Question 1

The Seto Inland Sea is an important route-way and focal point of Japan's industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The northeast industrial region of China (Shenyang)is today growing faster than other industrial regions in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Describe the American Manufacturing Belt. When and how did this region develop? What impact has post-Fordism and deindustrialization had on this region?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the American Manufacturing Belt. When and...

Question 4

Most of China's recent industrial growth feeds the growing domestic market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In Britain,the proximity of what three things gave an unsurpassed advantage to the development of early industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  forests for charcoal, domestic markets, and iron ores 
B)  coal fields, iron ores, and coastal ports 
C)  an internal railroad system, cotton for textiles, and domestic markets 
D)  good highways, coal fields, and coastal ports 
A)  forests for charcoal, domestic markets, and iron ores 
B)  coal fields, iron ores, and coastal ports 
C)  an internal railroad system, cotton for textiles, and domestic markets 
D)  good highways, coal fields, and coastal ports

Question 6

Industry actually developed long before the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

High-technology corridors have sprung up in the global economic core. The resulting collection of high-tech industries has been called a tehcnopole with the best known being California's "Silicon Valley." A similar concentration has appeared around the city of ______________ in the eastern United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Richmond 
D)  Boston 
A)  New York 
B)  Philadelphia 
C)  Richmond 
D)  Boston

Question 8

Canada's industrial southern Ontario links two parts of the U.S.Manufacturing Belt: Buffalo and __________

Accepted Answer

A)  Cleveland. 
B)  Detroit. 
C)  Chicago. 
D)  Pittsburgh. 
A)  Cleveland. 
B)  Detroit. 
C)  Chicago. 
D)  Pittsburgh.

Question 9

In which major world manufacturing country does industry not lie near sources of raw material?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  India 
D)  the United States 
A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  India 
D)  the United States

Question 10

The cast iron bridge at Coalbrookdale,England,reflects origin of the Indus River.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Mass production of standardized goods using assembly line techniques is referred to as: ____________

Accepted Answer

A)  Fordist. 
B)  manufacturing. 
C)  global production. 
D)  mass production. 
A)  Fordist. 
B)  manufacturing. 
C)  global production. 
D)  mass production.

Question 12

Although no match for Canada's Ontario industrial district,the one great advantage of the Montreal area is ____________

Accepted Answer

A)  a location between Canadian and U.S. industrial areas. 
B)  location on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. 
C)  cheap hydroelectric power. 
D)  development of specialty manufacturing such as optical products and cameras. 
A)  a location between Canadian and U.S. industrial areas. 
B)  location on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. 
C)  cheap hydroelectric power. 
D)  development of specialty manufacturing such as optical products and cameras.

Question 13

Specific economic activities have long been concentrated in particular places. Two new economic concentrations are special manufacturing export zones and high technology corridors.What exactly are these two new concentrations? In what kind of areas do they develop? Why? How are they connected?

Accepted Answer

Special manufacturing export zones and h

Question 14

The Ruhr industrial area is connected to its port by _______________

Accepted Answer

A)  railroads. 
B)  cart roads. 
C)  Rhine River. 
D)  North Sea. 
A)  railroads. 
B)  cart roads. 
C)  Rhine River. 
D)  North Sea.

Question 15

Regarding capital flows to Europe in 1775,Lisbon is to S.America and Asia as ____________ is to the Caribbean and S.America.

Accepted Answer

A)  London 
B)  Bordeaux 
C)  Cadiz 
D)  Nantes 
A)  London 
B)  Bordeaux 
C)  Cadiz 
D)  Nantes

Question 16

Weber's industrial location theory considered labor to be the most important cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Russia's "Detroit" southeast of Moscow:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kiev. 
B)  St. Petersburg. 
C)  Nizhni Novgorod. 
D)  Rostov. 
A)  Kiev. 
B)  St. Petersburg. 
C)  Nizhni Novgorod. 
D)  Rostov.

