Question 1

Match the economic activity to its economic sector.
-Tourism in Jamaica

Accepted Answer

A) Secondary sector 
B) Primary sector 
C) Tertiary sector 
D) Quaternary sector 
A) Secondary sector 
B) Primary sector 
C) Tertiary sector 
D) Quaternary sector

Question 2

In the world's major core economies,the production and distribution of ________ has become the most important contributor to gross domestic product.

Accepted Answer

A)  manufactured goods 
B)  knowledge 
C)  energy 
D)  food 
E)  computers 
A)  manufactured goods 
B)  knowledge 
C)  energy 
D)  food 
E)  computers

Question 3

-The capital of country #21 is

Accepted Answer

A)  Luanda. 
B)  Addis Ababa. 
C)  Kampala. 
D)  Sana. 
E)  Taipei. 
A)  Luanda. 
B)  Addis Ababa. 
C)  Kampala. 
D)  Sana. 
E)  Taipei.

Question 4

Present some negative economic and environmental effects of the cruise ship industry.

Accepted Answer

The cruise ship industry has been associ

Question 5

The economic integration of the world-system is reflected in the great growth of global

Accepted Answer

A)  trade. 
B)  production. 
A)  trade. 
B)  production.

Question 6

From a geographic perspective,economic development is uneven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Manufacturing based on assembly line techniques and high wages,and reliant upon mass consumption,is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Fordism. 
B)  Toyotaism. 
C)  Reaganomics. 
D)  Chryslerism. 
E)  just-in-time manufacturing. 
A)  Fordism. 
B)  Toyotaism. 
C)  Reaganomics. 
D)  Chryslerism. 
E)  just-in-time manufacturing.

Question 8

The spread of cell phone technology is best associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  contagious diffusion. 
B)  "leapfrogging" of older technologies' diffusion. 
C)  relocalization diffusion. 
D)  relocation diffusion. 
E)  innovation diffusion. 
A)  contagious diffusion. 
B)  "leapfrogging" of older technologies' diffusion. 
C)  relocalization diffusion. 
D)  relocation diffusion. 
E)  innovation diffusion.

Question 9

Which of the following represents a special case of external economies?

Accepted Answer

A)  pre-conditions for take-off 
B)  ancillary industries 
C)  backwash effects 
D)  forward linkages 
E)  initial advantage 
A)  pre-conditions for take-off 
B)  ancillary industries 
C)  backwash effects 
D)  forward linkages 
E)  initial advantage

Question 10

EPZ,GDP,GNP,OPEC and MVA are all measures of economic development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Growth poles

Accepted Answer

A)  work as part of government policies to encourage cumulative causation. 
B)  emerge through the forces of supply and demand. 
C)  succeed based on the concept of comparative advantage. 
D)  rely on the international division of labour. 
E)  are a consequence of core-periphery relations. 
A)  work as part of government policies to encourage cumulative causation. 
B)  emerge through the forces of supply and demand. 
C)  succeed based on the concept of comparative advantage. 
D)  rely on the international division of labour. 
E)  are a consequence of core-periphery relations.

Question 12

According to André Gunder Frank,backwardness in economic development is a condition created by integration into the worldwide capitalist system of exchange.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Bahamas,Bahrain,Liechtenstein and Luxembourg all specialize in discreetly run

Accepted Answer

A)  financial services. 
B)  sex tourism. 
C)  back-office outsourcing. 
D)  intellectual property management. 
E)  ecotourism opportunities. 
A)  financial services. 
B)  sex tourism. 
C)  back-office outsourcing. 
D)  intellectual property management. 
E)  ecotourism opportunities.

Question 14

The spiral of cumulative causation in peripheral regions and countries is assisted by

Accepted Answer

A)  import substitution in the core. 
B)  backwash effects from the core. 
C)  spread effects from the core. 
D)  agglomeration diseconomies in the core. 
E)  both C and D 
A)  import substitution in the core. 
B)  backwash effects from the core. 
C)  spread effects from the core. 
D)  agglomeration diseconomies in the core. 
E)  both C and D

Question 15

Match the person to what she or he is known for.
-introduced the idea of the experience economy

