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