This AP Human Geography quiz focuses on Industrialization and Economic Development, assessing understanding of material conditions, GDP, and development disparities. It aids learners in grasping complex economic concepts relevant to global geography.
Anglo-America
Eastern Europe
Middle East
Western Europe
South Pacific
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Widening.
Remaining constant.
Decreasing.
Zero.
Cycling up and down.
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In the southern hemisphere.
In core region.
In peripheral locations.
Clustered in an inner ring.
Spread evenly across the land masses.
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Level of development.
Primary economic sector.
Productivity index.
Value added.
Gross domestic product.
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Petroleum exporting state.
Less developed country.
More developed country.
Country with a high gross domestic product.
Has evenly distributed wealth.
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The appropriate level of material well being in a country
The number of countries below the poverty level
The distribution of wealth within a country
The spatial distribution of global wealth
Potential for providing all citizens with a comfortable life
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Education
Manufacturing
Banking
Retailing
Mining
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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
None of the above
B and C
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Transportation
Producer services
Government
Construction
Banking
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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
All three sectors
B and C
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Extraction of materials from Earth.
Provision of goods and services.
Manufacturing of raw materials.
All of the above
A and C
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The primary sector.
The secondary sector.
The tertiary sector.
All three sectors.
A and B
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The country imports most of its food.
Few people are unemployed.
Most people consume an inadequate amount of calories.
Most people must produce food for their own survival.
Factory production cannot expand.
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Work harder,
Have access to more technology.
Have a higher value added per person.
Are better educated.
Understand their jobs better than workers in less developed countries.
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Gross domestic product.
Productivity.
Tertiary sector analysis.
Market value.
Value added.
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From their abundant supplies.
Through exploitation of their colonies.
Through purchase from less developed countries.
From domestic extraction industries.
Exclusively through pipelines.
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Available for sharing by a large number of people.
Unknown and unfamiliar to most people.
Essential to rural life.
Owned by a minority of the people.
Available only through local manufacture.
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Percentage of GDP spent on education
Literacy rate
Number of teachers per pupil
Number of years attending school
Spending per student
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Infant mortality rate
Literacy rate
Age structure
Natural increase rate
Crude death rate
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Low literacy rates
Lack of social security benefits for the elderly
High ratios of nurses and doctors to patients
Inadequate supply of calories and proteins
Defective drugs
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Different indicators of development are associated with each other.
A more developed country is likely to rank among the top ten in all major development indicators.
A less developed country can see which indicators need improvement.
Economic, social, and demographic characteristics do not in reality coincide with each other.
Less developed countries are declining on most measures.
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Higher crude birth rates
Lower dependency rates
Higher percentage of children under age fifteen
Lower percentage of elderly
Shorter life expectancy
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Food
Petroleum
Financial and management services
Entertainment
Sports
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Latin America.
Western Europe.
Eastern Europe.
The South Pacific.
Anglo-America.
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Relative lack of raw materials.
Greater cultural homogeneity.
Self-sufficiency in raw materials.
Ability to feed itself without importing food.
Lack of strong banking institutions.
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Investment in heavy industries such as iron and steel
Governments that made the key decisions concerning the national economy
Favorable balances between population and resources
Most social and demographic indicators became comparable to Western Europe
Specialization in production of consumer-oriented products
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Agricultural productivity
Development of basic industries.
Production of consumer goods.
Abundant reserves of many raw materials.
Diversified industrial manufacturing.
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A favorable ratio of population to resources.
An abundant supply of labor.
High physiological density.
Extensive supplies of critical raw materials.
Easy access to established Asian markets.
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Abundant petroleum reserves
Desert climate
Islamic religious principles
Democratic reforms
All of the above
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Clustered primarily in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf states.
Dispersed throughout the region.
Concentrated primarily along the Mediterranean Sea.
Primarily in Saudi Arabia.
Clustered in fields along the western shore of the Red Sea.
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Central America
Caribbean islands.
Interior South America.
Southern South America.
Countries on the Caribbean coast of northern South America.
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The Middle East.
East Asia.
South Asia.
Latin America.
Southeast Asia.
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Control of agricultural land
Distribution of food according to need
Fear of famine
Government assignment of specific tasks to farmers
Emphasis on rural life
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Dry climate.
Inhospitable environment.
Dutch colonial activity.
High arithmetic density.
Low fertility rates.
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Arrival of the monsoon.
Diffusion of miracle seeds.
Ratio between population and resources.
Price of jute.
Price of coconut oil.
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Colonial legacy
Poor leadership
Capacity of land to produce food
Lack of monsoon rains
Overworked agricultural land and declining output
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A high percentage of national wealth is allocated to nonproductive activities.
An elite group initiates innovative activities.
Take-off industries achieve technical advances.
Workers become more skilled and specialized.
Banking institutions are sufficiently mature.
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Abundant agricultural products
High quality manufactured goods
Imports to be limited
International consumer preferences
Abundant mineral resources
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Increased demand for many goods
Increased price of petroleum
Regional cooperation
Unequal distribution of resources
Consumer demand expanding faster than manufacturing can increase
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Consumer spending
Petroleum reserves
Regional cooperation
Traditional social customs
Its strategic distribution location
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China is now the world's largest market for personal consumer products like toothpaste.
Low factory wages in China are driving down manufacturing wages world wide.
China is now the leading banking center in Asia.
China's manufacturing is driving down prices on consumer goods world wide.
China's manufacturing sector is now the world's second largest.
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Begins when an elite group initiates innovative activities.
Results in uneven resource development.
Suffers from market stagnation.
Spreads investment through all sectors of the economy.
Identifies appropriate developmental stages
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Low taxes on imports.
Making domestic goods more expensive.
Elimination of quotas on imports.
Requiring licenses for imports.
Weak domestic demand.
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Embraced the international trade model.
Raised taxes on imports.
Required licenses for importers.
Embraced the self-sufficiency approach.
Returned to traditional agricultural methods.
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Women on average have two-thirds of the income of men in MDCs.
Women have much lower incomes than men in LDCs.
Female life expectancy is less than males in every country of the world.
Female literacy is much lower than males in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.
Women hold less than one-fourth of managerial jobs in LDCs where data are available.
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Balanced growth of all economic sectors.
Global competitiveness for local industries.
The maintenance of a large bureaucracy.
Unequal distribution of resources.
More efficient industries.
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Products are made and traded according to standards intending to protect workers and small businesses in LDCs.
In North America most products have been craft products, while Europe has more sales in foods.
Cooperatives intend to benefit local farmers and artisans, rather than absentee corporate owners.
Employers must pay fair wages and comply with environmental and safety standards.
Protection of workers' rights is a high priority for multinational corporations.
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Confrontation with more developed countries.
Identifying unique economic assets.
Inability to repay loans.
Promoting self-sufficiency.
Currency inflation.
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