Question 1

Which of the following countries is now the world's largest consumer of energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  India 
C)  China 
D)  Korea 
E)  Japan 
A)  The United States 
B)  India 
C)  China 
D)  Korea 
E)  Japan C

Question 2

Outline three of Weber's assumptions of his least-cost theory.

Accepted Answer

Weber set up a number of simplifying assumptions: 
(1) Some raw materials are ubiquitous; that is, they are found everywhere. 
(2) Most raw materials are localized; that is, they are found only in certain locations.
(3) Labour is available only in specific locations; it is not mobile. 
(4) Markets are fixed locations, not continuous areas. 
(5) The cost of transporting raw material, energy, or the finished product is a direct function of weight and distance. Thus, the greater the weight or distance, the greater the cost. 
(6) Perfect economic competition exists. This means that the industry consists of many buyers and sellers, and no single participant can affect product price. 
(7) Firms are rational economic operators interested in minimizing costs and maximizing sales. 
(8) Both physical geography (climate and topography) and human geography (cultural and political systems) are uniform.

Question 3

Six countries account for more than 85 per cent of production of which of the following sources of energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil 
B)  Coal 
C)  Iron 
D)  Solar energy 
E)  Natural gas 
A)  Oil 
B)  Coal 
C)  Iron 
D)  Solar energy 
E)  Natural gas A

Question 4

Major players in both energy and industrial sectors are able to operate without having to consider the environmental impacts of their activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Assess to what extent global industrial restructuring will reduce the disparity between more developed and less developed economies in the future.

Accepted Answer

Global industrial restructuring has the

Question 6

Some geographers contend that the emerging post-industrial society in the more developed world is increasingly oriented to what types of economic activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supply-oriented 
B)  Service-oriented 
C)  Industry-oriented 
D)  Market-oriented 
E)  Consumption-oriented 
A)  Supply-oriented 
B)  Service-oriented 
C)  Industry-oriented 
D)  Market-oriented 
E)  Consumption-oriented

Question 7

The development of Japan as an industrial power began with the end of feudalism when Japan established cultural contact with Europe and North America beginning in which of the following periods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early 1800s 
B)  Mid 1800s 
C)  Late 1800s 
D)  Early 1900s 
E)  Mid 1900s 
A)  Early 1800s 
B)  Mid 1800s 
C)  Late 1800s 
D)  Early 1900s 
E)  Mid 1900s

Question 8

Differentiate between agglomeration and deglomeration economies.

Accepted Answer

Agglomeration and deglomeration are intr

Question 9

The majority of women working today are still employed in clerical, service and low-skill jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain how the service sector is critically important to the automobile story.

Accepted Answer

The service sector is also a critically

Question 11

Between 1961 and 1978, Stelco received over 10,000 applications from women for production jobs and hired most of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Insurance and real estate are part of which industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology industry 
B)  Service industry 
C)  Manufacturing industry 
D)  Industrial industry 
E)  Primary industry 
A)  Technology industry 
B)  Service industry 
C)  Manufacturing industry 
D)  Industrial industry 
E)  Primary industry

Question 13

Identify the factors that contributed to China's emergence as an industrial giant.

Accepted Answer

China is growing rapidly in what might b

Question 14

Where did the first truly industrial landscapes first emerge?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Belgium 
B)  Inside large English cities 
C)  Immediately adjacent to existing large English cities 
D)  In Germany 
E)  In the coalfield areas of England 
A)  In Belgium 
B)  Inside large English cities 
C)  Immediately adjacent to existing large English cities 
D)  In Germany 
E)  In the coalfield areas of England

Question 15

According to market-area analysis, what is the fundamental error of Weber's least-cost theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exclusion of any consideration of raw materials 
B)  Assumption that industrialists seek the lowest-cost location 
C)  Failure to recognize that industrialists are making decisions in a climate of economic uncertainty 
D)  Failure to recognize that industrialists seek lowest-cost locations 
E)  Failure to consider that the factors affecting industrial location are always changing 
A)  Exclusion of any consideration of raw materials 
B)  Assumption that industrialists seek the lowest-cost location 
C)  Failure to recognize that industrialists are making decisions in a climate of economic uncertainty 
D)  Failure to recognize that industrialists seek lowest-cost locations 
E)  Failure to consider that the factors affecting industrial location are always changing

