GEOGRAPHY: Unit 5A Quiz
Which of the following describes a cottage industry? 10C
The small scale production of goods in the home
Which of the following describes an example of subsistence agriculture? 10C
A family grows different vegetables in a small garden for their family to eat.
Match the country to the correct level of development based on its GDP per capita and occupation by percentage: Afghanistan - $2,000/78.6% of pop. involved in agriculture Norway - $69,300/79% of pop. involved services Iraq - %16,500/45.1% of pop. involved in industry India - $6,700/45.4% of pop involved in services
Afghanistan - $2,000/78.6% of pop. involved in agriculture (less developed) Norway - $69,300/79% of pop. involved services (more developed) Iraq - %16,500/45.1% of pop. involved in industry (newly industrialized) India - $6,700/45.4% of pop involved in services (more developed)
Which of the following represents an activity found in commercial industry? 10C
Building thousands of chairs in a factory on an assemble line
What is a cottage industry?
Characteristic in traditional societies and involve the small scale production of goods in the home, such as weaving cloth (typically primary and secondary order goods)
What kind of agricultural production would the large scale production for sale of a family farm be an example of?
Commercial Agriculture
What kind of industry would you categorize Toyota of Texas as?
Commercial Industry
What kind of industry would you expect to find cloth weaving?
Cottage Industry
How does sustainable development challenge governments? 8C
Governments must regulate the management of natural resources.
Which of these women work in the commercial industry? 10C
I spend all day operating a machine that puts the caps on Dr. Pepper bottles.
Which of these women work in the cottage industry? 10C
I spend all day weaving blankets to be sold at the local market.
Match the country to the correct level of development based on its fertility rate: India - 2.45 Angola - 5.31 Germany - 1.44
India - Newly Industrialized (middle fertility rate) Angola - Less Developed (highest fertility rate) Germany - More Developed (lowest fertility rate)
What are the 3 levels of development?
Less developed, newly industrialized, more developed
What is commercial agriculture?
Mass production of agricultural products through the use of mechanization and technology.
Which of the following is associated with commercial agriculture? 10C
Produce high enough levels of crops to sell the surplus
What is subsistence agriculture?
Producing enough agricultural products for only the farmer/his family to survive on (minimal extra for market)
What is a commercial industry?
Production of goods on a large scale to sell
What does the following excerpt describe? There is not usually much harvest sell or trade, and what surplus there is tends to be stored to last the family until the next harvest. This is the most widely used method of agricultural farming in sub-Saharan Africa, and the majority of the rural poor depend on it for survival.
Subsistence Agriculture
What is the relationship between political data and standard of living? 5B
The less involved the government is with the economy, the higher the standard of living.
What is the relationship between a country's development and the life expectancy of its citizens?
The longer the life expectancy, the more developed the country is.
