Question 1

Which of the following provide more federal money compared to what they absorb?

Accepted Answer

A) Colorado and Wyoming 
B) Alaska and West Virginia 
C) New Jersey and Nevada 
D) Alabama and Kentucky 
A) Colorado and Wyoming 
B) Alaska and West Virginia 
C) New Jersey and Nevada 
D) Alabama and Kentucky

Question 2

One example of a trans-national corporation which acquired another trans-national corporation in a different country (but later split from it) was

Accepted Answer

A) IBM taking over Google. 
B) AT&T taking over T-Mobile. 
C) Mercedes-Benz taking over Chrysler. 
D) Airbus taking over Boeing. 
A) IBM taking over Google. 
B) AT&T taking over T-Mobile. 
C) Mercedes-Benz taking over Chrysler. 
D) Airbus taking over Boeing.

Question 3

Production of petroleum in the continental U.S.in terms of number of oil and gas wells, has centered in ______________ according to the map.

Accepted Answer

A) Texas and Oklahoma 
B) Alaska 
C) California and Hawaii 
D) the traditional Great Lakes/Midwest industrial area 
A) Texas and Oklahoma 
B) Alaska 
C) California and Hawaii 
D) the traditional Great Lakes/Midwest industrial area

Question 4

The development of the steam engine was a main event powering

Accepted Answer

A) the agricultural revolution. 
B) the industrial revolution. 
C) agricultural diffusion. 
D) none of the above. 
A) the agricultural revolution. 
B) the industrial revolution. 
C) agricultural diffusion. 
D) none of the above.

Question 5

The tourism industry caters to

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A) only the wealthiest of clients. 
B) the consumption of place through travel. 
C) mainly people in the United States. 
D) none of the above. 
A) only the wealthiest of clients. 
B) the consumption of place through travel. 
C) mainly people in the United States. 
D) none of the above.

Question 6

Just about the only country without a consumption oriented tourism industry is

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A) Russia. 
B) North Korea. 
C) Indonesia. 
D) South Africa. 
A) Russia. 
B) North Korea. 
C) Indonesia. 
D) South Africa.

Question 7

The definition of luxury is

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A) something needed to survive. 
B) elemental food condiments like table salt or pepper. 
C) something desired in a culture which is not a necessity. 
D) having an automobile. 
A) something needed to survive. 
B) elemental food condiments like table salt or pepper. 
C) something desired in a culture which is not a necessity. 
D) having an automobile.

Question 8

Water projects like the Tennessee Valley Authority

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A) have long since been shut down. 
B) are new government projects coming on line. 
C) was a public/government funded project of a type no longer very popular. 
D) were not successful. 
A) have long since been shut down. 
B) are new government projects coming on line. 
C) was a public/government funded project of a type no longer very popular. 
D) were not successful.

Question 9

Regarding timing of federal development projects

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A) there were many more nationwide in the mid-1900s. 
B) they have never been large compared to state projects. 
C) urban renewal projects established by cities are the largest in space occupied. 
D) they are only now becoming popular because of the current president's spending policies. 
A) there were many more nationwide in the mid-1900s. 
B) they have never been large compared to state projects. 
C) urban renewal projects established by cities are the largest in space occupied. 
D) they are only now becoming popular because of the current president's spending policies.

Question 10

Which would most likely to be locations of high-tech computer and software industries?

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A) the east coast and the west coast 
B) the Midwest 
C) the Great Plains 
D) the Deep South 
A) the east coast and the west coast 
B) the Midwest 
C) the Great Plains 
D) the Deep South

Question 11

Social activities that occur regardless of where they are located refers to

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A) territoriality. 
B) separatism. 
C) autonomy. 
D) deterritorialization. 
A) territoriality. 
B) separatism. 
C) autonomy. 
D) deterritorialization.

Question 12

The global economies today are

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A) shifting toward Asia. 
B) still dominantly centered in the west. 
C) upcoming in Brazil. 
D) all of the above. 
A) shifting toward Asia. 
B) still dominantly centered in the west. 
C) upcoming in Brazil. 
D) all of the above.

Question 13

After Britain industrialized the next in line were

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A) Belgium, France, and Germany. 
B) the U.S.and Japan. 
C) Russia and Poland. 
D) Australia and New Zealand. 
A) Belgium, France, and Germany. 
B) the U.S.and Japan. 
C) Russia and Poland. 
D) Australia and New Zealand.

Question 14

Which might be a backward linkage with regard to the production of an automobile?