Question 18

Some industrial regions emerge because of their raw materials combinations.Which of the following is not an example of such a region?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ruhr 
B)  Saxony 
C)  the Donbas 
D)  London 
A)  the Ruhr 
B)  Saxony 
C)  the Donbas 
D)  London

Question 19

Which country is almost completely dependent upon imported oil/natural gas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Netherlands 
B)  Russia 
C)  United States 
D)  Japan 
A)  Netherlands 
B)  Russia 
C)  United States 
D)  Japan

Question 20

Technopoles,a collection of high-technology industries,can be found in a number of countries. Which of the following is not a region containing one of these countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Australia 
D)  North America 
A)  Eastern Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Australia 
D)  North America

The Seto Inland Sea is an important route-way and focal point of Japan's industry.

The northeast industrial region of China (Shenyang)is today growing faster than other industrial regions in China.

Describe the American Manufacturing Belt. When and how did this region develop? What impact has post-Fordism and deindustrialization had on this region?

Most of China's recent industrial growth feeds the growing domestic market.

In Britain,the proximity of what three things gave an unsurpassed advantage to the development of early industry?

Industry actually developed long before the Industrial Revolution.

Canada's industrial southern Ontario links two parts of the U.S.Manufacturing Belt: Buffalo and __________

In which major world manufacturing country does industry not lie near sources of raw material?

The cast iron bridge at Coalbrookdale,England,reflects origin of the Indus River.

Mass production of standardized goods using assembly line techniques is referred to as: ____________

Although no match for Canada's Ontario industrial district,the one great advantage of the Montreal area is ____________

Specific economic activities have long been concentrated in particular places. Two new economic concentrations are special manufacturing export zones and high technology corridors.What exactly are these two new concentrations? In what kind of areas do they develop? Why? How are they connected?

The Ruhr industrial area is connected to its port by _______________

Regarding capital flows to Europe in 1775,Lisbon is to S.America and Asia as ____________ is to the Caribbean and S.America.

Weber's industrial location theory considered labor to be the most important cost.

Russia's "Detroit" southeast of Moscow:

Some industrial regions emerge because of their raw materials combinations.Which of the following is not an example of such a region?

Which country is almost completely dependent upon imported oil/natural gas?

Technopoles,a collection of high-technology industries,can be found in a number of countries. Which of the following is not a region containing one of these countries?

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The Seto Inland Sea is an important route-way and focal point of Japan's industry.

The northeast industrial region of China (Shenyang)is today growing faster than other industrial regions in China.

Describe the American Manufacturing Belt. When and how did this region develop? What impact has post-Fordism and deindustrialization had on this region?

Most of China's recent industrial growth feeds the growing domestic market.

In Britain,the proximity of what three things gave an unsurpassed advantage to the development of early industry?

Industry actually developed long before the Industrial Revolution.

Canada's industrial southern Ontario links two parts of the U.S.Manufacturing Belt: Buffalo and __________

In which major world manufacturing country does industry not lie near sources of raw material?

The cast iron bridge at Coalbrookdale,England,reflects origin of the Indus River.

Mass production of standardized goods using assembly line techniques is referred to as: ____________

Although no match for Canada's Ontario industrial district,the one great advantage of the Montreal area is ____________

Specific economic activities have long been concentrated in particular places. Two new economic concentrations are special manufacturing export zones and high technology corridors.What exactly are these two new concentrations? In what kind of areas do they develop? Why? How are they connected?

The Ruhr industrial area is connected to its port by _______________

Regarding capital flows to Europe in 1775,Lisbon is to S.America and Asia as ____________ is to the Caribbean and S.America.

Weber's industrial location theory considered labor to be the most important cost.

Russia's "Detroit" southeast of Moscow:

Some industrial regions emerge because of their raw materials combinations.Which of the following is not an example of such a region?

Which country is almost completely dependent upon imported oil/natural gas?

Technopoles,a collection of high-technology industries,can be found in a number of countries. Which of the following is not a region containing one of these countries?

Introduction to Human Geography

Population

Migration

Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes

Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

Language

Religion

Political Geography

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Agriculture

Human Environment

Globalization and the Geography of Networks

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