Which of the following is not a factor that is used to determine HDI?
Long and healthy life
gender equality
Access to knowledge
Decent standard of living
The value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year is known as
value added
gross national income
gross domestic product
purchasing power parity
Manufacturing jobs are considered to be part of the _____ sector
tertiary
quaternary
secondary
primary
As compared to women in developed countries, women in developing countries
experience greater equality.
are more likely to have full-time jobs outside the home.
are more likely to die in childbirth.
have higher literacy rates.
Which of the following countries consumes the most energy?
China
India
Japan
United States
Which of the following organizations regulates the supply and price of much of the world's oil?
NATO
European Union
NAFTA
OPEC
Which of the following countries was moderately successful in using the self-sufficiency model?
India
China
Brazil
South Africa
Which of the following is not considered to be one of the Four Asian Dragons?
Singapore
Malaysia
Taiwan
South Korea
Providing small loans (microfinance) to businesses in developing regions is an example of
fair trade
structural adjustment program
gender inequality
austerity strategy
Which of the following countries served as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution?
France
Germany
England
Spain
_____ is to characteristics, as _____ is to relative location.
Site, Sector
Site, situation
Sector, situation
Situation, site
The location where transfer among transportation modes takes place is known as a
just-in-time delivery
bulk-reducing industry
break-of-bulk point
bulk-gaining industry
The most important site factor on a global scale is
capital
land
labor
transporation
An American company opening a maquiladora in Mexico is an example of
Fordist production
just-in-time delivery
outsourcing
vertical integration
The clustering of parts manufacturers around major assembly plants illustrates
just-in-time delivery
international division of labor
right-to-work laws
zone of proximal distance
An industry in which wages paid to employees constitutes a high percentage of expenses
high-wage industry
labor-intensive industry
footloose industry
cottage industry
