Question 1

Tertiary activities include

Accepted Answer

A) Consumer services and business services 
B) Tourism and ship-building 
C) Raw material oriented locations and raw material transportation 
D) Gambling and casino construction 
A) Consumer services and business services 
B) Tourism and ship-building 
C) Raw material oriented locations and raw material transportation 
D) Gambling and casino construction A

Question 2

Which of the following industries is LEAST likely to locate near the market for its finished products?

Accepted Answer

A) soft drink and beer bottling 
B) automobile assembly 
C) mattress manufacturing 
D) plywood mill 
A) soft drink and beer bottling 
B) automobile assembly 
C) mattress manufacturing 
D) plywood mill D

Question 3

Which is not one of the three primary expenses to be minimized in Weber's least-cost theory for industrial location decisions?

Accepted Answer

A) agglomeration costs 
B) advertising costs 
C) transport costs 
D) labor costs 
A) agglomeration costs 
B) advertising costs 
C) transport costs 
D) labor costs B

Question 4

A leading country to which services have been outsourced is

Accepted Answer

A) China. 
B) Mexico. 
C) Japan. 
D) India. 
A) China. 
B) Mexico. 
C) Japan. 
D) India.

Question 5

The world leader in the value of world trade in services is

Accepted Answer

A) the United States. 
B) the United Kingdom. 
C) Germany. 
D) China. 
A) the United States. 
B) the United Kingdom. 
C) Germany. 
D) China.

Question 6

Agglomeration economies reflect cost savings resulting from the clustering of economic activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

New advances in information technology and data transmission have

Accepted Answer

A) by-passed less developed countries,damaging further their already poor economic prospects. 
B) reduced the international tradability of services as home country quaternary activities expand. 
C) discouraged foreign direct investment and favored domestic high-tech concentrations. 
D) enhanced the comparative advantage of developing countries in labor-intensive services. 
A) by-passed less developed countries,damaging further their already poor economic prospects. 
B) reduced the international tradability of services as home country quaternary activities expand. 
C) discouraged foreign direct investment and favored domestic high-tech concentrations. 
D) enhanced the comparative advantage of developing countries in labor-intensive services.

Question 8

Transnational corporations are an important factor in the globalizing world economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the difference between a Fordist mode of operation and a just-in-time production system.

Accepted Answer

The Fordist mode of operation, named aft

Question 10

What are the four major industrial concentrations in the world?

Accepted Answer

Northeastern and Midwestern Un

Question 11

How has the "new international division of labor (NIDL)" come about?

Accepted Answer

A) Exporting goods from industrial countries and sending raw materials from less developing regions 
B) Increasing the subdivision of manufacturing processes into larger steps 
C) Offshoring manufacturing activities to developing regions 
D) Developing manufacturing regions in formerly agricultural areas 
A) Exporting goods from industrial countries and sending raw materials from less developing regions 
B) Increasing the subdivision of manufacturing processes into larger steps 
C) Offshoring manufacturing activities to developing regions 
D) Developing manufacturing regions in formerly agricultural areas

Question 12

A good example of market-oriented industry is

Accepted Answer

A) Aluminum manufacturing 
B) Baked goods manufacturing 
C) Fish processing 
D) High-end automobile manufacturing 
A) Aluminum manufacturing 
B) Baked goods manufacturing 
C) Fish processing 
D) High-end automobile manufacturing

Question 13

Business service workers are highly concentrated in major metropolitan centers and political capitals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In planned economies,market forces determine the location of industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Tertiary activities do NOT

Accepted Answer

A) Enter world trade 
B) Constitute a factor in China's recent growth 
C) Include world-wide competitive manufacturing 
D) Include consumer services 
A) Enter world trade 
B) Constitute a factor in China's recent growth 
C) Include world-wide competitive manufacturing 
D) Include consumer services

Question 16

Business services depend on providing

Accepted Answer

A) Services for other servicers 
B) Raw materials for industry 
C) Transportation corridors for key cities 
D) Computer hardware for software engineers 
A) Services for other servicers 
B) Raw materials for industry 
C) Transportation corridors for key cities 
D) Computer hardware for software engineers

Question 17

Despite making up less than 10% of the total value of world trade,trade talks have been stymied by lack of agreement over trade in

Accepted Answer

A) high technology products. 
B) minerals. 
C) services. 
D) agricultural products. 
A) high technology products. 
B) minerals. 
C) services. 
D) agricultural products.

Question 18

A vegetable canning operation is likely to be located near the consumer market because of perishability concerns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Compare the relative allocation of economic activity among the primary,secondary,and tertiary sectors for post-industrial,newly industrialized,and least developed countries in the world economy.

Accepted Answer

Post-industrial economies have most of t

Question 20

Outsourcing is a production process which depends on

Accepted Answer

A) Subcontracting production work 
B) Purchasing goods from abroad 
C) Using high hourly compensation workers 
D) China 
A) Subcontracting production work 
B) Purchasing goods from abroad 
C) Using high hourly compensation workers 
D) China

Tertiary activities include

Which of the following industries is LEAST likely to locate near the market for its finished products?

Which is not one of the three primary expenses to be minimized in Weber's least-cost theory for industrial location decisions?

A leading country to which services have been outsourced is

The world leader in the value of world trade in services is

Agglomeration economies reflect cost savings resulting from the clustering of economic activities.

New advances in information technology and data transmission have

Transnational corporations are an important factor in the globalizing world economy.

Explain the difference between a Fordist mode of operation and a just-in-time production system.

What are the four major industrial concentrations in the world?

How has the "new international division of labor (NIDL)" come about?

A good example of market-oriented industry is

Business service workers are highly concentrated in major metropolitan centers and political capitals.

In planned economies,market forces determine the location of industries.

Tertiary activities do NOT

Business services depend on providing

Despite making up less than 10% of the total value of world trade,trade talks have been stymied by lack of agreement over trade in

A vegetable canning operation is likely to be located near the consumer market because of perishability concerns.

Compare the relative allocation of economic activity among the primary,secondary,and tertiary sectors for post-industrial,newly industrialized,and least developed countries in the world economy.

Outsourcing is a production process which depends on

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Exam 10: Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

Tertiary activities include

Which of the following industries is LEAST likely to locate near the market for its finished products?

Which is not one of the three primary expenses to be minimized in Weber's least-cost theory for industrial location decisions?

A leading country to which services have been outsourced is

The world leader in the value of world trade in services is

Agglomeration economies reflect cost savings resulting from the clustering of economic activities.

New advances in information technology and data transmission have

Transnational corporations are an important factor in the globalizing world economy.

Explain the difference between a Fordist mode of operation and a just-in-time production system.

What are the four major industrial concentrations in the world?

How has the "new international division of labor (NIDL)" come about?

A good example of market-oriented industry is

Business service workers are highly concentrated in major metropolitan centers and political capitals.

In planned economies,market forces determine the location of industries.

Tertiary activities do NOT

Business services depend on providing

Despite making up less than 10% of the total value of world trade,trade talks have been stymied by lack of agreement over trade in

A vegetable canning operation is likely to be located near the consumer market because of perishability concerns.

Compare the relative allocation of economic activity among the primary,secondary,and tertiary sectors for post-industrial,newly industrialized,and least developed countries in the world economy.

Outsourcing is a production process which depends on

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

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