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