Test bank for world economy the geography business development 6e frederick p stutz stamped

ThelWorldlEconomy:lGeography,lBusiness,lDevelopment,l6el(Stutz/Warf)




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,Chapterl1l EconomiclGeography:lAnlIntroduction

1.1 MultiplelChoice

1) Whichloflthelfollowinglislthelleastlimportantltolgeographerslandlgeographicallstudy?
A) thelinnerlcity
B) thelcoreloflthelearth
C) thelhumanlbody
D) locationslonlthelsurfaceloflthelearth
E) rapidlylchanginglindustrializinglcountriesl
Answer:lB
Diff:l2
Topic/Section:l GeographiclPerspectives
Standard:l 3:lHowltolanalyzelthelspatiallorganizationloflpeople,lplaces,landlenvironmentslonlEarth'slsur
face.
Bloom's:l Knowledge

2) Allloflthel followinglarelexamplesloflglobalizationloflconsumption,lEXCEPT
A) playinglU.S.-stylelfootball.
B) wearinglblueljeans.
C) eatinglMcDonald'slhamburgers.
D) watchinglanimelfromlJapan.
E) drivinglalVolkswagen.l
Answer:lA
Diff:l2
Topic/Section:l Globalization
Standard:l 10:lThelcharacteristics,ldistribution,landlcomplexityloflEarth'slculturallmosaics.lBloom's:lS
ynthesis

3) Accordingltolthelauthorsloflyourltextbook,lwhatlhaslbecomelLESSlimportantlbecauseloflglob
alization?
A) internationallfinance
B) nationallandlstatelborders
C) transnationallcorporations
D) foreignldirectlinvestment
E) internationalltourisml
Answer:lB
Diff:l2
Topic/Section:l Globalization
Standard:l 12:lThelprocesses,lpatterns,landlfunctionsloflhumanlsettlement.lBloo
m's:lKnowledge




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,4) InlwhichloflthelfollowinglcitieslwouldlaltransnationallcorporationlbelLEASTllikelyltolhavelitslhead
quarters?
A) Toronto,lCanada
B) Berlin,lGermany
C) Beijing,lChina
D) Tokyo,lJapan
E) London,lEnglandl
Answer:lC
Diff:l2
Topic/Section:l Globalization
Standard:l 12:lThelprocesses,lpatterns,landlfunctionsloflhumanlsettlement.lBloo
m's:lSynthesis

5) Economiclgeographylislconcernedlwith
A) production.
B) transportation.
C) communication.
D) consumption.
E) Allloflthelabovel
Answer:lE
Diff:l1
Topic/Section:l EconomiclGeography
Standard:l3:lHowltolanalyzelthelspatiallorganizationloflpeople,lplaces,landlenvironmentslonlEarth'slsur
face.
Bloom's:l Knowledge

6) Inlwhatlplaceslislthelhighestlrateloflgrowthlinltourismlexpected?
A) tropicallregions
B) mid-latitudelareas
C) mountains,lespeciallylthoselthatlfeaturelextremelmountain-climbinglexperience
D) majorlworldlcities
E) ChinalandlIndial
Answer:lA
Diff:l2
Topic/Section:l Globalization
Standard:l 4:lThelphysicallandlhumanlcharacteristicsloflplaces.lBl
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, 7) WhichloflthelfollowinglislNOTlalcritiquelofllogicallpositivisml(spatiallanalysis)?
A) Itlignoreslhistoricallcontext.
B) Itltendsltolignorelthelmotivesloflindividuals.
C) Itlpaysltoollittlelattentionltolstatisticallanalysis.
D) Itlportrayslgeographieslaslunchanging.
E) Itltendsltolrepresentlpeoplelaslpointslonlalmap.lAn
swer:lC
Diff:l3
Topic/Section:l ModesloflTheorizinglinlEconomiclGeography
Standard:l 3:lHowltolanalyzelthelspatiallorganizationloflpeople,lplaces,landlenvironmentslonlEarth'slsur
face.
Bloom's:l Synthesis

8) TheldisciplineloflGeographylprimarilylexamines
A) placelnameslandlcapitals.
B) politicallinstitutions.
C) population.
D) environmentallissues.
E) whylthingslarellocatedlwhereltheylare.lA
nswer:lE
Diff:l1
Topic/Section:l Globalization
Standard:l3:lHowltolanalyzelthelspatiallorganizationloflpeople,lplaces,landlenvironmentslonlEarth'slsur
face.
Bloom's:l Knowledge

9) Geographylislbestldescribedlaslaldiscipline
A) concernedlwithlmemorizinglthellocationsloflplaces,lespeciallylthellargest/longestlphenomena.
B) inlwhichlspace,lhowlthelearth'slsurfacelislused,landlhowlhumanlactivitiesldifferlfromlplaceltolplacel
islstudied.
C) thatluseslmaps,lperformslcartographiclanalysis,landlpublisheslatlases.
D) thatlislalbranchloflGeology.
E) thatlincorporateslthellatestltechnologieslavailable.lA
nswer:lB
Diff:l1
Topic/Section:l GeographiclPerspectives
Standard:l 3:lHowltolanalyzelthelspatiallorganizationloflpeople,lplaces,landlenvironmentslonlEarth'slsur
face.
Bloom's:l Comprehension




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