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Homestead High School Unit 4 AP Human Geography
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The 5 countries that are a part of the BRICS countries
South Africa, China, India, Russia, Brazil
Brazil, Russia, Iraq, China, South America
Indonesia, South Sudan, Canada, Romania, Bulgaria
Belize, Romania, Iran, Czechia, Slovakia
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The economic sector that includes services that distribute finished products to consumers
Quinary Sector Economic Activities
Quaternary Economic Activities
Tertiary Sector Economic Activities
Secondary Sector Economic Activities
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The term for an industry whose product decreases in weight through production
Bulk-Gaining Industry
Footloose Industry
Bulk-Reducing Industry
Perishable Industry
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BRICS countries represent
the world's nuclear powers.
countries committed to green, sustainable economic development.
a potential dominant industrial bloc if they work together.
a political alliance to ensure reduced dependency on the European Union.
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An industry that needs to locate near its markets would most desire to locate near
New York City, NY
Mequon, WI
Billings, MT
Seward, AK
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The economic sector that includes services that represent the highest levels of expertise
Tertiary Sector Economic Activities
Quaternary Economic Activities
Quinary Sector Economic Activities
Secondary Sector Economic Activities
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The economic sector that includes the harvesting of raw materials from the earth
Secondary Sector Economic Activities
Primary Sector Economic Activities
Quaternary Economic Activities
Tertiary Sector Economic Activities
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The term for an industry whose product increases in weight through production
Perishable Industry
Bulk-Gaining Industry
Footloose Industry
Bulk-Reducing Industry
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Although there are fewer MDCs worldwide, together they consume about ___ energy as LDCs per capita
much more
much less
about the same of
half as much nonrenewable energy but five times as much renewable
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Areas that governments allow to avoid taxes/regulations in order to stimulate economic activity
Free Trade Agreements
Ancillary Areas
Fair Trade Agreements
Export Processing Zones
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What country's companies is the largest supplier of petroleum to the consumers of the United States?
Canada
Venezuela
United States
Saudi Arabia
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The term for the assembly line in its more recent form, w/ increased use of automation & data
Deindustrialization
Propulsive Industries
Neo-Fordism
Fordism
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Based Wallerstein's World Systems Model, which of the following regions of the United States best fits in periphery?
Illinois
Alaska
California
New York
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If the per capita GDP in a given country is about $1,500, this indicates that it is a
country with a high GDP
MDC
LDC
petroleum exporting state
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Which of the following is the last stage of development of Rostow’s model?
High Mass Consumption
Take-off
Drive to Maturity
Traditional Society
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Term for an industry whose product spoils easily/quickly & needs to be located near its market
Bulk-Gaining Industry
Bulk-Reducing Industry
Perishable Industry
Footloose Industry
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The economic sector that includes the processing of raw materials into usable products
Tertiary Sector Economic Activities
Quaternary Economic Activities
Primary Sector Economic Activities
Secondary Sector Economic Activities
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The term for the standardization of shipping resources
Containerization
Economies of Scale
Agglomeration
Propulsive Industries
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Per capita GDP is a good indicator of which of the following?
the distribution of wealth within a country
the sector of economic activity that a nation’s GDP comes from
the approximate level of material well-being in a country
the amount a nation’s currency can purchase of particular goods
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The process of deindustrialization in an area drains all but ________ from surrounding areas?
available jobs
infrastructure
investment capital (loans)
labor markets
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The economic sector that includes services that require the creation/management of data/info
Quaternary Economic Activities
Secondary Sector Economic Activities
Quinary Sector Economic Activities
Tertiary Sector Economic Activities
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The measurement of the ability to buy similar products in different places
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Income
Purchasing Power Parity
Export Processing Rate