Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 11th Edition (Fellmann)

Chapter 9: Livelihood and Economy: From Blue Collar to Gold Collar

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1			Which of the following was not assumed by Weber in his least-cost theory?
			A)	Agglomeration economies lead to higher transport and labor costs.
			B)	Labor is immobile in location, but infinitely available.
			C)	Locations with high transport costs may be attractive because of a cheap labor supply.
			D)	Transport costs were uniform by distance and weight in any direction.
2			The largest single industrial area of Europe is centered on:
			A)	London.
			B)	the Ruhr Valley.
			C)	the Saxony District.
			D)	the Scottish Lowlands.
3			The substitution principle is part of which approach to industrial location?
			A)	agglomeration
			B)	least-cost
			C)	locational interdependence
			D)	profit maximization
4			By the mid 1990s, 80% of the U.S. nonfarm employment was involved in which type of activity?
			A)	secondary
			B)	tertiary
			C)	quaternary
			D)	quinary
5			Secondary activities are concerned with:
			A)	the extraction of natural resources.
			B)	information processing.
			C)	material processing and the production of goods.
			D)	retailing and wholesaling activities.
6			The largest and most varied work force in the United States is found in:
			A)	the Delaware Valley.
			B)	Megalopolis.
			C)	New York City.
			D)	the heart of the Anglo-Saxon Manufacturing Belt.
7			The largest manufacturing district in Japan is:
			A)	Kitakyushu.
			B)	Kobe-Osaka.
			C)	Nagoya.
			D)	Tokyo.
8			Outsourcing is closely related to:
			A)	comparative advantage.
			B)	deglomeration.
			C)	market orientation.
			D)	material orientation.
9			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
10			The market control mechanism is measured by:
			A)	demand.
			B)	maximizing profit.
			C)	price.
			D)	supply.
11			Although it once had been the major manufacturing area in the country, by the mid–1990s manufacturing employment in eastern North America had dropped to below what percentage?
			A)	15
			B)	25
			C)	30
			D)	60
12			In the context of spatial theories of industrial location, satisficing is to optimal as ___________.
			A)	good is to best
			B)	larger is to smaller
			C)	incorrect is to correct
			D)	left is to right
13			Among "transport media," which of the following has the advantage of being able to seamlessly use different forms of transportation?
			A)	railroad
			B)	inland waterways
			C)	pipelines
			D)	intermodal containerization
14			The industrial policies of Eastern Europe have created:
			A)	advanced high-tech regions.
			B)	extreme environmental problems.
			C)	highly efficient industrial districts.
			D)	strong unionized labor forces.
15			The lowest total costs for two vendors in a market are:
			A)	at opposite ends of the market.
			B)	at the midpoints of their halves of the market.
			C)	one at one end of the market, the other at the midpoint.
			D)	side-by-side clustered at the midpoint.
16			Jobs in which sector are not affected by the location of resources or market?
			A)	quaternary
			B)	primary
			C)	secondary
			D)	tertiary
17			Break of bulk points are sites where:
			A)	a carrier combines unprocessed commodities with finished goods.
			B)	a transport carrier has made an intermediate stop before proceeding to the final destination.
			C)	goods have to be transferred from one type of carrier to another.
			D)	movement is interrupted for processing or manufacturing en route.
18			The Industrial Revolution in England began with which industry?
			A)	coal
			B)	food processing
			C)	iron and steel
			D)	textiles
19			Approximately what percentage of the world's gross domestic product is attributed to transnational corporations?
			A)	5
			B)	10
			C)	25
			D)	50
20			The region of the world that is rapidly becoming the most productive industrial district is:
			A)	Eastern Asia.
			B)	Northeastern North America.
			C)	Paris.
			D)	Western United States and Mexico.
21			Locating a steel mill at Cleveland, Ohio was an example of:
			A)	quaternary activities.
			B)	outsourcing.
			C)	minimization of the total cost of collecting all the raw materials at one point.
			D)	avoiding incompatible industries such as textiles and footwear.
22			The textile industry has begun to shift production to China, Bangladesh, Mexico, and Thailand because of:
			A)	their proximity to major populations.
			B)	lower labor costs.
			C)	better overland transportation routes than those found in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
			D)	political instability in South Africa.
23			Industries that are considered "footloose":
			A)	are fly-by-night operations.
			B)	require multiple sources of raw materials.
			C)	are found predominantly in inner cities.
			D)	consider transport costs a negligible factor in production.
24			The concept of comparative advantage helps to explain:
			A)	high market demand for products.
			B)	regional specializations.
			C)	locating plants near raw material sources.
			D)	lower wage rates in the United States.
25			In planned Marxist economies such as in the former Soviet Union, the patterns of industrial development are geared to:
			A)	regional self-sufficiency.
			B)	the individual firm.
			C)	the location of the consumer market.
			D)	the location of the raw materials.

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