Question 1

What is NOT one of the factors involved in the commercialization of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased investment in machinery 
B)  investment-driven decrease in productivity 
C)  increased investment in biotechnology 
D)  investment-driven increase in productivity 
A)  increased investment in machinery 
B)  investment-driven decrease in productivity 
C)  increased investment in biotechnology 
D)  investment-driven increase in productivity B

Question 2

What barriers make it difficult for subsistence smallholders to become commercial farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land and labor 
B)  Labor and restrictions 
C)  Capital and technology 
D)  Capital and labor 
A)  Land and labor 
B)  Labor and restrictions 
C)  Capital and technology 
D)  Capital and labor C

Question 3

What is NOT one the impacts on income distribution that occurs with the shift from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strong manufacturing base allows low-skilled workers to earn relatively good wages. 
B)  Service economy only provides limited opportunities for low-skilled workers. 
C)  Range of service employment is sent from the developing to the developed world. 
D)  Shift away from manufacturing goes occurs with an increase in female employment. 
A)  Strong manufacturing base allows low-skilled workers to earn relatively good wages. 
B)  Service economy only provides limited opportunities for low-skilled workers. 
C)  Range of service employment is sent from the developing to the developed world. 
D)  Shift away from manufacturing goes occurs with an increase in female employment. C

Question 4

What city is associated with the second Kondratieff Cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pittsburgh 
B)  Manchester 
C)  Detroit 
D)  Silicon Valley 
A)  Pittsburgh 
B)  Manchester 
C)  Detroit 
D)  Silicon Valley

Question 5

What set of economic activities characterizes the secondary sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing, construction, and raw material processing 
B)  agriculture, forestry, mining and fishing 
C)  retail, services, and finances 
D)  oil production, banking, and outsourcing 
A)  manufacturing, construction, and raw material processing 
B)  agriculture, forestry, mining and fishing 
C)  retail, services, and finances 
D)  oil production, banking, and outsourcing

Question 6

What two sectors tend to be the most important to employment as an economy grows and matures?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary and secondary 
B)  primary and tertiary 
C)  secondary and tertiary 
D)  all are equally important 
A)  primary and secondary 
B)  primary and tertiary 
C)  secondary and tertiary 
D)  all are equally important

Question 7

According to the text, the primary sector is very much influenced by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  geography 
B)  population 
C)  culture 
D)  economy 
A)  geography 
B)  population 
C)  culture 
D)  economy

Question 8

The first Kondratieff Cycle, occurring from 1787 to 1845, is associated with textile manufacturing. What country provided the best example?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  England 
C)  United States 
D)  Italy 
A)  Germany 
B)  England 
C)  United States 
D)  Italy

Question 9

What includes the large-scale manufacturing of goods as a major component of an economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Craft industries 
B)  Industrial Revolution 
C)  Mass production 
D)  Green Revolution 
A)  Craft industries 
B)  Industrial Revolution 
C)  Mass production 
D)  Green Revolution

Question 10

Which wheat belt country is NOT located in the northern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Argentina 
B)  Canada 
C)  Russia 
D)  United States 
A)  Argentina 
B)  Canada 
C)  Russia 
D)  United States

Question 11

Which of the following are elements of a global land grab?

Accepted Answer

A)  marginalized peasants and rich landowners 
B)  uncertain legal status of land rights 
C)  market for food exports and biofuels 
D)  all of the above 
A)  marginalized peasants and rich landowners 
B)  uncertain legal status of land rights 
C)  market for food exports and biofuels 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

Where did the Green Revolution occur first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  India 
C)  Philippines 
D)  Africa 
A)  Mexico 
B)  India 
C)  Philippines 
D)  Africa

Question 13

Global shift refers to the redistribution of manufacturing employment from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Western Europe to North America 
B)  Asia to Latin America 
C)  Latin America to Western Europe 
D)  North America to Asia 
A)  Western Europe to North America 
B)  Asia to Latin America 
C)  Latin America to Western Europe 
D)  North America to Asia

Question 14

What group is the most vulnerable in the current global land grab?