Accepted Answer

A) Gunnar Myrdal 
B) David Harvey 
C) W. W. Rostow 
D) Andre Gunder Frank 
E) James Gilmore
F)Immanuel Wallerstein 
A) Gunnar Myrdal 
B) David Harvey 
C) W. W. Rostow 
D) Andre Gunder Frank 
E) James Gilmore
F)Immanuel Wallerstein

Question 16

Growing sugar beets for sugar,as an alternative to importing sugar made from sugar cane,is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  import substitution. 
B)  a quaternary sector activity. 
C)  flexible production. 
D)  vertical disintegration. 
E)  deindustrialization. 
A)  import substitution. 
B)  a quaternary sector activity. 
C)  flexible production. 
D)  vertical disintegration. 
E)  deindustrialization.

Question 17

Technological improvements have led to the development of this Canadian province's oil sand deposits.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alberta 
B)  Saskatchewan 
C)  Manitoba 
D)  Newfoundland 
E)  British Columbia 
A)  Alberta 
B)  Saskatchewan 
C)  Manitoba 
D)  Newfoundland 
E)  British Columbia

Question 18

A shift from agriculture to manufacturing would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  economic expansion. 
B)  economic development. 
C)  underdevelopment. 
D)  diminishing returns. 
E)  uneven development. 
A)  economic expansion. 
B)  economic development. 
C)  underdevelopment. 
D)  diminishing returns. 
E)  uneven development.

Question 19

The regional distribution of average personal income shows the continuing importance of staple production in the Canadian economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In contrast to economies built around natural resources,those based on tourism are not vulnerable to economic or political uncertainties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Match the economic activity to its economic sector. -Tourism in Jamaica

In the world's major core economies,the production and distribution of ________ has become the most important contributor to gross domestic product.

-The capital of country #21 is

Present some negative economic and environmental effects of the cruise ship industry.

The economic integration of the world-system is reflected in the great growth of global

From a geographic perspective,economic development is uneven.

Manufacturing based on assembly line techniques and high wages,and reliant upon mass consumption,is known as

The spread of cell phone technology is best associated with

Which of the following represents a special case of external economies?

EPZ,GDP,GNP,OPEC and MVA are all measures of economic development.

Growth poles

According to André Gunder Frank,backwardness in economic development is a condition created by integration into the worldwide capitalist system of exchange.

The Bahamas,Bahrain,Liechtenstein and Luxembourg all specialize in discreetly run

The spiral of cumulative causation in peripheral regions and countries is assisted by

Match the person to what she or he is known for. -introduced the idea of the experience economy

Growing sugar beets for sugar,as an alternative to importing sugar made from sugar cane,is an example of

Technological improvements have led to the development of this Canadian province's oil sand deposits.

A shift from agriculture to manufacturing would be an example of

The regional distribution of average personal income shows the continuing importance of staple production in the Canadian economy.

In contrast to economies built around natural resources,those based on tourism are not vulnerable to economic or political uncertainties.

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Exam 7: Geographies of Economic Development

Match the economic activity to its economic sector. -Tourism in Jamaica

In the world's major core economies,the production and distribution of ________ has become the most important contributor to gross domestic product.

-The capital of country #21 is

Present some negative economic and environmental effects of the cruise ship industry.

The economic integration of the world-system is reflected in the great growth of global

From a geographic perspective,economic development is uneven.

Manufacturing based on assembly line techniques and high wages,and reliant upon mass consumption,is known as

The spread of cell phone technology is best associated with

Which of the following represents a special case of external economies?

EPZ,GDP,GNP,OPEC and MVA are all measures of economic development.

Growth poles

According to André Gunder Frank,backwardness in economic development is a condition created by integration into the worldwide capitalist system of exchange.

The Bahamas,Bahrain,Liechtenstein and Luxembourg all specialize in discreetly run

The spiral of cumulative causation in peripheral regions and countries is assisted by

Match the person to what she or he is known for. -introduced the idea of the experience economy

Growing sugar beets for sugar,as an alternative to importing sugar made from sugar cane,is an example of

Technological improvements have led to the development of this Canadian province's oil sand deposits.

A shift from agriculture to manufacturing would be an example of

The regional distribution of average personal income shows the continuing importance of staple production in the Canadian economy.

In contrast to economies built around natural resources,those based on tourism are not vulnerable to economic or political uncertainties.

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

City Spaces: Urban Structure

Filters