Question 1

Agglomeration economies occur when

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A) technology flees a country in a 'brain drain' situation. 
B) technology enters a country with new migrant streams. 
C) one type of industry feeds on another causing 'snowballing' development. 
D) new industries occupy the old brick factories of the old industries. 
A) technology flees a country in a 'brain drain' situation. 
B) technology enters a country with new migrant streams. 
C) one type of industry feeds on another causing 'snowballing' development. 
D) new industries occupy the old brick factories of the old industries. C

Question 2

Beginning industry in the interior of the United States was often the result of

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A) many paved and concrete roads being constructed. 
B) delivery of goods by Interstate Highway. 
C) the development of the rail network. 
D) the establishment of a mill on a stream for water power. 
A) many paved and concrete roads being constructed. 
B) delivery of goods by Interstate Highway. 
C) the development of the rail network. 
D) the establishment of a mill on a stream for water power. D

Question 3

Silicon Valley is a good example of

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A) the rust belt. 
B) traditional U.S.manufacturing. 
C) a high technology cluster. 
D) a steel region. 
A) the rust belt. 
B) traditional U.S.manufacturing. 
C) a high technology cluster. 
D) a steel region. C

Question 4

Regarding the Anglo American manufacturing belt today compared to 1900

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A) much of the Great Lakes/Midwest core is still intensely industrial. 
B) almost none of the Great Lakes region is now industrial. 
C) the majority of industry has shifted to Ontario and Quebec in Canada. 
D) none of the above. 
A) much of the Great Lakes/Midwest core is still intensely industrial. 
B) almost none of the Great Lakes region is now industrial. 
C) the majority of industry has shifted to Ontario and Quebec in Canada. 
D) none of the above.

Question 5

By about 1900 the Anglo American manufacturing belt extended

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A) from Boston to Washington, D.C.on the eastern seaboard. 
B) from San Diego to San Francisco in central and southern California. 
C) from Atlanta to Jacksonville in Georgia and Florida. 
D) from the eastern seaboard through the Great Lakes. 
A) from Boston to Washington, D.C.on the eastern seaboard. 
B) from San Diego to San Francisco in central and southern California. 
C) from Atlanta to Jacksonville in Georgia and Florida. 
D) from the eastern seaboard through the Great Lakes.

Question 6

The location of textile mills in the northeastern United States was found mainly

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A) at the intersections of canals with ports. 
B) at Atlantic port cities and their surrounding areas. 
C) at cities surrounding the Great Lakes. 
D) at the confluence of inland rivers, like at Pittsburgh. 
A) at the intersections of canals with ports. 
B) at Atlantic port cities and their surrounding areas. 
C) at cities surrounding the Great Lakes. 
D) at the confluence of inland rivers, like at Pittsburgh.

Question 7

Manufacturing is a production chain that

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A) delivers finished goods to market. 
B) rarely exists outside of the United Kingdom. 
C) takes raw materials and transforms them into finished products. 
D) binds workers in an unbearable labor environment. 
A) delivers finished goods to market. 
B) rarely exists outside of the United Kingdom. 
C) takes raw materials and transforms them into finished products. 
D) binds workers in an unbearable labor environment.

Question 8

Alfred Weber developed a model of plant location saying that a factory would be located

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A) near a port. 
B) near a transport break. 
C) at a centralized location between raw materials and the market. 
D) at a large city. 
A) near a port. 
B) near a transport break. 
C) at a centralized location between raw materials and the market. 
D) at a large city.

Question 9

Steam engines ultimately drove which of the following which also drove the industrial revolution?

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A) crop winnowing and harvesting 
B) textile production and railway engines 
C) house and tenement construction 
D) road and highway development 
A) crop winnowing and harvesting 
B) textile production and railway engines 
C) house and tenement construction 
D) road and highway development

Question 10

Regarding per capita earnings on the map of the U.S.in 1950, what region was in the lowest category?

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A) the northeast 
B) the southeast 
C) the southwest 
D) the Great Plains states 
A) the northeast 
B) the southeast 
C) the southwest 
D) the Great Plains states

Question 11

The global production line for clothing

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A) involves three countries from more to less developed. 
B) adds buttons and zippers from the third world. 
C) involves final manufacturing in New York City. 
D) all of the above. 
A) involves three countries from more to less developed. 
B) adds buttons and zippers from the third world. 
C) involves final manufacturing in New York City. 
D) all of the above.

Question 12

Today, Las Vegas is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world.In 1930

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A) it was just as popular. 
B) it had not even started its rise to consumer stardom. 
C) it only had four or five big casinos. 
D) all of the above. 
A) it was just as popular. 
B) it had not even started its rise to consumer stardom. 
C) it only had four or five big casinos. 
D) all of the above.

Question 13

The top three transnational companies in the world

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A) have economies bigger than Denmark, Ireland or Finland. 
B) generally only produce one single product. 
C) mainly have their activities in one city within one country. 
D) are reluctant to produce goods outside of the developed world. 
A) have economies bigger than Denmark, Ireland or Finland. 
B) generally only produce one single product. 
C) mainly have their activities in one city within one country. 
D) are reluctant to produce goods outside of the developed world.

