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Livelihood and Economy: From Blue Collar to Gold Collar
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1
The secondary sector of the economy focuses upon __________.
A)
raw materials production
B)
goods production
C)
material processing
D)
"A" and "B"
E)
"B" and "C"
2
The spatial constraints of the secondary sector of the economy are the same as those of the economy's tertiary and quaternary sectors.
A)
True
B)
False
3
Price is a function of __________.
A)
location
B)
supply
C)
demand
D)
"A" and "B"
E)
"B" and "C"
4
When the price for the supply of a good is equal to the demand for that item, we have a condition of market equilibrium.
A)
True
B)
False
5
Spatially variable costs constitute one principle of industrial location which is similar to the industrial location principle associated with spatially fixed costs in that both concepts involve this side of the manufacturing process.
A)
input
B)
output
6
As the complexity of industrial processes increases, the linkages between firms __________.
A)
decreases
B)
stabilizes
C)
increases
D)
does not change
7
An example of industries which have raw material orientation would be __________.
A)
Florida orange juice concentration and freezing
B)
Californian fruit and vegetable canning
C)
Minnesota iron ore beneficiation
D)
all of these
E)
none of these
8
The major factor of location in the manufacturing of aluminum is __________.
A)
labor
B)
raw material
C)
market
D)
power
E)
transportation
9
The competitive advantage of the newly industrializing countries (NICs) relative to the factors of industrial location is __________.
A)
labor
B)
raw material
C)
market
D)
power
E)
transportation
10
Among the factors of industrial location, one is more a unifying theme than the others. This is __________.
A)
labor
B)
raw material
C)
market
D)
power
E)
transportation
11
Which is the cheapest form of transportation relative to the factors of industrial location?
A)
air freight
B)
motor trucks
C)
railroads
D)
water
12
Which of these theories of industrial location is considered the classical model for the placement of manufacturing?
A)
least-cost theory
B)
locational interdependence theory
C)
profit-maximization approaches
D)
"A" and "B"
E)
"B" and "C"
13
A place such as Dalton, Georgia, in which 19 of the top 20 carpet makers of the USA were located in 2001, exemplifies agglomeration economies.
A)
True
B)
False
14
Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing is most closely associated with which of the factors of industrial location?
A)
labor
B)
transportation
C)
market
D)
raw material
E)
power
15
The maquiladoras of northern Mexico best illustrate the industrial location principle of __________.
A)
deglomeration
B)
agglomeration
C)
comparative advantage
D)
Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing
E)
Flexible production systems
16
The United States does not benefit from outsourcing by other countries.
A)
True
B)
False
17
Transnational corporations have been able to become global in scale because of __________.
A)
differential regional labor costs
B)
newly-available world markets
C)
improved global communication
D)
cheaper forms of transporation worldwide
18
Cultural convergence has been most significant in the pattern of world industrialization that has developed in ___________.
A)
Eastern Anglo America
B)
Western and Central Europe
C)
Eastern Europe
D)
East Asia
19
Among the NICs are __________.
A)
Mexico
B)
Brazil
C)
China
D)
all of these
E)
none of these
20
One of the three ways that high-tech industries has had on patterns of economic geography is regional and specialized agglomeration.
A)
True
B)
False
21
The sector of the economy which is most closely involved in the creation and sale of services and retailing is the __________.
A)
primary
B)
secondary
C)
tertiary
D)
quaternary
E)
quinary
22
Which part of the world probably is at the highest level of postindustrial status?
A)
Japan
B)
European Union
C)
Canada
D)
United States
23
Workers with specialized knowledge, technical skills, communication ability, and administrative competence are categorized as being in which sector of the economy?
A)
primary
B)
secondary
C)
tertiary
D)
quaternary
E)
quinary
24
Tourism is identified best as being in which sector of the economy?
A)
primary
B)
secondary
C)
tertiary
D)
quaternary
E)
quinary
25
The quinary sector of the economy is the category in which one finds workers who are labeled as __________.
A)
blue collar
B)
pink collar
C)
white collar
D)
gold collar
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