Transcript 5. United States

Chapter 11
11.01 This country led the world in
manufacturing in the nineteenth century:
1. Germany
2. United States
3. France
4. Russia
5. United States
11.01 This country led the world in
manufacturing in the nineteenth century:
1. Germany
2. United States
3. France
4. Russia
5. United States
11.02 By the late nineteenth century, this country
had made the least progress toward
industrialization:
1. Russia
2. France
3. Germany
4. Belgium
5. United States
11.02 By the late nineteenth century, this country
had made the least progress toward
industrialization:
1. Russia
2. France
3. Germany
4. Belgium
5. United States
11.03 Industrialization in the United States
began in
1. California
2. The Midwest
3. The Middle Atlantic states
4. New England
5. The South
11.03 Industrialization in the United States
began in
1. California
2. The Midwest
3. The Middle Atlantic states
4. New England
5. The South
11.04 Beer brewing is
1. A bulk-gaining industry
2. A bulk-reducing industry
3. Unconcerned with bulk
4. Distributed fairly evenly around the United
States
5. Unaffected by site factors
11.04 Beer brewing is
1. A bulk-gaining industry
2. A bulk-reducing industry
3. Unconcerned with bulk
4. Distributed fairly evenly around the United
States
5. Unaffected by site factors
11.05 Which of the following statements about
the manufacture of American cars is true?
1. There are relatively few plants in the South
2. Each plant focuses on only one or a few
models
3. Plants are located near each major
metropolitan area
4. Plants are more dispersed now than they
were in the 1950s
5. American cars face little foreign competition
11.05 Which of the following statements about
the manufacture of American cars is true?
1. There are relatively few plants in the South
2. Each plant focuses on only one or a few
models
3. Plants are located near each major
metropolitan area
4. Plants are more dispersed now than they
were in the 1950s
5. American cars face little foreign competition
11.06 The cheapest way to transport goods over
long distances is by
1. Air
2. Roadway
3. Rail
4. Water
5. None of these
11.06 The cheapest way to transport goods over
long distances is by
1. Air
2. Roadway
3. Rail
4. Water
5. None of these
11.07 Which type of manufacturing requires the
lowest level of skill?
1. Automobiles
2. Computers
3. Textiles
4. Airplanes
5. Consumer electronics
11.07 Which type of manufacturing requires the
lowest level of skill?
1. Automobiles
2. Computers
3. Textiles
4. Airplanes
5. Consumer electronics
11.08 It is especially important for aluminum
processors to locate near
1. Navigable rivers
2. Cheap electricity
3. Inexpensive labor
4. Major metropolitan areas
5. Beer breweries
11.08 It is especially important for aluminum
processors to locate near
1. Navigable rivers
2. Cheap electricity
3. Inexpensive labor
4. Major metropolitan areas
5. Beer breweries
11.09 Within the United States, manufacturing
has been most likely to shift in which of the
following directions?
1. North
2. Northeast
3. East
4. South
5. Manufacturing has tended to stay in the
Midwest and Northeast
11.09 Within the United States, manufacturing
has been most likely to shift in which of the
following directions?
1. North
2. Northeast
3. East
4. South
5. Manufacturing has tended to stay in the
Midwest and Northeast
11.10 Outsourcing
1. Is one aspect of vertical integration
2. Has not yet become important for
transnational corporations
3. Leads to an increase in manufacturing jobs in
less developed countries
4. Is supported my most American politicians
5. Is prohibited by the World Trade Organization
11.10 Outsourcing
1. Is one aspect of vertical integration
2. Has not yet become important for
transnational corporations
3. Leads to an increase in manufacturing
jobs in less developed countries
4. Is supported my most American politicians
5. Is prohibited by the World Trade Organization