Question 14

The location of traditional steel plants in the United States was a result of

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A) automobile production in Detroit. 
B) trying to get newer industry away from east coast ports. 
C) a general westward shift in industry toward California. 
D) central locations between Great Lakes iron and Appalachian coal. 
A) automobile production in Detroit. 
B) trying to get newer industry away from east coast ports. 
C) a general westward shift in industry toward California. 
D) central locations between Great Lakes iron and Appalachian coal.

Question 15

Many Mexican 'maquiladora' plants are found

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A) in Arizona and New Mexico. 
B) deep into Mexico, near Mexico City. 
C) in Mexico right on the border with the United States. 
D) in Puerto Rico. 
A) in Arizona and New Mexico. 
B) deep into Mexico, near Mexico City. 
C) in Mexico right on the border with the United States. 
D) in Puerto Rico.

Question 16

What has been one major change in the location of automobile industry assembly plants over the last 50 years in the U.S.?

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A) they have remained mainly in the Detroit/Michigan area 
B) they have steadily moved westward to the L.A.and San Francisco areas 
C) they have steadily moved into the upland and Deep South 
D) they have moved into Florida 
A) they have remained mainly in the Detroit/Michigan area 
B) they have steadily moved westward to the L.A.and San Francisco areas 
C) they have steadily moved into the upland and Deep South 
D) they have moved into Florida

Question 17

Processes of ____________ spurred demand for more goods as quantities rose and prices dropped.

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A) political demarcation 
B) supply 
C) mass production 
D) industrial relocation 
A) political demarcation 
B) supply 
C) mass production 
D) industrial relocation

Question 18

Which were not factors in Britain being the center of the Industrial Revolution?

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A) locations near excellent transport on the Great Lakes 
B) the transport centers of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea 
C) the great European centrality of the capital of London 
D) availability of raw materials and Britain as already wealthy 
A) locations near excellent transport on the Great Lakes 
B) the transport centers of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea 
C) the great European centrality of the capital of London 
D) availability of raw materials and Britain as already wealthy

Question 19

Arrows on the map representing colonial control and that era are focused in

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A) the Pacific. 
B) the Atlantic. 
C) the Indian Ocean. 
D) the Arctic. 
A) the Pacific. 
B) the Atlantic. 
C) the Indian Ocean. 
D) the Arctic.

Question 20

As a diversified multi-national corporation, German Bayer

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A) has most of its production facilities in Germany and the U.S. 
B) has factories spread mainly through Europe. 
C) has facilities on every continent. 
D) has offices and labs mainly only in New York City. 
A) has most of its production facilities in Germany and the U.S. 
B) has factories spread mainly through Europe. 
C) has facilities on every continent. 
D) has offices and labs mainly only in New York City.

Agglomeration economies occur when

Beginning industry in the interior of the United States was often the result of

Silicon Valley is a good example of

Regarding the Anglo American manufacturing belt today compared to 1900

By about 1900 the Anglo American manufacturing belt extended

The location of textile mills in the northeastern United States was found mainly

Manufacturing is a production chain that

Alfred Weber developed a model of plant location saying that a factory would be located

Steam engines ultimately drove which of the following which also drove the industrial revolution?

Regarding per capita earnings on the map of the U.S.in 1950, what region was in the lowest category?

The global production line for clothing

Today, Las Vegas is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world.In 1930

The top three transnational companies in the world

The location of traditional steel plants in the United States was a result of

Many Mexican 'maquiladora' plants are found

What has been one major change in the location of automobile industry assembly plants over the last 50 years in the U.S.?

Processes of ____________ spurred demand for more goods as quantities rose and prices dropped.

Which were not factors in Britain being the center of the Industrial Revolution?

Arrows on the map representing colonial control and that era are focused in

As a diversified multi-national corporation, German Bayer

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Agglomeration economies occur when

Beginning industry in the interior of the United States was often the result of

Silicon Valley is a good example of

Regarding the Anglo American manufacturing belt today compared to 1900

By about 1900 the Anglo American manufacturing belt extended

The location of textile mills in the northeastern United States was found mainly

Manufacturing is a production chain that

Alfred Weber developed a model of plant location saying that a factory would be located

Steam engines ultimately drove which of the following which also drove the industrial revolution?

Regarding per capita earnings on the map of the U.S.in 1950, what region was in the lowest category?

The global production line for clothing

Today, Las Vegas is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world.In 1930

The top three transnational companies in the world

The location of traditional steel plants in the United States was a result of

Many Mexican 'maquiladora' plants are found

What has been one major change in the location of automobile industry assembly plants over the last 50 years in the U.S.?

Processes of ____________ spurred demand for more goods as quantities rose and prices dropped.

Which were not factors in Britain being the center of the Industrial Revolution?

Arrows on the map representing colonial control and that era are focused in

As a diversified multi-national corporation, German Bayer

Major Geographic Concepts

Geography Through the Ages

Population

Geography of Health and Disease

Migration Flows

Culture and Cultural Landscapes

The Geography of Language

The Geography of Religion

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

A World of Nations and States

Geography of Governance and Representation

Environment and Conservation

Urbanization and Urban Networks

The Changing Structure of the City

The Geography of Economic Activity and Agriculture

Distribution and Transportation

Development and Geography

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