer delivery chains
B. Lack of competition
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57. What type of area often becomes a 'production interface'?
D. Coastal and urban corridors
C. Rural communes
B. Forested parks
A. Isolated mountain villages
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13. Why do some cities have greater global influence than others?
C. They have more parks
B. They concentrate command functions and international connections
A. They are older
D. They ban industries
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56. How do local policies influence productive areas?
A. They control exports
B. They can attract investment through tax incentives and zoning
D. They remove labor laws
C. They create rural markets
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26. What role do research institutions play in metropolisation?
B. They attract talent and foster innovation clusters
C. They decentralize politics
A. They block development
D. They replace command centers
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25. Which policy can help address inequalities in metropolitan regions?
C. Tax increase on cities
B. Redistribution of public services and transport infrastructure
A. Cultural events
D. Ban on internal migration
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58. Why is the digital economy central to current production systems?
B. It enables flexibility, data flows, and platform-based services
C. It is limited to rural zones
D. It removes infrastructure needs
A. It supports mining operations
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3. Which term refers to very large and influential cities with global command functions?
C. Regional cities
D. Conurbations
B. Global Cities
A. Capitals
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41. What do we call the ability of a place to attract production and investment?
B. Territorial attractiveness
C. Military presence
D. Climate resilience
A. Population density
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15. What term refers to the transformation of low-income neighborhoods into affluent areas?
D. Urbanization
A. Gentrification
C. Zoning
B. Metropolisation
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45. What defines a ‘periphery’ in global production terms?
A. Area with limited decision-making power and lower integration
B. Financial hub
D. Tech incubator
C. Innovation cluster
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46. What does R&D stand for in economic geography?
D. Rent and Duty
B. Research and Development
C. Retail and Distribution
A. Raw and Delivery
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29. Why is metropolisation described as a selective process?
D. It equalizes national development
A. It includes all towns equally
C. It promotes rural investment
B. It benefits only certain cities with strategic advantages
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51. What does the term 'value-added chain' refer to in production geography?
D. The stages through which a product gains economic value
A. A tax process
C An accounting technique
B. A shipping route
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20. What is an example of a spatial planning strategy to support small and medium cities in France?
B. Closing regional schools
D. Military development programs
A. French Tech initiative or 'revitalization zones'
C. Focusing all investment in Paris
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19. What term describes the grouping of high-level services in central urban areas?
B. Urban sprawl
D. Deindustrialization
A. Gentrification
C. Command functions
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27. What is the role of international firms in metropolises?
C. They anchor cities into global economic networks
B. They reduce competition
A. They isolate markets
D. They specialize in agriculture
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37. What is meant by the 'New International Division of Labor'?
C. Removal of factory jobs
D. Redistribution of production tasks globally
A. National quotas on jobs
B. Union control over labor
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60. How are production flows increasingly managed in the global economy?
C. By state monopolies
D. Only via maritime routes
B. Through integrated digital and logistics networks
A. Randomly
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16. What challenges are caused by rapid urban growth?
D. Reduction in services
A. Informal housing, traffic congestion, environmental degradation
B. Decrease in economic activity
C. Migration to rural areas
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47. Why are metropolises key nodes in global production networks?
D. They concentrate capital, command, and innovation functions
B. They host rural laborers
A. They have large forests
C. They are religious capitals
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39. What type of production dominates Singapore?
A. Subsistence farming
D. Fishing and canning
B. Mass textile production
C. Finance and advanced logistics
