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1. Nike, headquartered in Oregon, employs 20,000 people in that state. What percentage are employed in shoe manufacture/assembly? a) 90 b) 5 c) 25 d) 0
What is D. 0
100
Burning coal in a near vacuum produced a much hotter burning, pure carbon fuel called: a) super coal. b) coke. c) charcoal. d) Bessemer fuel.
What is B. Coke
100
Industry diffusing to Western Europe involved, as in Britain, the locational criteria: coalfields, water communication, and ____________ a) iron ore. b) markets. c) labor. d) ports.
What is D. Ports
100
Which of the four classifications of economic activity must locate where the resources are found? a) secondary b) tertiary c) primary d) quaternary
What is C. primary
100
Hotelling's location analysis emphasized the role of ​​​ a) locational interdependence. b) raw materials. c) labor. d) markets.
What is A Locational interdependence
200
In 1925, one area of Boston had sales offices for over _____ shoe factories. a) 300 b) 100 c) 25 d) 3
What is A. 300
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The first railroad in England was opened in ​​​ a) 1750. b) 1800. c) 1825. d) 1875.
What is C. 1825
200
Saxony is to Germany in the 1860s as ____________ is to Ukraine and Russia in the 1880s. a) Austria b) the Donbas c) the Black Sea d) Selesia
What is C the Donbas
200
The increase in time and cost with distance is referred to as ​​​ a) production costs. b) distribution costs. c) friction of distance. d) distance decay.
What is C. friction of distance
200
Technopoles tend to locate near ​​​ a) raw materials. b) cheap labor. c) electricity supplies. d) centers of research and development (major research universities).
What is D. centers of research and development (major research universities).
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3. In the early eighteenth century, British textiles were manufactured ​​ a) in India. b) early rural factories. c) in large urban factories. d) in homes on hand looms.
What is C. in large urban factories
300
England not only held a monopoly over products that were in world demand at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, but also a monopoly on ​​​ a) international transportation. b) the sources of raw materials. c) the skill necessary to make the machines that manufactured the products. d) all available labor.
What is C. The skill necessary to make the machines that manufactured the products
300
The Ruhr industrial area is connected to its port by ​​​ a) railroads. b) cart roads. c) Rhine River. d) North Sea.
What is C. Rhine Rivr
300
The zone of probability for a business is marked by: ​​​ a) low income and low cost. b) low income and high cost. c) high income and low cost. d) high income and high cost.
What is C. High Income and low cost
300
High-technology corridors have sprung up in the global economic core. The resulting collection of high-tech industries has been called a technopole with the best known being California's "Silicon Valley." A similar concentration has appeared around the city of ______________ in the eastern United States. a) New York b) Philadelphia c) Richmond d) Boston
What is D. Boston
400
Who actually laid the groundwork for the colonial expansion of Europe? a) the British Government b) the French Government c) Europe's commercial companies d) Europe's military forces
What is c) Europe's commercial companies
400
In Britain, the proximity of what three things gave an unsurpassed advantage to the development of early industry? a) forests for charcoal, domestic markets, and iron ores b) coal fields, iron ores, and coastal ports c) an internal railroad system, cotton for textiles, and domestic markets d) good highways, coal fields, and coastal ports
What is B. Coal Fields
400
Some industrial regions emerge because of their raw materials combinations. Which of the following is not an example of such a region? a) the Ruhr b) Saxony c) the Donbas d) London
What is D. London
400
When Alfred Weber published his book Theory of the Location of Industries (1909), what did he select as the critical determinant of regional industrial location? a) availability of labor b) nearby markets c) costs of labor d) transportation costs
What is D. Transportation costs
400
Technopoles, a collection of high-technology industries, can be found in a number of countries. Which of the following is not a region containing one of these countries? a) Eastern Asia b) Africa c) Australia d) North America
What is B. Africa
500
The first power source of the Industrial Revolution was ​​​ a) foot pedals and running water. b) steam engines. c) electricity. d) windmills.
What is A. Foot pedals and running water
500
Regarding capital flows to Europe in 1775, Lisbon is to S. America and Asia as ____________ is to the Caribbean and S. America. a) London b) Bordeaux c) Cadiz d) Nantes
What is C. Cadiz
500
The relocation of industry to cities like Paris and London was facilitated by ​​​ a) their location in coalfields. b) government grants. c) low cost of urban labor. d) development of railroads.
What is D. Development of railroads
500
If a substantial number of enterprises all develop in, or move to, the same area the factor is called ​​​ a) cluster. b) focus. c) agglomeration. d) intensity.
What is C. Agglomeration
500
Fayetteville, Arkansas has become a ________________ because of Wal-Mart. a) break-of-bulk point b) techno pole c) growth pole d) the most polluted city in America
What is C. Growth pole