Question 1

The zone of probability for a business is marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  low income and low cost. 
B)  low income and high cost. 
C)  high income and low cost. 
D)  high income and high cost. 
A)  low income and low cost. 
B)  low income and high cost. 
C)  high income and low cost. 
D)  high income and high cost.

Question 2

In 1925,one area of Boston had sales offices for over _____ shoe factories.

Accepted Answer

A)  300 
B)  100 
C)  25 
D)  3 
A)  300 
B)  100 
C)  25 
D)  3

Question 3

U.S.oil reserves are estimated to be ____% of the world's total.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 
B)  18 
C)  8 
D)  4 
A)  25 
B)  18 
C)  8 
D)  4

Question 4

In the United States,most interstate oil pipelines originate:

Accepted Answer

A)  in Pennsylvania. 
B)  in New Mexico. 
C)  along the Gulf of Mexico in Texas and Louisiana. 
D)  in the Appalachian Mountains. 
A)  in Pennsylvania. 
B)  in New Mexico. 
C)  along the Gulf of Mexico in Texas and Louisiana. 
D)  in the Appalachian Mountains.

Question 5

In the early eighteenth century,British textiles were manufactured _____________

Accepted Answer

A)  in India. 
B)  early rural factories. 
C)  in large urban factories. 
D)  in homes on hand looms. 
A)  in India. 
B)  early rural factories. 
C)  in large urban factories. 
D)  in homes on hand looms.

Question 6

During the 1970s,U.S.television manufacturers began to move productions "offshore" to places such as special zones on the Mexican border called ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial cities. 
B)  peripheral production zones. 
C)  technopoles. 
D)  maquiladoras. 
A)  industrial cities. 
B)  peripheral production zones. 
C)  technopoles. 
D)  maquiladoras.

Question 7

The second largest industrial district in China developed around _______,China's largest city.

Accepted Answer

A)  Beijing 
B)  Shanghai 
C)  Tianjin 
D)  Xianggang 
A)  Beijing 
B)  Shanghai 
C)  Tianjin 
D)  Xianggang

Question 8

Global division of labor is a feature of post-Fordist stage of industrialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Rust Belt is to the United States as the ___________ is to China.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kanto Plain 
B)  Shanghai Basin 
C)  Northeast District 
D)  Nanchang Region 
A)  Kanto Plain 
B)  Shanghai Basin 
C)  Northeast District 
D)  Nanchang Region

Question 10

Raw materials play an important role in industrial location. In the northeastern United States,what is the orientation of this industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the mountains where the iron ore is located 
B)  in the interior for good rail connections 
C)  along major rivers for a water supply 
D)  along the coast to facilitate imports of iron ore 
A)  in the mountains where the iron ore is located 
B)  in the interior for good rail connections 
C)  along major rivers for a water supply 
D)  along the coast to facilitate imports of iron ore

Question 11

China's "Pittsburgh" is ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  Shenyang. 
B)  Shanghai. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Beijing. 
A)  Shenyang. 
B)  Shanghai. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Beijing.

Question 12

Television research and design takes place in the ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  core area. 
B)  periphery. 
C)  semi-periphery. 
D)  universities of India and China. 
A)  core area. 
B)  periphery. 
C)  semi-periphery. 
D)  universities of India and China.

Question 13

Who actually laid the groundwork for the colonial expansion of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  the British Government 
B)  the French Government 
C)  Europe's commercial companies 
D)  Europe's military forces 
A)  the British Government 
B)  the French Government 
C)  Europe's commercial companies 
D)  Europe's military forces

Question 14

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? What were the conditions which supported its development? To what areas of Europe did the revolution spread and why?

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution began in Brita

Question 15

New York City,like other large urban centers with great ports,is called a break of bulk location because ____________

Accepted Answer

A)  plentiful labor is available to unload massive cargo ships. 
B)  markets are readily available for shipped goods. 
C)  large dock warehouses are available where goods can be stored until sold. 
D)  transported cargo can be transferred from one kind of carrier to another. 
A)  plentiful labor is available to unload massive cargo ships. 
B)  markets are readily available for shipped goods. 
C)  large dock warehouses are available where goods can be stored until sold. 
D)  transported cargo can be transferred from one kind of carrier to another.

