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The secondary sector of the economy focuses upon __________. |
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| | A) | raw materials production |
| | B) | goods production |
| | C) | material processing |
| | D) | "A" and "B" |
| | E) | "B" and "C" |
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2 | |
The spatial constraints of the secondary sector of the economy are the same as those of the economy's tertiary and quaternary sectors. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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3 | |
Price is a function of __________. |
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| | A) | supply |
| | B) | demand |
| | C) | location |
| | D) | "A" and "B" |
| | E) | "B" and "C" |
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4 | |
When the price for the supply of a good is equal to the demand for that item, we have a condition of market equilibrium. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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5 | |
According to the principles of location, do spatially fixed costs and spatial variable costs involve input costs or output costs? |
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| | A) | input |
| | B) | output |
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6 | |
An example of industries which have raw material orientation would be __________. |
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| | A) | Florida orange juice concentration and freezing |
| | B) | California fruit and vegetable canning |
| | C) | Minnesota iron ore beneficiation |
| | D) | all of these |
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7 | |
The most important factor affecting the location of aluminum manufacturing is __________. |
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| | A) | labor |
| | B) | raw material |
| | C) | market |
| | D) | power |
| | E) | transportation |
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8 | |
A competitive advantage of the newly industrializing countries (NICs) relative to the factors of industrial location is __________. |
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| | A) | labor |
| | B) | raw materials |
| | C) | market |
| | D) | power |
| | E) | transportation |
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9 | |
Which factor of industrial location is more of an unifying theme than the others? |
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| | A) | labor |
| | B) | raw material |
| | C) | market |
| | D) | power |
| | E) | transportation |
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10 | |
Which is the cheapest form of transportation relative to the factors of industrial location? |
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| | A) | air freight |
| | B) | motor trucks |
| | C) | railroads |
| | D) | water |
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11 | |
Which of these theories of industrial location is considered the classical model for the placement of manufacturing? |
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| | A) | least-cost theory |
| | B) | locational interdependence theory |
| | C) | profit-maximization approaches |
| | D) | Von Thunen's theory |
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12 | |
A place such as Dalton, Georgia, in which 19 of the top 20 carpet makers of the USA were located in 2001, exemplifies agglomeration economies. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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13 | |
Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing is most closely associated with which of the factors of industrial location? |
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| | A) | labor |
| | B) | transportation |
| | C) | market |
| | D) | raw material |
| | E) | power |
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14 | |
The maquiladoras of northern Mexico best illustrate the industrial location principle of __________. |
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| | A) | deglomeration |
| | B) | agglomeration |
| | C) | comparative advantage |
| | D) | Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing |
| | E) | Flexible production systems |
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15 | |
The United States does not benefit from outsourcing by other countries. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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16 | |
Transnational corporations have been able to become global in scale because of __________. |
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| | A) | differential regional labor costs |
| | B) | newly-available world markets |
| | C) | improved global communication |
| | D) | cheaper forms of transporation worldwide |
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17 | |
Cultural convergence has been most significant in the pattern of world industrialization that has developed in ___________. |
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| | A) | Eastern Anglo America |
| | B) | Western and Central Europe |
| | C) | Eastern Europe |
| | D) | East Asia |
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18 | |
Countries considered NICs include __________. |
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| | A) | Mexico |
| | B) | Brazil |
| | C) | China |
| | D) | all of these |
| | E) | none of these |
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19 | |
One of the three ways that high-tech industries has had an impact on patterns of economic geography is regional and specialized agglomeration. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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20 | |
The sector of the economy which is most closely involved in the creation and sale of services and retailing is the __________. |
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| | A) | primary |
| | B) | secondary |
| | C) | tertiary |
| | D) | quaternary |
| | E) | quinary |
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21 | |
Which part of the world probably is at the highest level of postindustrial status? |
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| | A) | Japan |
| | B) | European Union |
| | C) | Canada |
| | D) | United States |
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22 | |
Workers with specialized knowledge, technical skills, communication ability, and administrative competence are categorized as being in which sector of the economy? |
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| | A) | primary |
| | B) | secondary |
| | C) | tertiary |
| | D) | quaternary |
| | E) | quinary |
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23 | |
Tourism is identified best as being in which sector of the economy? |
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| | A) | primary |
| | B) | secondary |
| | C) | tertiary |
| | D) | quaternary |
| | E) | quinary |
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24 | |
The quinary sector of the economy is the category in which one finds workers who are labeled as __________. |
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| | A) | blue collar |
| | B) | pink collar |
| | C) | white collar |
| | D) | gold collar |
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25 | |
Which of the following places is known as a financial center where "furtive money" can be stored in order to avoid regulations and taxes? |
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| | A) | Zurich, Switzerland |
| | B) | Princeton, New Jersey |
| | C) | Palo Alto, California |
| | D) | Boston, Massachusetts |