Question 1

A vegetable canning operation is likely to be located near the consumer market because of perishability concerns.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which is not one of the three primary expenses to be minimized in Weber's least-cost theory for industrial location decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  agglomeration costs
B)  advertising costs
C)  transport costs
D)  labor costsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) B

Question 3

Which of the following industries is LEAST likely to locate near the market for its finished products?

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A)  soft drink and beer bottling
B)  automobile assembly
C)  mattress manufacturing
D)  plywood millE) A) and D)
F) A) and C) D

Question 4

Business service workers are highly concentrated in major metropolitan centers and political capitals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The world leader in the value of world trade in services is

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A)  the United States.
B)  the United Kingdom.
C)  Germany.
D)  China.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

New advances in information technology and data transmission have

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A)  by-passed less developed countries,damaging further their already poor economic prospects.
B)  reduced the international tradability of services as home country quaternary activities expand.
C)  discouraged foreign direct investment and favored domestic high-tech concentrations.
D)  enhanced the comparative advantage of developing countries in labor-intensive services.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Outsourcing is a production process which depends on

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A)  Subcontracting production work
B)  Purchasing goods from abroad
C)  Using high hourly compensation workers
D)  ChinaE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

In planned economies,market forces determine the location of industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A leading country to which services have been outsourced is

Accepted Answer

A)  China.
B)  Mexico.
C)  Japan.
D)  India.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

How has the "new international division of labor (NIDL) " come about?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exporting goods from industrial countries and sending raw materials from less developing regions
B)  Increasing the subdivision of manufacturing processes into larger steps
C)  Offshoring manufacturing activities to developing regions
D)  Developing manufacturing regions in formerly agricultural areasE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

A good example of market-oriented industry is

Accepted Answer

A)  Aluminum manufacturing
B)  Baked goods manufacturing
C)  Fish processing
D)  High-end automobile manufacturingE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Compare the relative allocation of economic activity among the primary,secondary,and tertiary sectors for post-industrial,newly industrialized,and least developed countries in the world economy.

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Post-industrial economies have most of t...

Question 13

Tertiary activities do NOT

Accepted Answer

A)  Enter world trade
B)  Constitute a factor in China's recent growth
C)  Include world-wide competitive manufacturing
D)  Include consumer servicesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Agglomeration economies reflect cost savings resulting from the clustering of economic activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Transnational corporations are an important factor in the globalizing world economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain the difference between a Fordist mode of operation and a just-in-time production system.

Accepted Answer

The Fordist mode of operation, named aft...

Question 17

What are the four major industrial concentrations in the world?

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Northeastern and Midwestern Un...

Question 18

Despite making up less than 10% of the total value of world trade,trade talks have been stymied by lack of agreement over trade in

Accepted Answer

A)  high technology products.
B)  minerals.
C)  services.
D)  agricultural products.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Business services depend on providing

Accepted Answer

A)  Services for other servicers
B)  Raw materials for industry
C)  Transportation corridors for key cities
D)  Computer hardware for software engineersE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Tertiary activities include

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumer services and business services
B)  Tourism and ship-building
C)  Raw material oriented locations and raw material transportation
D)  Gambling and casino constructionE) C) and D)
F) B) and D) A

Exam 10: Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

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Which is not one of the three primary expenses to be minimized in Weber's least-cost theory for industrial location decisions?

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New advances in information technology and data transmission have

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Outsourcing is a production process which depends on

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How has the "new international division of labor (NIDL) " come about?

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A good example of market-oriented industry is

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Compare the relative allocation of economic activity among the primary,secondary,and tertiary sectors for post-industrial,newly industrialized,and least developed countries in the world economy.

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Agglomeration economies reflect cost savings resulting from the clustering of economic activities.

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Transnational corporations are an important factor in the globalizing world economy.

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Explain the difference between a Fordist mode of operation and a just-in-time production system.

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