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100
Industrialization occurred along an axis from Northern France through North-Central Germany to Czech Republic and South Poland. This axis correlates with________ as a locational factor. a) population b) coalfields c) major ports d) the trend of the drainage system
What is B. Coal fields
100
Saxony (Leipzig and Dresden) emphasize this type of manufacturing: ​​ a) chemical. b) heavy industry. c) food processing. d) light industry (e.g. optics and ceramics).
What is D. Light industry
100
In which major world manufacturing country does industry not lie near sources of raw material? a) China b) Japan c) India d) the United States
What is B. Japan
100
Japan became the world's second largest economy with ½ of the population of the United States and _____ of the land area. a)1/2 b) 1/4 c) 1/12 d) 1/25
What is D. 1/25
100
China's "Pittsburgh" is ​​​ a) Shenyang. b) Shanghai. c) Hong Kong. d) Beijing.
What is A. Shenyang
200
In 2005, China, Japan, the United States, Russia, and South Korea were the five top producers of ___________ a) coal. b) titanium. c) steel. d) airplanes.
What is C. Steel
200
Manufacturing in North America began in _____ as early as late colonial times. a) New York b) Boston c) Philadelphia d) New England
What is D. New England
200
Canada's industrial southern Ontario links two parts of the U.S. Manufacturing Belt: Buffalo and ​​​ a) Cleveland. b) Detroit. c) Chicago. d) Pittsburgh
What is B. Detroit
200
Japan's dominant industrial region is ​​​ a) Kitakyushu. b) Toyama. c) Kanto Plain. d) Kansai.
What is C. Kanto Plain
200
Which country is almost completely dependent upon imported oil/natural gas? a) Netherlands b) Russia c) United States d) Japan
What is D Japan
300
In the United States, most interstate oil pipelines originate: ​​​​​ a) in Pennsylvania. b) in New Mexico. c) along the Gulf of Mexico in Texas and Louisiana. d) in the Appalachian Mountains.
What is C. Along the Gulf of Mexico in Texas and Louisiana
300
Raw materials play an important role in industrial location. In the northeastern United States, what is the orientation of this industry? a) in the mountains where the iron ore is located b) in the interior for good rail connections c) along major rivers for a water supply d) along the coast to facilitate imports of iron ore
What is d) along the coast to facilitate imports of iron ore
300
This area is one of Russia's oldest manufacturing centers. a) Ukraine b) Volga c) Urals d) St. Petersburg
What is D. St. Petersburg
300
The most important locational factor for the service sector is ​​​ a) energy. b) transportation. c) market. d) labor.
What is C. Market
300
Over 50% of the goods entering Europe come through two ports in ​​​ a) Luxembourg. b) Belgium. c) Netherlands. d) Germany.
What is C. Netherlands
400
The Rust Belt is to the United States as the ___________ is to China. a) Kanto Plain b) Shanghai Basin c) Northeast District d) Nanchang Region
What is c) Northeast District
400
New York City, like other large urban centers with great ports, is called a break of bulk location because ​​​ a) plentiful labor is available to unload massive cargo ships. b) markets are readily available for shipped goods. c) large dock warehouses are available where goods can be stored until sold. d) transported cargo can be transferred from one kind of carrier to another.
What is d) transported cargo can be transferred from one kind of carrier to another.
400
After World War I, this region produced about 90 percent of the coal needed to help the then Soviet Union industrialize. a) Krivoy Rog b) Siberia c) Ukraine d) Kuzbas
What is C. Ukraine
400
People working in the ___________ sector of economic activity tend to have high levels of specialized knowledge or technical skills. a) quaternary b) tertiary c) secondary d) primary
What is A. quaternary
400
During the 1970s, U.S. television manufacturers began to move productions "offshore" to places such as special zones on the Mexican border called ​​​ a) industrial cities. b) peripheral production zones. c) technopoles. d) maquiladoras.
What is D. Maquiladoras
500
Europe's greatest industrial complex is ​​​ a) the Ruhr. b) British Midlands. c) Silesia. d) Berlin.
What is A. the Ruhr
500
Although no match for Canada's Ontario industrial district, the one great advantage of the Montreal area is ​​​ a) a location between Canadian and U.S. industrial areas. b) location on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. c) cheap hydroelectric power. d) development of specialty manufacturing such as optical products and cameras.
What is C. Cheap hydroelectric power
500
Russia's "Detroit" southeast of Moscow: ​​ a) Kiev. b) St. Petersburg. c) Nizhni Novgorod. d) Rostov.
What is C. Nizhi Novgorod
500
Service industries are commonly referred to as _____ industries. a) tertiary b) secondary c) quaternary d) quinary
What is A. tertiary
500
Fast, flexible production of small lots with outsourcing around the world is referred to as: ​​​ a) Fordist. b) post-Fordist. c) socialist. d) colonial production.
What is B. Post-Fordism
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