Question 1

By the end of the 20th century the majority of service and retail outlets were owned by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Entrepreneurs 
B) Immigrants 
C) Large corporations 
D) Seniors 
A) Entrepreneurs 
B) Immigrants 
C) Large corporations 
D) Seniors

Question 2

The process by which new technologies increase farm yields,which depresses prices leading farmers to adopt new technologies,which further increase yield is sometimes called the ________.

Accepted Answer

technologi

Question 3

Cash-grain farming is associated with what part of North America?

Accepted Answer

A) The Southwest (New Mexico,Arizona). 
B) The Northwest (Washington,Oregon). 
C) The Midwest (Illinois,Iowa). 
D) The Coastal South (Florida,South Carolina). 
A) The Southwest (New Mexico,Arizona). 
B) The Northwest (Washington,Oregon). 
C) The Midwest (Illinois,Iowa). 
D) The Coastal South (Florida,South Carolina).

Question 4

The percentage of people employed in the primary sector in North America has ________ over the last 100 years.

Accepted Answer

A) Increased 
B) Decreased 
C) Stayed at about the same level 
D) Fluctuated 
A) Increased 
B) Decreased 
C) Stayed at about the same level 
D) Fluctuated

Question 5

For many years a mainstay of the economy in Seattle,Washington was commercial fishing.Many people not employed in the fishing industry were employed providing goods and services to fishermen.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) How important fishing is to coastal economies. 
B) Basic employment generating non-basic employment. 
C) How service employees are less important to the economy than other types of workers. 
D) Why cities grow rapidly when fishing is their main economic driver. 
A) How important fishing is to coastal economies. 
B) Basic employment generating non-basic employment. 
C) How service employees are less important to the economy than other types of workers. 
D) Why cities grow rapidly when fishing is their main economic driver.

Question 6

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)is an agreement that does what?

Accepted Answer

A) Allows the free migration of people between countries in North America 
B) Limits tariffs and trade restrictions 
C) Ensures that all countries have strong environmental and workers rights regulations 
D) All of the above 
A) Allows the free migration of people between countries in North America 
B) Limits tariffs and trade restrictions 
C) Ensures that all countries have strong environmental and workers rights regulations 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which types of farms benefit from a location close to urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A) Dairies 
B) Truck farms 
C) Ranches 
D) Both A and B 
E) Both B and C 
A) Dairies 
B) Truck farms 
C) Ranches 
D) Both A and B 
E) Both B and C

Question 8

Explain the concept of the technological treadmill by giving an example of how this pattern functions.

Accepted Answer

The concept of the technological treadmi

Question 9

During the 19th and early 20th century most of the largest cities in the United States were located in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) The Northeast 
B) The Sunbelt 
C) The Northwest 
D) The Great Plains 
A) The Northeast 
B) The Sunbelt 
C) The Northwest 
D) The Great Plains

Question 10

High technology industries are often located near what?

Accepted Answer

A) Coasts 
B) Other manufacturing industries 
C) Mountains 
D) Major research universities 
A) Coasts 
B) Other manufacturing industries 
C) Mountains 
D) Major research universities

By the end of the 20th century the majority of service and retail outlets were owned by ________.

The process by which new technologies increase farm yields,which depresses prices leading farmers to adopt new technologies,which further increase yield is sometimes called the ________.

Cash-grain farming is associated with what part of North America?

The percentage of people employed in the primary sector in North America has ________ over the last 100 years.

For many years a mainstay of the economy in Seattle,Washington was commercial fishing.Many people not employed in the fishing industry were employed providing goods and services to fishermen.This is an example of

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)is an agreement that does what?

Which types of farms benefit from a location close to urban areas?

Explain the concept of the technological treadmill by giving an example of how this pattern functions.

During the 19th and early 20th century most of the largest cities in the United States were located in ________.

High technology industries are often located near what?

Introduction

North America's Environmental Setting

Historical Settlement of North America

The Atlantic Periphery

Quebec

Megalopolis

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

The Inland South

The Coastal South

The Great Plains

The Rocky Mountains

Intermontane West

MexAmerica

California

The Pacific Northwest

Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands

The Far North

The Future of North America

Filters

Exam 4: North American Political Economy

By the end of the 20th century the majority of service and retail outlets were owned by ________.

The process by which new technologies increase farm yields,which depresses prices leading farmers to adopt new technologies,which further increase yield is sometimes called the ________.

Cash-grain farming is associated with what part of North America?

The percentage of people employed in the primary sector in North America has ________ over the last 100 years.

For many years a mainstay of the economy in Seattle,Washington was commercial fishing.Many people not employed in the fishing industry were employed providing goods and services to fishermen.This is an example of

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)is an agreement that does what?

Which types of farms benefit from a location close to urban areas?

Explain the concept of the technological treadmill by giving an example of how this pattern functions.

During the 19th and early 20th century most of the largest cities in the United States were located in ________.

High technology industries are often located near what?

Introduction

North America's Environmental Setting

Historical Settlement of North America

The Atlantic Periphery

Quebec

Megalopolis

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

The Inland South

The Coastal South

The Great Plains

The Rocky Mountains

Intermontane West

MexAmerica

California

The Pacific Northwest

Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands

The Far North

The Future of North America

Filters