What form of transportation would most likely be used to haul fruit from Central America to markets in the US?
Plane
100
What region of the world has the lowest Gender Development Index?
Sub-saharan Africa
100
An industry such as potato chips, which uses potatoes and salt as raw materials, is a good example of what?
Weight-reducing industry
100
Which country possesses the greatest natural gas reserves?
Russia
200
The most important cost in Weber's least cost theory is...
Transportation costs
200
What major factor has led the Four Asian Tigers to economic success?
Trading goods
200
Canada's northern region would be classified as what according to the core-periphery model?
Resource frontier
200
This cartel, established in 1960, is the primary group in the world setting oil prices.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
300
What concept suggests that LDCs are still economically dependent upon MDCs for their economic livelihood?
Neocolonialsim
300
The transfer of an automobile from a train to a truck at a distribution point is a good example of a(n)...
Break-of-bulk point
300
The country with the largest oil reserves in the world is....
Saudi Arabia
300
Most of the ethanol produced in the US comes from which biodegradable commodity?
Corn
400
What factor would most likely increase the cost of transportation?
Weight
400
Special Economic Zones are most common in which country?
China
400
The country with the largest coal reserves in the world is...
United States
400
What is the major drawback to burning lignite coal?
It cannot produce enough heat for many blast furnaces
500
What is used to determine the Human Development Index for economic development?
Literacy Rate
500
Company A orders 1,000 pounds of sugar at a cost of $1 per pound. Company B purchases 500 pounds of sugar at $2 per pound. This is an example of what concept?
Variable Costs
500
What is the major drawback to using wind power to supply energy?