Human Geography, Practice Quiz: Chapter 03

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. The principle of least effort is considered to be a guiding principle in human activities and refers to ________.

a) physical distance correct incorrect

b) minimizing distances and related movements correct incorrect

c) maximizing distance and related movements correct incorrect

d) the capacity to determine locations and distances correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. Location decisions are based upon ________.

a) the principle of time-space convergence correct incorrect

b) the principle of cognitive distance correct incorrect

c) capitalism correct incorrect

d) the principle of least effort correct incorrect

e) the principle of social physics correct incorrect

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. Time-space convergence is primarily facilitated by ________.

a) transportation technology correct incorrect

b) communication technology correct incorrect

c) decreasing economic distance correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. ________ are the introduction of new inventions or ideas, especially ones that lead to change in human behaviour or production processes.

a) Inventions correct incorrect

b) Innovations correct incorrect

c) Technology correct incorrect

d) Tariffs correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. The single most relevant variable related to trade is ________.

a) the specific resource base of a given area correct incorrect

b) the size and quality of the labour force correct incorrect

c) the amount of capital in a country correct incorrect

d) distance correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. Transnational corporations are distinguished from earlier business organizations in that ________.

a) they are able to command and control production and sales at a global scale correct incorrect

b) they can relocate production and other facilities with relative ease correct incorrect

c) they are functionally integrated and able to benefit from geographic variations in capital, knowledge, labour, resources, national regulations, and taxes correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

e) Both A and B correct incorrect

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. A tariff is ________.

a) a difference in labour correct incorrect

b) a tax or customs duty on imports from other countries correct incorrect

c) an entrepreneurship correct incorrect

d) a new invention that leads to a change in human behaviour correct incorrect

e) a guiding principle in human activities correct incorrect

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. Economic integration in regions can occur as ________.

a) the removal of artificial barriers to trade correct incorrect

b) the imposition of a common tariff barrier amongst countries correct incorrect

c) the formation of an economic union correct incorrect

d) the development of a common market correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. The impact of canals on trade and transportation is ________.

a) increased trade of goods correct incorrect

b) the shortening of distance for the transport of goods correct incorrect

c) decreased trade of goods correct incorrect

d) increased trade conflicts correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. Economic globalization occurs when ________.

a) production and distribution are no longer contained by national boundaries due to the rise of transnational corporations correct incorrect

b) transnational corporations' revenue exceeds the gross national income (GNI) of many countries correct incorrect

c) countries become more protectionist with respect to trade correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect