unit 6

which of the follwong best describes the purpose of the fair trade movement

Insure that a higher percentage of the profit in international trade goes to the producers in less developed countries.

unlike the rural poor in developing countries, the urban poor of cities like mumbai inia and jakarta indonesia

are afr more likely to live in overcrowded squalid and unsanitary conditions

the LDC, consumer goods such as televisions are

completely unknown and unfamiliar to most people

whic of the folowing best describes rostov's age of mass consumption

high incomes and focus on consumer goods

Many United States high tech companies have been outsourcing many of their technical support and other tertiary jobs to which countries.

india

accoriding to HDI which of he following would be considered a social meausremtn of development

literacy rate

all of the following are examples of renewable energy sources EXCEPT

natural gas

maquiladoras provide which of the following benefits to producers

duty free production in a low wage country

which of the following is an economic system with relatively simple technology on which people produce most or all of the goods to satisfy their family needs?

subsistence

which of the following industries is most likely to outsource jobs to another country because of slight increase in labor costs

textile plant

in the context of industrial location, which of the follwoing best decribes the concept of situation

the location of an industry in relation to resources used in production including its market

a free trade zone is an area where

the normal trade laws of a country suh as tarffis bureacratic requirements and quotas are eliminates in hopes of simulating foreign trade and indusry

a community is considering providing incentives to attract new industries. which of the follwoing industries would have the largest multiplier effect

regional soft drink bottling facility

just in time manufactring hsd had which of the following impacts on the locationla factors of production

reinforces agglomeration of related industries

which stage of the classic DTM is msot associated with the industrialization of a country's economy

stage 3

which of the following factors helps to eplain why automibile maunfacturing facilities are being built in the southern US as opposed to the traditional locations of michigan and other states in teh mid west

workers in the south are less likely to join a union`

based on classical optimal location theory which of the following best describes the lowest cost location in the bulk gaining industry of soft drink bottling

watter and glass ubiquiots but heavy so production shoudl be relatively close to the market in order to reduce transportaion costs

which of the ollwong best explains whu many comoanies continure to locate factories in traditional manufacturing regions like the NE US and WE

;arge pool of skilled labor and wuicl delieery to large markets

in which of the following regions are literacy rates approx. equal for men and women north amerixa latin america sub saharan africa middle east and north africa

I and II

which of the follwoing phrades accurately represents a disadvantage of LDCs as they seek to industrialize

LDCs lack proper infrastructural development to support industrilzation on a large scale

all of the follwoing are trade agreements between 2+ countries except

NAFTA

in the core periphery model of global economic patterns, all of Africa is included in the periphery EXCEPT

South Africa

a clustering of rubber tire and windhsield producers near automibile assembly plants is best explained by the benefits of

agglomeration

shopping malls are an example of

agglomeration

communities and governments offer which of the following site incentives to industries in order to promote their location within their areas

all of the above

mexico's system of maquiladoras is located

along the mexico-US border

as mandated by thr UN international NGOs serve all of the followiing criteria except

be for profit organization

all of the follwoing are true except

because of nadta, maquiladoras are not subject to any mexican taxes

which of the following is an example of bulk reducing industry

car manufacturing

in bulk gaining industry

comapnies assemble products whose weight is greater after assembly

alfrad webers least cost theory takes into account all of the following exept

consumer demand for th finished product

which of the following groups of American cities is part of the rust belt

detroit, buffalo, and clevland

all of the follwing are true of the HDI excpet

ecology and the enviroment are strongly considered in the HDI clculations

cell phones and the rise of social networks have led to all of the following except

equal access to information across the globe

an example of a product made by bulk reducing industry is

gas

the mst important transportation improvemnt of the late 20th and early 21st century impacting international trade is

improvements in intermodal containerization

the industrialization of a country economy often has which of the following large scale effects on a country's demographic patterns

mechanzed farming replaces many labo intensive jobs nducing people to move to new indsutrial and urban areas over time the countrys birth rate decreases as the country industrializes

industries with material orientation are

most advantageously located near thier source of materials

which of the following industries would most likely be resource oriented

paper production

On a global scale, most people work in this sector.

primary

which set of data best describes the overall structure of a highly developed country workforce in 2008 % of workforce engaged in each sector

primary 10, secondary 30, teritiary 60

The overall purpose of micro loan development strategy is to

provide small scale loans to individuals to create sustainable start up industries in less developed regions.

which Chinese city is home to one of the worlds largest industrial park

shanghai

which of the following is the most energy efficient method of transportation

ships

The HDI is a measure of both economic production and

social indicators

which of the folloing regions msot clearly falls into a semi perihpheral region development, sharing characteristics of both MDCs and LDCs

south Asia

whcih of the following could be best used as an indicator of the lebel of health and welfare ina country

the total number of hospitals and doctors

in the context of industrial location, which of the follwoing best decribes the concept of site

the unique characteristics of a location including the factors of labor capital and land

all of the followng are true of fossil fuels except

the wealthiest countries have the greatest amounts of fossil fuels than poorer countries

which of hte following industries would most likely be market oriented

windshields