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- Q1
If you are employed in a medical research center that specializes in developing new cancer treat-ments, you are part of the workforce of the
primary sector
secondary sector
tertiary sector
quaternary sector
quinary sector
120s - Q2
If your country has a primary-secondary-tertiary sector workforce mix of 10-20-70 percent, it would likely be considered a
manufacturing sector
core state
peripheral state
semi-peripheral state
extractive economy
120s - Q3
Environmental laws, labor availability, and access to markets are major factors affecting which of the following?
political affiliation
gross domestic product
property tax rates
manufacturing locations
transportation costs
120s - Q4
Which of the following best describes Afred Weber's analysis of location decisions?
It seeks to evaluate the impact of a single factor of production on location.
It seeks to minimize costs among multiple inputs of production.
It is applicable only in postindustrial economies with predictable spatial patterns.
It depends on the availability of a single node, link, and input of production.
It is applicable only in industrial economies with predictable spatial patterns.
120s - Q5
The port of Los Angeles is the busiest port in the United States and a major break-of-bulk point. Which of the following statements correctly explains why Los Angeles is a break-of-bulk point?
The robotic systems at the port results in fewer workers being required to unload container ships.
The port can accommodate large container ships that can be unloaded quickly so that containers can be transferred onto carriers that use California’s highway and rail systems.
The massive warehouses located at the port allow goods from container ships to be stored easily for long periods of time.
Goods can be transferred to other container ships going to the port of San Francisco.
Los Angeles is on the Pacific Ocean allowing for more trade with countries in Asia.
300s - Q6
Even though it is a relatively clean source of energy, which of the following is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power?
The water used needs to be chemically treated immediately upon leaving the powerhouse.
The electricity generated has a lower voltage than electricity generated by traditional coal and natural gas plants.
The generators are more complex than coal or gas generators and are expensive to purchase and maintain.
It is not an effective power source in regions which traditionally experience less rainfall.
It can alter the ecosystems above and below the dam site.
120s - Q7
Compared with more-developed countries, which of the following statements is true of less developed countries?
A higher percent of the labor force is engaged in food production .
The population pyramids exhibit narrower bases.
The per capita consumption of energy is higher.
The natural increase of the population is lower.
Fertility rates are lower.
120s - Q8
Contemporary manufacturing is characterized by
production facilities that are generally located as close as possible to the sites of raw material production
strong unions and localized involvement in all facets of the production process
spatial disaggregation of the production process
reliance on highly skilled labor at all phases of the production process
production facilities located close to railroads
120s - Q9
The early stages of the core-periphery model describe the
relationship between the outward appearance of a place and its internal functioning
ways that suburban workers commute to urban workplaces
relationship between the underlying structure of a society and its outward expressions
social and cultural differences between urban and rural people
relationship of power and the transfer of resources from less developed to more developed areas
120s - Q10
Which of the following best explains the relationship between GDP per capita and world system theory?
There is an uneven distribution of economic development and geographical division of labor in the world.
There is an even distribution of economic development and geographical division of labor in the world.
The countries with the highest GDP are also those with primary economic activities.
The countries with the lowest GDP are those with tertiary economic activities.
The peripheral countries have higher levels of both GDP and primary economic activities.
300s - Q11
What would be the most profitable location for an ethanol manufacturing plant that converts corn into alcohol for use as an additive for gasoline?
Near a large university to facilitate recruitment of highly trained chemists
Near a break-of-bulk point for ease of transportation
Near a navigable river to reduce transportation costs to distant markets
Near a prime corn-producing area to minimize transportation costs of raw materials
Near a large metropolitan area to serve a major market
120s - Q12
Which of the following can be categorized as a primary activity?
engineering
coal mining
teaching
car manufacturing
politics
120s - Q13
Economic activities that involve the extraction of natural resources, such as lumbering, fishing, mining, and agriculture, are called
subsistence activities
organic activities
secondary economic activities
primary economic activities
tertiary economic activities
120s - Q14
Specialty agriculture and timber production have increased the level of development and gross national income (GNI) of Chile’s economy through which of the following?
Export sales to consumers in the United States, Japan, and other foreign markets
Creation of a trade alliance with Brazil and Argentina
Provision of basic staple foods and building materials to Chilean consumers
An increase in shipping trade from ports along the Strait of Magellan
A focus on plant-based produce that has a long shelf life and does not require preservatives
300s - Q15
Which of the following industries will most likely locate closest to its raw material sources?
soft-drink bottling
brewing
nickel smelting
baking
automobile assembly
120s