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A) where the auto will be sold 
B) the emissions the completed auto will output 
C) how the auto will eventually be recycled 
D) the iron ore which was mined and made into the auto's engine 
A) where the auto will be sold 
B) the emissions the completed auto will output 
C) how the auto will eventually be recycled 
D) the iron ore which was mined and made into the auto's engine

Question 15

Conspicuous consumption is

Accepted Answer

A) when a population mainly eats outside. 
B) when a culture sees its automobiles as cultural markers with personalities. 
C) when people display status by ostentatiously showing off their material goods. 
D) when a culture accepts masques and costumes trying to hide its true identity. 
A) when a population mainly eats outside. 
B) when a culture sees its automobiles as cultural markers with personalities. 
C) when people display status by ostentatiously showing off their material goods. 
D) when a culture accepts masques and costumes trying to hide its true identity.

Question 16

On the global scale high technology industries are focused mainly

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A) in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. 
B) in Argentina, South Africa, and Australia. 
C) in central Africa in the developed parts of the rainforest. 
D) in Mexico, Israel, and Indonesia. 
A) in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. 
B) in Argentina, South Africa, and Australia. 
C) in central Africa in the developed parts of the rainforest. 
D) in Mexico, Israel, and Indonesia.

Question 17

The example of Nike shoes shows

Accepted Answer

A) whole advertising worlds developed in order to enhance consumption. 
B) a production system without heed to demand. 
C) supply driven without the need of advertising. 
D) none of the above. 
A) whole advertising worlds developed in order to enhance consumption. 
B) a production system without heed to demand. 
C) supply driven without the need of advertising. 
D) none of the above.

Question 18

Industrialization diffused rather slowly because

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A) the British jealously guarded industrial secrets and processes. 
B) other parts of the world wanted nothing to do with these processes. 
C) Britain wanted to hang on to its agricultural heritage as well. 
D) outside Britain, only France was to eventually industrialize. 
A) the British jealously guarded industrial secrets and processes. 
B) other parts of the world wanted nothing to do with these processes. 
C) Britain wanted to hang on to its agricultural heritage as well. 
D) outside Britain, only France was to eventually industrialize.

Question 19

While predominantly poor with rural agriculturalists, India

Accepted Answer

A) has manufacturing but few high tech industries. 
B) has many high tech industries despite areas of poverty. 
C) has recently developed to just about the level of the U.S.in manufacturing prowess. 
D) has superior abilities particularly in the development of steel for skyscrapers. 
A) has manufacturing but few high tech industries. 
B) has many high tech industries despite areas of poverty. 
C) has recently developed to just about the level of the U.S.in manufacturing prowess. 
D) has superior abilities particularly in the development of steel for skyscrapers.

Question 20

In the Anglo American manufacturing region in the northeastern United States, textiles were a prominent industry on the east coast.What was the prominent industry around Chicago?

Accepted Answer

A) textiles also 
B) food processing 
C) steel and metals 
D) grain processing 
A) textiles also 
B) food processing 
C) steel and metals 
D) grain processing

Which of the following provide more federal money compared to what they absorb?

One example of a trans-national corporation which acquired another trans-national corporation in a different country (but later split from it) was

Production of petroleum in the continental U.S.in terms of number of oil and gas wells, has centered in ______________ according to the map.

The development of the steam engine was a main event powering

The tourism industry caters to

Just about the only country without a consumption oriented tourism industry is

The definition of luxury is

Water projects like the Tennessee Valley Authority

Regarding timing of federal development projects

Which would most likely to be locations of high-tech computer and software industries?

Social activities that occur regardless of where they are located refers to

The global economies today are

After Britain industrialized the next in line were

Which might be a backward linkage with regard to the production of an automobile?

Conspicuous consumption is

On the global scale high technology industries are focused mainly

The example of Nike shoes shows

Industrialization diffused rather slowly because

While predominantly poor with rural agriculturalists, India

In the Anglo American manufacturing region in the northeastern United States, textiles were a prominent industry on the east coast.What was the prominent industry around Chicago?

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Exam 16: Geographies of Production and Consumption

Which of the following provide more federal money compared to what they absorb?

One example of a trans-national corporation which acquired another trans-national corporation in a different country (but later split from it) was

Production of petroleum in the continental U.S.in terms of number of oil and gas wells, has centered in ______________ according to the map.

The development of the steam engine was a main event powering

The tourism industry caters to

Just about the only country without a consumption oriented tourism industry is

The definition of luxury is

Water projects like the Tennessee Valley Authority

Regarding timing of federal development projects

Which would most likely to be locations of high-tech computer and software industries?

Social activities that occur regardless of where they are located refers to

The global economies today are

After Britain industrialized the next in line were

Which might be a backward linkage with regard to the production of an automobile?

Conspicuous consumption is

On the global scale high technology industries are focused mainly

The example of Nike shoes shows

Industrialization diffused rather slowly because

While predominantly poor with rural agriculturalists, India

In the Anglo American manufacturing region in the northeastern United States, textiles were a prominent industry on the east coast.What was the prominent industry around Chicago?

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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