Question 16

Which of the following were among the first transnational corporations to be established between the 1950s and 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nestlé and Ford 
B)  Imperial Chemicals 
C)  Ford and Coca-Cola 
D)  Morris and Ford 
E)  Both A and B 
A)  Nestlé and Ford 
B)  Imperial Chemicals 
C)  Ford and Coca-Cola 
D)  Morris and Ford 
E)  Both A and B

Question 17

Transnational corporations are those that operate in more than one country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain offshoring and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Offshoring refers to work being outsourc

Question 19

Which of the following countries was the largest consumer of oil in 2016?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  China 
C)  Japan 
D)  India 
E)  Canada 
A)  The United States 
B)  China 
C)  Japan 
D)  India 
E)  Canada

Question 20

Development of new industrial activity in a region that has earlier experienced substantial loss of traditional industrial activity is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deindustrialization 
B)  Urbanization 
C)  Industrialization 
D)  Flexible accumulation 
E)  Reindustrialization 
A)  Deindustrialization 
B)  Urbanization 
C)  Industrialization 
D)  Flexible accumulation 
E)  Reindustrialization

Which of the following countries is now the world's largest consumer of energy?

Outline three of Weber's assumptions of his least-cost theory.

Six countries account for more than 85 per cent of production of which of the following sources of energy?

Major players in both energy and industrial sectors are able to operate without having to consider the environmental impacts of their activities.

Assess to what extent global industrial restructuring will reduce the disparity between more developed and less developed economies in the future.

Some geographers contend that the emerging post-industrial society in the more developed world is increasingly oriented to what types of economic activity?

The development of Japan as an industrial power began with the end of feudalism when Japan established cultural contact with Europe and North America beginning in which of the following periods?

Differentiate between agglomeration and deglomeration economies.

The majority of women working today are still employed in clerical, service and low-skill jobs.

Explain how the service sector is critically important to the automobile story.

Between 1961 and 1978, Stelco received over 10,000 applications from women for production jobs and hired most of them.

Insurance and real estate are part of which industry?

Identify the factors that contributed to China's emergence as an industrial giant.

Where did the first truly industrial landscapes first emerge?

According to market-area analysis, what is the fundamental error of Weber's least-cost theory?

Which of the following were among the first transnational corporations to be established between the 1950s and 1960s?

Transnational corporations are those that operate in more than one country.

Explain offshoring and provide an example.

Which of the following countries was the largest consumer of oil in 2016?

Development of new industrial activity in a region that has earlier experienced substantial loss of traditional industrial activity is known as which of the following?

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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Exam 10: Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Which of the following countries is now the world's largest consumer of energy?

Outline three of Weber's assumptions of his least-cost theory.

Six countries account for more than 85 per cent of production of which of the following sources of energy?

Major players in both energy and industrial sectors are able to operate without having to consider the environmental impacts of their activities.

Assess to what extent global industrial restructuring will reduce the disparity between more developed and less developed economies in the future.

Some geographers contend that the emerging post-industrial society in the more developed world is increasingly oriented to what types of economic activity?

The development of Japan as an industrial power began with the end of feudalism when Japan established cultural contact with Europe and North America beginning in which of the following periods?

Differentiate between agglomeration and deglomeration economies.

The majority of women working today are still employed in clerical, service and low-skill jobs.

Explain how the service sector is critically important to the automobile story.

Between 1961 and 1978, Stelco received over 10,000 applications from women for production jobs and hired most of them.

Insurance and real estate are part of which industry?

Identify the factors that contributed to China's emergence as an industrial giant.

Where did the first truly industrial landscapes first emerge?

According to market-area analysis, what is the fundamental error of Weber's least-cost theory?

Which of the following were among the first transnational corporations to be established between the 1950s and 1960s?

Transnational corporations are those that operate in more than one country.

Explain offshoring and provide an example.

Which of the following countries was the largest consumer of oil in 2016?

Development of new industrial activity in a region that has earlier experienced substantial loss of traditional industrial activity is known as which of the following?

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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