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AP Human Geo Industry&Development Exam Review
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Many US companies are moving to the Sun Belt to take advantage of
Cheaper capital
Cheaper technology
Cheaper transportation
Cheaper labor
2
Deglomeration has become common for many industries today for all of these reasons EXCEPT
Desire to locate near similar companies
Rising city land prices
Transportation technology
Communication technology
3
Which of the following accurately describes Fordist jobs?
They often require teamwork
They are concentrated in MDCs
They are low paying
They require high skill
4
Which country attempted to develop using the self-sufficiency approach in the mid 1900's?
Saudi Arabia
Brazil
Canada
India
5
According to Alfred Weber, Bulk-Gaining Industry should locate closest to
Labor Sources
The Market
Expensive Raw Materials
Cheap Raw Materials
6
All of the following are Site factors of Industry EXCEPT
Land
Capital
Transportation
Labor
7
Which of the following countries is classified as a core country in the core-periphery model?
Argentina
China
Germany
Somalia
8
The primary criticism of the International Trade Approach to Development is that it
Reduces the potential market for consumers
Can be difficult for LDCs to compete with MDCs
Leads to higher prices in the market place
Promotes inefficient businesses
9
Which of the following countries scores the lowest on the GDI?
Somalia
Norway
Australia
India
10
All of the following are UN Millennium Development Goals EXCEPT
Promote gender equality
Reduce child mortality
Eradicate hunger and poverty
Improve access to Fair Trade
11
During stage 2 of Rostow's Development Model, a country should
Improve infrastructure
Purchase consumer goods
Spread money to other industries
Find a takeoff industry
12
Which of the following is an example of a Footloose Industry?
Iron smelting
Diamond Processing
Lumber Mill
Car Manufacturing
13
A political leadership job such as the President is an example of which job sector?
Tertiary
Quinary
Primary
Secondary
14
According to the New International Division of Labor, more highly skilled jobs should be found
In Norway
In Kenya
In Mexico
In Cambodia
15
Jobs that extract natural resources such as a miner belong to which sector?
Secondary
Quinary
Tertiary
Primary
16
Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Asian Tigers?
Hong Kong
South Korea
Taiwan
Japan
17
According to Wallenstein's World Systems Theory
Periphery countries can easily improve
LDCs should focus on one industry
Core countries exploit Semi-Periphery and Periphery countries
MDCs should loan money to LDCs to help them
18
The majority of jobs in LDCs are found in which job sectors?
Secondary and Tertiary
Tertiary and Quaternary
Quaternary and Quinary
Primary and Secondary
19
Which of the following is an example of a Bulk-Gaining Industry?
Meat Processing Plant
Copper Smelting
Lumbermill
Car Factory
20
A service job such as working at the mall food court would be which job sector?
Quaternary
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
21
Many LDCs struggle to become developed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
They often face internal or external conflicts
They do not have enough cheap labor
They struggle to obtain capital
They often lack fully developed infrastructure
22
The group of countries known as the Four Asian Tigers successfully developed by focusing on
Oil Production
Cheap Labor
Automobiles
Expensive Electronics
23
The More Developed and Less Developed regions of the world are roughly divided in what pattern?
Global-Regional
East-West
North-South
Cold-Hot
24
Which of the following is an example of a Newly Industrialized Country (NIC)?
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
North Korea
Australia
25
Which of the following world regions is classified as More Developed?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
Western Europe
South Asia
26
Which of the following world regions scores the highest on the GEM?
Western Europe
South Asia
Latin America
Sub-Saharan Africa
27
Which of the following is an ECONOMIC indicator of development?
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
Percentage w/Medical Care
Worker Productivity
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
28
Which of the following is an example of a Post-Industrialized country?
China
Venezuela
United Kingdom
Afghanistan
29
The concept of Sustainable Development seeks to help countries develop while
Helping prevent ethnic conflicts
Protecting the environment
Preventing MDCs from taking advantage of LDCs
Improving wages for workers in LDCs
30
The basic transportation, communication and energy systems needed for modern society are called
Footloose Industries
Capital
Infrastructure
Situation Factors
31
The current world distribution of MDCs and LDCs was primarily caused by the diffusion of the
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Digital Revolution
Medical Revolution
32
Situation costs of Industry focus on the cost of
Energy
Labor
Capital
Transportation
33
According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, the BRIC and MINT countries are classified as
Primary
Core
Periphery
Semi-Periphery
34
Where was the hearth of the Industrial Revolution?
United States
France
Japan
Britain
35
Most jobs in MDCs are found in which sector?
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
Quinary
36
The main purpose of building Maquiladoras was to
Reduce the US trade deficit
Minimize site and situation costs
Provide low-income jobs to people in need
Encourage Fair Trade practices
37
During stage 4 of Rostow's Development Model, a country should
Invest in a takeoff industry
Share money with other industries
Improve infrastructure
Buy consumer goods
38
According to Alfred Weber's Least Cost Theory, businesses should focus on minimizing
Transportation costs
Energy cost
Land costs
Labor costs
39
According to Alfred Weber, a Bulk-Reducing Industry should locate closest to
Labor sources
Heavy expensive raw materials
The Market
Cheap raw materials
40
Rostow's Development Model stresses the importance of ____ to achieve development
Women's Rights
High Interest Loans
International Trade
Self-Sufficiency
41
Structuralist Model...doesn't imply countries can move up the development ladder.
Modernization
Von Thunen
Liberal
Dependency
42
Models that give the impression that progress is possible
Liberal
Dependency
World Systems Theory
Structuralist
43
Which of the following is a semi-periphery country in the core-periphery pattern?
Ethiopia
United States
India
Japan
44
Which of the following is a SOCIAL indicator of development?
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
Gross National Income (GNI)
Life Expectancy
Students per Teacher
45
According to the New International Division of Labor, many low-skill jobs are moving to
LDCs
Fair Trade Zones
EEZs
MDCs
46
Which of the following world regions is the LEAST developed?
North America
Eastern Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia
47
All of the following are DEMOGRAPHIC indicators of development EXCEPT
TFR
GDP
IMR
CBR
48
Which of the following is a modern example of agglomeration of an industry?
Sony factories moving to different rural areas
Nutella factories spread around the world
Tech companies in Silicon Valley
Honda factories in the US and Japan
49
The most important cost for a textile factory is
Capital
Labor
Transportation
Land
50
Which of the following is a periphery country in the core-periphery model?
Turkey
South Africa
Sudan
France