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The production of metallic minerals is primarily based upon the: |
| | A) | distances to the raw sources, the quantity of the ores and the availability of hydroelectricity |
| | B) | quantity of the ores, the richness of the ores and the ability to refine the ores |
| | C) | quantity of the ores, the richness of the ores and the distance to the markets |
| | D) | richness of the ores, the availability of hydroelectricity and the distance to raw sources |
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Out-sourcing is: |
| | A) | choosing alternate sources of raw materials |
| | B) | physically delimiting a company’s market for others |
| | C) | producing parts or products abroad for domestic sale |
| | D) | selling goods at a cheaper price to close down competitors |
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Which of the following is not a major manufacturing region? |
| | A) | Eastern Asia |
| | B) | Eastern North America |
| | C) | West and Central Europe |
| | D) | Western South America |
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According to Alfred Weber, what category of costs was the major consideration determining industrial location? |
| | A) | labor |
| | B) | materials |
| | C) | production |
| | D) | transport |
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Industries which are considered “footloose”: |
| | A) | are fly-by-night operations |
| | B) | are found in predominantly agricultural areas |
| | C) | are not affected by transportation costs |
| | D) | require multiple sources of raw materials |
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Of the four classes of economic activities, which one is not spatially tied to resources or markets? |
| | A) | primary |
| | B) | secondary |
| | C) | tertiary |
| | D) | quaternary |
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Which of the following statements concerning shifting cultivation is not correct? |
| | A) | It is also known as slash-and-burn agriculture. |
| | B) | It increases in direct proportion to advances in technology. |
| | C) | It involves more than one-fifth of the world’s land area. |
| | D) | It involves the rotating of fields rather than crops to maintain productivity. |
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As a type of economic system, nomadic herding is: |
| | A) | growing |
| | B) | declining |
| | C) | directed by the movements of the animals |
| | D) | only profitable in the Sahel |
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The concept of Comparative Advantage provides an understanding of: |
| | A) | high market demand for products |
| | B) | locating plants near raw material sources |
| | C) | lower wage rates in the United States |
| | D) | regional specialization |
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The pattern of international commodity flows in primary commodities is from: |
| | A) | producers in less developed countries to processors and consumers in less developed countries |
| | B) | producers in less developed countries to processors and consumers in more developed countries |
| | C) | producers in more developed countries to processors and consumers in less developed countries |
| | D) | producers in more developed countries to processors and consumers in more developed countries |
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Retailing, as a tertiary industry: |
| | A) | constitutes a very small portion of employment |
| | B) | is a rapidly growing sector |
| | C) | is only found in large urban centers |
| | D) | is supply oriented |
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Secondary industries are concerned with: |
| | A) | extraction of natural resources |
| | B) | information processing |
| | C) | adding value to materials by changing their form or combining them into more useful commodities |
| | D) | retailing and wholesaling activities |
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Which of the following in not characteristic of truck farms? |
| | A) | They are classified as extensive commercial agriculture. |
| | B) | They are located near most medium-sized and large cities. |
| | C) | They produce a wide range of fruits and vegetables. |
| | D) | Transport costs are high because of special handling requirements. |
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Flexible production |
| | A) | is self-sufficiency applied to an industrial setting |
| | B) | requires acquisition of components from outside suppliers |
| | C) | requires a large inventory of supplies |
| | D) | works well in a Fordist industrial setting |
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According to von Thunen, when production plus transport costs equals the value of the commodity at the market, the farmer is at: |
| | A) | economic margin of cultivation |
| | B) | economic rent |
| | C) | locational rent |
| | D) | spatial margin of profitability |
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Intensive subsistence agriculture is concentrated in: |
| | A) | areas with a Mediterranean climate |
| | B) | major river valleys and deltas such as the Ganges |
| | C) | the Lapland areas of Scandinavia |
| | D) | the plains of the Midwest United States |
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The least expensive form of freight movement for long distances is: |
| | A) | air transportation |
| | B) | railway transportation |
| | C) | water transportation |
| | D) | highway transportation |
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That part of the world which is rapidly becoming the most productive industrial region is: |
| | A) | Northeastern United States |
| | B) | Eastern Asia |
| | C) | Paris Basin |
| | D) | Western United States and Mexico |
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Silicon Valley, North Carolina’s Research Triangle, and Silicon Valley North around Ottawa, Canada are concentrations of: |
| | A) | advanced quaternary-level services |
| | B) | high technology industries |
| | C) | retailing and wholesaling activity |
| | D) | traditional heavy-industry manufacturing |
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The benefit of just-in-time methodologies: |
| | A) | reduces inventories of materials and storage of finished products |
| | B) | allows for infrequent ordering or materials and the stockpiling of finished products |
| | C) | depdends on single plant location theories |
| | D) | does not allow producers to shift quickly as markets change |
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The economic decisions of a country are affected by all of the following factors except: |
| | A) | cultural considerations |
| | B) | dependency ratios |
| | C) | political policies |
| | D) | technological development |
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Which of the following statements regarding the role of women in agriculture is not correct? |
| | A) | The advances from the Green Revolution were unkind to women in that it reduced the female role in agricultural development programs. |
| | B) | Women farmers are responsible for at least fifty percent of the world’s food. |
| | C) | Women farmers share equally in the rewards from agriculture with men farmers. |
| | D) | Women farmers work longer hours for lower wages than men farmers. |
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The increase in all grain production worldwide is due to the: |
| | A) | expansion of farmland |
| | B) | increase in yield |
| | C) | decrease in animal production |
| | D) | increase in world subsistence farming |
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Mediterranean agriculture is: |
| | A) | dependent upon large quantities of summer rainfall |
| | B) | known for grapes, olives, oranges and figs |
| | C) | one of the least productive of the agricultural regions |
| | D) | only found in Southern Europe and Northern Africa |
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Many foreign-owned factories have relocated to Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia because of: |
| | A) | their proximity to major populations |
| | B) | lower labor costs |
| | C) | better overland transportation routes than those found in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong |
| | D) | political instability in Hong Kong |
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