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Economics is the study of how _____________________________ are produced, distributed, financed, sold, and consumed. a. intellectual properties b. goods and services c. state and national governments d. natural resources
What is b. goods and services
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4. Approximately how many people are homeless in the United States? a. 50,000 b. 100,000 c. 1 million d. 3 million
What is d. 3 million
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6. The industries that process raw materials, transforming them into usable forms, are the: a. primary industries. b. secondary industries. c. tertiary industries. d. service industries.
What is b. secondary industries.
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9. Highways, railroads, and airlines are all examples of: a. agricultural services. b. travel services. c. producer services. d. transportation/consumer services.
d. transportation/consumer services.
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14. Which region is not currently in the postindustrial phase? a. the United States b. Canada c. Japan d. Mexico
What is d. Mexico
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2. Which region is the least urbanized? a. North America b. Europe c. Latin America d. Africa
What is d. Africa
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4. The population of a megacity is at least: a. 1 million. b. 3 million. c. 5 million. d. 10 million.
What is d. 10 million.
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8. Which factor was essential to the rise of cities? a. agricultural surplus b. burgeoning population c. intermarriage between different cultures d. unpolluted water supply
What is a. agricultural surplus
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14. In ancient Mesopotamia, the axis mundi was usually a: a. pyramid. b. ziggurat. c. temple. d. palace.
What is b. ziggurat.
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13. Which of the following are considered prime targets for gentrification? a. city waterfronts b. neighborhoods that front interstate highways c. urban ghettoes d. suburban residential developments
What is a. city waterfronts
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4. Which of the following is not used in computing the HDI? a. education b. living standards c. health d. the demographic transition
What is d. the demographic transition
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8. A business manager lives in Glencoe, a suburb of Chicago, and drives each day to her job in Naperville, another Chicago suburb. This is an example of: a. urbanization. b. lateral commuting. c. functional zonation. d. in-filling.
What is b. lateral commuting.
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7. The industries that extract natural resources from the earth are the: a. primary industries. b. secondary industries. c. tertiary industries. d. service industries.
What is a. primary industries.
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11. Before the Industrial Revolution, objects for family use were sometimes made in the home, often by women. This type of manufacturing is known as: a. cottage industry. b. guild industry. c. domestic industry. d. cadastral industry.
What is a. cottage industry.
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15. Acid rain is caused by: a. the evaporation of salt water. b. the burning of fossil fuels. c. the use of fertilizers. d. radioactive waste.
What is b. the burning of fossil fuels.
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3. The definition of a city remains the same regardless of the country in which it is located. a. True b. False
What is false
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5. Which of the following is not a megacity? a. Mexico City (Mexico) b. Tokyo (Japan) c. Paris (France) d. New York City (United States)
What is c. Paris (France)
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10. The illegal practice in which banks or mortgage companies mark specific neighborhoods as high-risk area investment areas is: a. environmental racism. b. restrictive covenanting. c. redlining. d. dust doming.
What is c. redlining.
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12. In New York City, Harlem was once an area with more affordable rents. In recent years, however, people have been buying old buildings and renovating them, thereby raising rents in the neighborhood and driving less affluent people out. This process is known as: a. redlining. b. gentrification. c. deindustrialization. d. in-filling.
What is b. gentrification.
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15. The most popular U.S. destination for migrants from other countries is: a. Dallas/Fort Worth. b. New York/New Jersey/Long Island. c. Miami/Fort Lauderdale/Miami Beach. d. Los Angeles/Long Beach/Santa Ana.
What is b. New York/New Jersey/Long Island.
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5. The final stage of Rostow’s model is the: a. traditional economy. b. industrial revolution. c. rise of mechanized agriculture. d. age of high mass consumption.
What is d. age of high mass consumption.
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9. Which of the following factors does not offer a reasonable explanation for business activity being located in old central cities? a. prestige b. historical momentum and patterns c. the desire to live close to work d. the anti-pollution laws of inner cities
What is d. the anti-pollution laws of inner cities
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8. Education, recreation/tourism, and health/medicine are all examples of: a. producer services. b. communication services. c. consumer services. d. agricultural services.
What is c. consumer services.
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12. The Industrial Revolution diffused from: a. India. b. Great Britain. c. Germany. d. the United States.
What is b. Great Britain.
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16. A system for fostering sustainability that encourages responsible travel that does not harm ecosystems or the well-being of local people is: a. genetic engineering. b. green revolution practices. c. ecotourism. d. zoological preservation.
What is c. ecotourism.