Question 1

A ________ is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a high percentage of expenses.

Accepted Answer

A)  labor-friendly workplace 
B)  labor-intensive industry 
C)  profit-sharing industry 
D)  working-class industry 
E)  well-run industry 
A)  labor-friendly workplace 
B)  labor-intensive industry 
C)  profit-sharing industry 
D)  working-class industry 
E)  well-run industry

Question 2

Which of the following is a prominent example of an industry that generally requires less-skilled,low-cost workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles 
B)  steel 
C)  auto 
D)  education 
E)  publishing 
A)  textiles 
B)  steel 
C)  auto 
D)  education 
E)  publishing

Question 3

If you carefully compared the two maps in (Figure 11.9.7 in the text) you would conclude that states that newly adopted right-to-work laws after 1950 experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  no change in manufacturing employment. 
B)  a decrease in manufacturing employment. 
C)  an increase in manufacturing employment. 
D)  support from the federal government. 
E)  more service-related employment. 
A)  no change in manufacturing employment. 
B)  a decrease in manufacturing employment. 
C)  an increase in manufacturing employment. 
D)  support from the federal government. 
E)  more service-related employment.

Question 4

Which of the following modes of transportation are most often used for short-distance delivery because they can be loaded and unloaded quickly and cheaply?

Accepted Answer

A)  airplanes 
B)  cargo ships 
C)  freight trains 
D)  trucks 
E)  speedboats 
A)  airplanes 
B)  cargo ships 
C)  freight trains 
D)  trucks 
E)  speedboats

Question 5

Arizona dominates the U.S.copper mining industry.As a bulk-reducing industry,this would imply that

Accepted Answer

A)  Arizona also dominates the concentration mills and smelter industry for copper. 
B)  the concentration mills are likely located in the East where most of their customers are. 
C)  the smelters are likely located in the East where most of their customers are. 
D)  people in Arizona are primarily the end-users of the copper. 
E)  all the commercial products made out of copper, such as electrical wiring, are manufactured in Arizona. 
A)  Arizona also dominates the concentration mills and smelter industry for copper. 
B)  the concentration mills are likely located in the East where most of their customers are. 
C)  the smelters are likely located in the East where most of their customers are. 
D)  people in Arizona are primarily the end-users of the copper. 
E)  all the commercial products made out of copper, such as electrical wiring, are manufactured in Arizona.

Question 6

Which one of the following industries was not directly impacted by the onset of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal 
B)  iron 
C)  transportation 
D)  textiles 
E)  tourism 
A)  coal 
B)  iron 
C)  transportation 
D)  textiles 
E)  tourism

Question 7

Which of the following is not true for Silicon Valley in California?

Accepted Answer

A)  It receives 25% of all capital in the United States that is spent on new industries. 
B)  Lenders and investors continue to fund Silicon Valley start-ups even though each start-up has a high chance of failure. 
C)  Focus is on labor-intensive manufacturing for Silicon Valley. 
D)  The availability of capital is more important than the proximity to skilled labor. 
E)  It has a very high-skilled labor force. 
A)  It receives 25% of all capital in the United States that is spent on new industries. 
B)  Lenders and investors continue to fund Silicon Valley start-ups even though each start-up has a high chance of failure. 
C)  Focus is on labor-intensive manufacturing for Silicon Valley. 
D)  The availability of capital is more important than the proximity to skilled labor. 
E)  It has a very high-skilled labor force.

A ________ is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a high percentage of expenses.

Which of the following is a prominent example of an industry that generally requires less-skilled,low-cost workers?

If you carefully compared the two maps in (Figure 11.9.7 in the text) you would conclude that states that newly adopted right-to-work laws after 1950 experienced

Which of the following modes of transportation are most often used for short-distance delivery because they can be loaded and unloaded quickly and cheaply?

Arizona dominates the U.S.copper mining industry.As a bulk-reducing industry,this would imply that

Which one of the following industries was not directly impacted by the onset of the Industrial Revolution?

Which of the following is not true for Silicon Valley in California?

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Exam 11: Industry

A ________ is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a high percentage of expenses.

Which of the following is a prominent example of an industry that generally requires less-skilled,low-cost workers?

If you carefully compared the two maps in (Figure 11.9.7 in the text) you would conclude that states that newly adopted right-to-work laws after 1950 experienced

Which of the following modes of transportation are most often used for short-distance delivery because they can be loaded and unloaded quickly and cheaply?

Arizona dominates the U.S.copper mining industry.As a bulk-reducing industry,this would imply that

Which one of the following industries was not directly impacted by the onset of the Industrial Revolution?

Which of the following is not true for Silicon Valley in California?

This Is Geography

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

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