Question 1

Which of the following regions currently contributes the least to the global manufacturing system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe 
B)  North America 
C)  East Asia 
D)  Central Africa 
E)  South Asia 
A)  Europe 
B)  North America 
C)  East Asia 
D)  Central Africa 
E)  South Asia

Question 2

According to Weber's least-cost location theory, what are the main factors affecting industrial location?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labour and agglomeration 
B)  Transportation and labour 
C)  Agglomeration and deglomeration 
D)  Transport and deglomeration 
E)  Both B and C 
A)  Labour and agglomeration 
B)  Transportation and labour 
C)  Agglomeration and deglomeration 
D)  Transport and deglomeration 
E)  Both B and C

Question 3

Tertiary economic activities involve converting primary products into other items of greater value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following countries manufactures about 50 per cent of the world's shoes?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  China 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Taiwan 
E)  Singapore 
A)  India 
B)  China 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Taiwan 
E)  Singapore

Question 5

Identify the principal factors behind Japan's industrial success story since the end of World War II.

Accepted Answer

The principal factors behind Japan's rem

Question 6

Which historical figure famously stated: "Let China sleep, for when she awakes, she will shake the world"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Napoleon 
B)  Marx 
C)  Churchill 
D)  Weber 
E)  Mackinder 
A)  Napoleon 
B)  Marx 
C)  Churchill 
D)  Weber 
E)  Mackinder

Question 7

Explain the importance of the staples theory of economic growth.

Accepted Answer

A staple is a primary industrial product

Question 8

Approximately, what percentage of the world's energy today comes from renewable sources?

Accepted Answer

A)  0-20 per cent 
B)  21-40 per cent 
C)  41-60 per cent 
D)  61-80 per cent 
E)  81-100 per cent 
A)  0-20 per cent 
B)  21-40 per cent 
C)  41-60 per cent 
D)  61-80 per cent 
E)  81-100 per cent

Question 9

Deindustrialization and reindustrialization are spatial trends caused by economic restructuring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain why the first large-scale factories tended to agglomerate.

Accepted Answer

The rise of large-scale factory producti

Question 11

Who introduced the classic industrial location theory known as the least-cost theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adam Smith 
B)  Alfred Weber 
C)  Johann Heinrich von Thünen 
D)  David Ricardo 
E)  J.S. Mill 
A)  Adam Smith 
B)  Alfred Weber 
C)  Johann Heinrich von Thünen 
D)  David Ricardo 
E)  J.S. Mill

Question 12

Today, what are the two most prominent locations for offshoring of service employment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Philippines and Taiwan 
B)  India and the Philippines 
C)  China and Japan 
D)  Taiwan and China 
E)  India and Taiwan 
A)  The Philippines and Taiwan 
B)  India and the Philippines 
C)  China and Japan 
D)  Taiwan and China 
E)  India and Taiwan

Question 13

Offshoring is a type of outsourcing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Oil was the leading source of energy from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution until the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Volga, Urals, and Kuznetsk regions were developed for industrial activities by the USSR government after the 1917 revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a secondary economic activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mining 
B)  Services 
C)  Farming 
D)  Forestry 
E)  Manufacturing 
A)  Mining 
B)  Services 
C)  Farming 
D)  Forestry 
E)  Manufacturing

Question 17

Which of the following companies are re-shoring some of their production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joe Fresh 
B)  Apple 
C)  Nike 
D)  Adidas 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Joe Fresh 
B)  Apple 
C)  Nike 
D)  Adidas 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a circulation technology that facilitates the exchange of information and increases market size?

Accepted Answer

A)  Satellites 
B)  Cellular technology 
C)  Fibre optic networks 
D)  Electronic assembly lines 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  Satellites 
B)  Cellular technology 
C)  Fibre optic networks 
D)  Electronic assembly lines 
E)  Both A and C

Question 19

A vibrant software and information technology industry is a well-known feature of which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Bangladesh 
E)  Japan 
A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Bangladesh 
E)  Japan

Question 20

Firms in capitalist economies continue to make location decisions based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Production technology 
B)  Markets 
C)  Capital availability 
D)  Labour costs 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Production technology 
B)  Markets 
C)  Capital availability 
D)  Labour costs 
E)  All of the above

Which of the following regions currently contributes the least to the global manufacturing system?

According to Weber's least-cost location theory, what are the main factors affecting industrial location?

Tertiary economic activities involve converting primary products into other items of greater value.

Which of the following countries manufactures about 50 per cent of the world's shoes?

Identify the principal factors behind Japan's industrial success story since the end of World War II.

Which historical figure famously stated: "Let China sleep, for when she awakes, she will shake the world"?

Explain the importance of the staples theory of economic growth.

Approximately, what percentage of the world's energy today comes from renewable sources?

Deindustrialization and reindustrialization are spatial trends caused by economic restructuring.

Explain why the first large-scale factories tended to agglomerate.

Who introduced the classic industrial location theory known as the least-cost theory?

Today, what are the two most prominent locations for offshoring of service employment?

Offshoring is a type of outsourcing.

Oil was the leading source of energy from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution until the 1960s.

The Volga, Urals, and Kuznetsk regions were developed for industrial activities by the USSR government after the 1917 revolution.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary economic activity?

Which of the following companies are re-shoring some of their production?

Which of the following is an example of a circulation technology that facilitates the exchange of information and increases market size?

A vibrant software and information technology industry is a well-known feature of which of the following countries?

Firms in capitalist economies continue to make location decisions based on 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 regions currently contributes the least to the global manufacturing system?

According to Weber's least-cost location theory, what are the main factors affecting industrial location?

Tertiary economic activities involve converting primary products into other items of greater value.

Which of the following countries manufactures about 50 per cent of the world's shoes?

Identify the principal factors behind Japan's industrial success story since the end of World War II.

Which historical figure famously stated: "Let China sleep, for when she awakes, she will shake the world"?

Explain the importance of the staples theory of economic growth.

Approximately, what percentage of the world's energy today comes from renewable sources?

Deindustrialization and reindustrialization are spatial trends caused by economic restructuring.

Explain why the first large-scale factories tended to agglomerate.

Who introduced the classic industrial location theory known as the least-cost theory?

Today, what are the two most prominent locations for offshoring of service employment?

Offshoring is a type of outsourcing.

Oil was the leading source of energy from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution until the 1960s.

The Volga, Urals, and Kuznetsk regions were developed for industrial activities by the USSR government after the 1917 revolution.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary economic activity?

Which of the following companies are re-shoring some of their production?

Which of the following is an example of a circulation technology that facilitates the exchange of information and increases market size?

A vibrant software and information technology industry is a well-known feature of which of the following countries?

Firms in capitalist economies continue to make location decisions based on 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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