Accepted Answer

A)  peasant minorities 
B)  foreign companies 
C)  peasants 
D)  governments 
A)  peasant minorities 
B)  foreign companies 
C)  peasants 
D)  governments

Question 15

What set of economic activities characterizes the primary sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing, construction, and raw material processing 
B)  agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing 
C)  retail, services, and finances 
D)  oil production, banking, and outsourcing 
A)  manufacturing, construction, and raw material processing 
B)  agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing 
C)  retail, services, and finances 
D)  oil production, banking, and outsourcing

Question 16

What set of economic activities characterizes the tertiary sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  manufacturing, construction, and raw material processing 
B)  agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing 
C)  retail, services, and finances 
D)  oil production, banking, and outsourcing 
A)  manufacturing, construction, and raw material processing 
B)  agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing 
C)  retail, services, and finances 
D)  oil production, banking, and outsourcing

Question 17

In mature economies, there is a shift from _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture to manufacturing 
B)  manufacturing to services 
C)  services to manufacturing 
D)  agriculture to service 
A)  agriculture to manufacturing 
B)  manufacturing to services 
C)  services to manufacturing 
D)  agriculture to service

Question 18

What economic activities are associated with the fourth Kondratieff Cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Automobile manufacturing 
B)  Textile manufacturing 
C)  Steelworks 
D)  High-tech industries 
A)  Automobile manufacturing 
B)  Textile manufacturing 
C)  Steelworks 
D)  High-tech industries

Question 19

What was NOT one of the idealized aspects of the "isolated" city in von Thünen's model?

Accepted Answer

A)  smooth, flat plain 
B)  land that is consistently fertile 
C)  homogenous population 
D)  uniform transportation costs 
A)  smooth, flat plain 
B)  land that is consistently fertile 
C)  homogenous population 
D)  uniform transportation costs

Question 20

What agricultural input associated with commercialization has wide-reaching impacts on groundwater contamination, negative air quality, and eutrophication from runoff?

Accepted Answer

A)  fertilizers 
B)  genetically modified organisms (GMOs) 
C)  pesticides 
D)  Green Revolution 
A)  fertilizers 
B)  genetically modified organisms (GMOs) 
C)  pesticides 
D)  Green Revolution

What is NOT one of the factors involved in the commercialization of agriculture?

What barriers make it difficult for subsistence smallholders to become commercial farmers?

What is NOT one the impacts on income distribution that occurs with the shift from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy?

What city is associated with the second Kondratieff Cycle?

What set of economic activities characterizes the secondary sector?

What two sectors tend to be the most important to employment as an economy grows and matures?

According to the text, the primary sector is very much influenced by ________.

The first Kondratieff Cycle, occurring from 1787 to 1845, is associated with textile manufacturing. What country provided the best example?

What includes the large-scale manufacturing of goods as a major component of an economy?

Which wheat belt country is NOT located in the northern hemisphere?

Which of the following are elements of a global land grab?

Where did the Green Revolution occur first?

Global shift refers to the redistribution of manufacturing employment from _____.

What group is the most vulnerable in the current global land grab?

What set of economic activities characterizes the primary sector?

What set of economic activities characterizes the tertiary sector?

In mature economies, there is a shift from _____.

What economic activities are associated with the fourth Kondratieff Cycle?

What was NOT one of the idealized aspects of the "isolated" city in von Thünen's model?

What agricultural input associated with commercialization has wide-reaching impacts on groundwater contamination, negative air quality, and eutrophication from runoff?

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The Nature of Geography

Population Dynamics

Population and Food

Population and Resources

People and the Environment

The Economic Geography of Uneven Development

The Geography of Population

The Geography of Religion

The Geography of Language

Creating a Global Economy

The Global Geography of Culture

World Orders

The Nation-State

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Exam 7: The Geography of Three Economic Sectors

What is NOT one of the factors involved in the commercialization of agriculture?

What barriers make it difficult for subsistence smallholders to become commercial farmers?

What is NOT one the impacts on income distribution that occurs with the shift from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy?

What city is associated with the second Kondratieff Cycle?

What set of economic activities characterizes the secondary sector?

What two sectors tend to be the most important to employment as an economy grows and matures?

According to the text, the primary sector is very much influenced by ________.

The first Kondratieff Cycle, occurring from 1787 to 1845, is associated with textile manufacturing. What country provided the best example?

What includes the large-scale manufacturing of goods as a major component of an economy?

Which wheat belt country is NOT located in the northern hemisphere?

Which of the following are elements of a global land grab?

Where did the Green Revolution occur first?

Global shift refers to the redistribution of manufacturing employment from _____.

What group is the most vulnerable in the current global land grab?

What set of economic activities characterizes the primary sector?

What set of economic activities characterizes the tertiary sector?

In mature economies, there is a shift from _____.

What economic activities are associated with the fourth Kondratieff Cycle?

What was NOT one of the idealized aspects of the "isolated" city in von Thünen's model?

What agricultural input associated with commercialization has wide-reaching impacts on groundwater contamination, negative air quality, and eutrophication from runoff?

The Home Planet

The Nature of Geography

Population Dynamics

Population and Food

Population and Resources

People and the Environment

The Economic Geography of Uneven Development

The Geography of Population

The Geography of Religion

The Geography of Language

Creating a Global Economy

The Global Geography of Culture

World Orders

The Nation-State

The Urban Transformation

Networks of Cities

The Internal Structure of the City

Filters