Chapter Six Activity 1 Human Geography Wiley Plus

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table.

According to the ratios, in which does Ohio have a regional specialization?-Manufacturing What is Ohio's highest ratio (round to 2 decimal places, e.g., 0.12 or 1.23)?-1.70

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table.

According to the ratios, three of the top four categories that New York specializes in are: Education, 2. FIRE (Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate), 3. Information Match each of these companies based in New York City to their industry 1. New York University 2. Citigroup, New York Stock Exchange 3.NBC, CBS Info-3 FIRE-2 Education-1

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table.

According to the ratios, which two categories does Florida specialize in most heavily?-Arts/Entertainment/Recreation/Lodging/Food and FIRE (Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate) Which of the following businesses in Florida do NOT fall into the Arts/Entertainment/Recreation/Lodging/Food category?-Airlines

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table. Which of the following has the highest employment percentage in private educational services? (California, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, District of Columbia)

District of Columbia (D.C.)

What could be a second economic sector that also resembles the map of states with large cities? [Again, it helps to look at the two highest classes in the choropleth map, and think about high-order or headquarters types of activities.]

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Construction employment is driven by all of the following except:

High Unemployment

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table.

Iowa has regional specialties in which two economic categories?-Agriculture and Manufacturing Are you surprised at Iowa's second specialty? Which of the following leading employers in Iowa's second specialty is NOT tied closely to the state's agriculture category? (Do an internet search on companies if you are not sure what they produce.)-Winnebago

What is the common factor in the high levels of construction employment in the states of Wyoming and Louisiana in the United States and the province of Alberta in Canada?

The oil and gas industry

The construction employment map is one that has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. In 2000, the U.S. region with consistently high construction employment was the Southwest, driven by high in-migration to the region. What do you think put the brakes on construction in the Southwest?

The Great Recession, which began in 2008 with the bursting of a real estate bubble and a financial crisis caused by high rates mortgage defaults and housing foreclosure

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table. Rank the economic categories for the United States in order from 1 (largest) to 13 (smallest) for the year 2010. Enter a whole number with no decimal places.

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting-11 Mining and Oil/Gas Exploration-13 Construction-9 Manufacturing-7 Public Utilities, Wholesale, Transportation, and Warehousing-8 Retail Trade-4 Information-12 Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate-5 Producer Services-2 Educational Services-10 Health Care and Social Assistance-3 Entertainment, Lodging, and Food Services-6 Public Administration-1

Manufacturing has long been associated with the industrial Midwest, so the concentrations we see in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana are not surprising. However, what do you think explains the high concentrations in southern states like Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama?

All of the above

Five of the top states and provinces in the Information category are California, New York, Washington, Colorado, and Ontario. Match these well-known Information companies to the state where they are headquartered. Search the web for the answer if you don't know it.

Apple-CA Microsoft-WA Intel-CA Dish Network-CO Canadian Broadcasting Corporation-ON Disney-CA Time Warner-NY News Corporation (Fox)-NY Google-CA Liberty Interactive-CO IBM-NY Rogers Communications-ON Verizon-NY

Why do you think Nevada shows up so high in Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Lodging, and Food Services?

Because gambling and conventions overwhelm all other economic activities in the state.

Why do you think Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting are concentrated in the Upper Great Plains?

Because this is a sparsely-settled, rural area and agriculture therefore represents a high percentage of the jobs.

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table. The next few questions ask you to compare the share of employment in certain states with that of the entire United States. We're going to do this mathematically in ratio terms by dividing a state's employment percentage by the national employment percentage in the same economic category. Here's how to interpret these ratios. A ratio of 1.00 means that the state and national percentages are the same. A ratio > 1.00 means the state's percentage is larger than the national percentage. The higher the ratio above the 1.00 level, the more that state specializes in this particular economic category. A ratio < 1.0 means that the state's percentage is smaller than the national percentage. Suppose your state's employment percentage in a certain category is 3 percent, compared with the national percentage of 2 percent. Then 3 divided by 2 equals a ratio of 1.50, meaning that the state's percentage is one and a half times larger, or 50 percent higher, than the national percentage. What about ratios greater than 2? A state percentage of 5 percent compared with a national percentage of 2 percent gives a ratio of 2.50, meaning the state's employment in this category is two and a half times larger (or 150 percent larger) than the national percentage. What about ratios less than one? A state percentage of 1 divided by the national percentage of 3 yields a ratio of 0.33, meaning that the state's percentage is only one-third as large as the national percentage (or is 67 percent lower).

Calculate the ratios for the following categories (round to 1 decimal place, e.g., 0.1 or 1.2). Cat. 1= 2, Cat. 2: 1.3 In which category does state A specialize most? Cat. 1 Even though State A has higher employment in Category 2, we say it specializes more in Category 1 because Its employment in category 1 is: double, 30%

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table. The next few questions look at the ratios for a few prominent states for the year 2010.

California's highest ratios are in Agriculture, Information, and Producer Services. Which of these economic categories has the highest ratio between state and national employment?-Information What is this specialization's ratio? (round to 2 decimal places, e.g., 0.12 or 1.23)-1.38

Which region of North America is lowest in construction employment (as a result of slower growth)?

The northeast United States

Certain economic categories thrive in the states or provinces with the largest metropolitan areas, shown here in size order for the top 25 U.S. and top 3 Canadian metro areas. Compare each map with the map above. Note that large cities are not all in a single region; every region (not every state or province!) needs at least one large city to provide what Chapter 9 will define as "high-order" goods and services and serve as a kind of "headquarters" for the surrounding area. Which economic category thrives in states and provinces with the largest cities and don't do as well in states without big cities? In other words, which map of economic employment most resembles the map of states with large cities? [Hint: look at the top two classes in the choropleth map--not just the top class.]

Producer Services

The differences in patterns of employment in three industries between the United States and Canada look suspicious and raise questions as to whether the sectors are defined differently, or perhaps data are collected and counted differently. Which three sectors might raise those concerns?

Public Utilities, Wholesale Trade, Transportation and Warehousing; Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; and Educational Services

Some of the maps in Figures 6.13a-6.13m show a strong regional concentration of particular industries, with the high-percentage states clustered together. Which of the following economic categories does not show strong regionalization? (Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Mining and Oil / Gas Extraction. Manufacturing. Retail Trade)

Retail Trade

Tables 6.2 and 6.4 show the percentage of employment in each category for 2010 (Table 6.2) and 1969 (Table 6.4) for every state in the United States. The states are listed in alphabetical order, with the percentages for the United States as a whole at the end of each table.

Which of the following economic categories does Texas specialize in the most?-Mining What is its ratio in that category? (round to 2 decimal places, e.g., 0.12 or 1.23)-3.81 How does the percentage of employment in mining compare with the other categories in Texas?-one of the lowest Mining is therefore one of the smallest employment categories in Texas and yet mining has the highest ratio of TX%/US% of any category for the state. Which of the following statements explaining this are true?-all of the above are true