Question 16

Technopoles tend to locate near ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  raw materials. 
B)  cheap labor. 
C)  electricity supplies. 
D)  centers of research and development (major research universities). 
A)  raw materials. 
B)  cheap labor. 
C)  electricity supplies. 
D)  centers of research and development (major research universities).

Question 17

Discuss the rise of technopoles in the United States? What do they produce? What locational features stimulate their development? What role do they play in the global economy?

Accepted Answer

The rise of technopoles in the United St

Question 18

Industrialization occurred along an axis from Northern France through North-Central Germany to Czech Republic and South Poland. This axis correlates with ________ as a locational factor.

Accepted Answer

A)  population 
B)  coalfields 
C)  major ports 
D)  the trend of the drainage system 
A)  population 
B)  coalfields 
C)  major ports 
D)  the trend of the drainage system

Question 19

Which of the four classifications of industry must locate where the resources are found?

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary 
B)  tertiary 
C)  primary 
D)  quaternary 
A)  secondary 
B)  tertiary 
C)  primary 
D)  quaternary

Question 20

New York's port is small,used for passengers and does not serve as break-of-bulk location.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The zone of probability for a business is marked by:

In 1925,one area of Boston had sales offices for over _____ shoe factories.

U.S.oil reserves are estimated to be ____% of the world's total.

In the United States,most interstate oil pipelines originate:

In the early eighteenth century,British textiles were manufactured _____________

During the 1970s,U.S.television manufacturers began to move productions "offshore" to places such as special zones on the Mexican border called ______________

The second largest industrial district in China developed around _______,China's largest city.

Global division of labor is a feature of post-Fordist stage of industrialization.

The Rust Belt is to the United States as the ___________ is to China.

Raw materials play an important role in industrial location. In the northeastern United States,what is the orientation of this industry?

China's "Pittsburgh" is ______________

Television research and design takes place in the ______________

Who actually laid the groundwork for the colonial expansion of Europe?

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? What were the conditions which supported its development? To what areas of Europe did the revolution spread and why?

New York City,like other large urban centers with great ports,is called a break of bulk location because ____________

Technopoles tend to locate near ______________

Discuss the rise of technopoles in the United States? What do they produce? What locational features stimulate their development? What role do they play in the global economy?

Industrialization occurred along an axis from Northern France through North-Central Germany to Czech Republic and South Poland. This axis correlates with ________ as a locational factor.

Which of the four classifications of industry must locate where the resources are found?

New York's port is small,used for passengers and does not serve as break-of-bulk location.

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Exam 12: Industry and Services

The zone of probability for a business is marked by:

In 1925,one area of Boston had sales offices for over _____ shoe factories.

U.S.oil reserves are estimated to be ____% of the world's total.

In the United States,most interstate oil pipelines originate:

In the early eighteenth century,British textiles were manufactured _____________

During the 1970s,U.S.television manufacturers began to move productions "offshore" to places such as special zones on the Mexican border called ______________

The second largest industrial district in China developed around _______,China's largest city.

Global division of labor is a feature of post-Fordist stage of industrialization.

The Rust Belt is to the United States as the ___________ is to China.

Raw materials play an important role in industrial location. In the northeastern United States,what is the orientation of this industry?

China's "Pittsburgh" is ______________

Television research and design takes place in the ______________

Who actually laid the groundwork for the colonial expansion of Europe?

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? What were the conditions which supported its development? To what areas of Europe did the revolution spread and why?

New York City,like other large urban centers with great ports,is called a break of bulk location because ____________

Technopoles tend to locate near ______________

Discuss the rise of technopoles in the United States? What do they produce? What locational features stimulate their development? What role do they play in the global economy?

Industrialization occurred along an axis from Northern France through North-Central Germany to Czech Republic and South Poland. This axis correlates with ________ as a locational factor.

Which of the four classifications of industry must locate where the resources are found?

New York's port is small,used for passengers and does not serve as break-of-bulk location.

Introduction to Human Geography

Population

Migration

Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes

Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

Language

Religion

Political Geography

Urban Geography

Development

Agriculture

Human Environment

Globalization and the Geography of Networks

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