Human Geography - Clicker Questions
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Chapter 12
1. Geographers study
A. the spatial aspects of production and consumption.
B. how industrialization has changed over time.
C. the emergence of global labor networks.
D. how the expanding service economy is changing the nature of employment and economic
bases.
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
2. This map (Fig. 12.2) indicates that in 1775
A. the majority of capital flowing to Europe was from Africa.
B. the majority of capital flowing to Europe was from the Americas.
C. capital from Europe flowed to colonies around the world.
D. capital from Southeast Asia flowed to Spain.
E. capital from South Asia flowed to Brazil.
Answer: B
3. This map (Fig. 12.4) suggests
Human Geography - Clicker Questions
A. a relationship between the location of London and coalfields.
B. a relationship between the location of coalfields and railroads.
C. a relationship between the location of coalfields, iron ore, and industrialization.
D. that coal is more important than iron ore.
E. that coal was mined within fifty miles of London.
Answer: C
4. This map (Fig. 12.5) indicates that
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A. the industrial revolution diffused west from Russia.
B. the industrial revolution diffused north from Spain.
C. the industrial revolution diffused from the United Kingdom to Belgium in the 1880s.
D. the industrial revolution diffused from the United Kingdom to Russia in about forty years.
E. the industrial revolution diffused from Saxony to Ireland.
Answer: D
5. This table (Table 12.1) indicates that in 2009
Human Geography - Clicker Questions
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A. Saudi Arabia produced more oil than any country on Earth.
B. the United States produced more oil than Russia.
C. Iran produced about the same about of oil as the United States.
D. Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United States produced at least nine million barrels of oil per
day.
E. Russia produced about the same amount of oil as Iran and China combined.
Answer: D
6. This map (Fig. 12.7) suggests that in 1950
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A. there were major industrial regions in India.
B. there were major industrial regions in southern Spain.
C. there were major industrial regions in Egypt.
D. there were no major industrial regions in Germany.
E. there were no major industrial regions south of the equator.
Answer: E
7. This photograph of the Ford River Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan (Fig. 12.9) illustrates
Human Geography - Clicker Questions
A. the friction of distance.
B. the global division of labor.
C. the concept of commodification.
D. the concept of vertical integration.
E. the concept of port hierarchy.
Answer: D
8. This pie chart (Fig. 12.10) suggests that
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A. Koreans profit the most from the production of an iPod.
B. Taiwanese profit the most from the production of an iPod.
C. Americans profit the most from the production of an iPod.
D. retailers earn very little from the sale of an iPod.
E. Apple captures very little of the value added to an iPod.
Answer: C
9. This map (Fig. 12.17) indicates that
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A. most American manufacturing is located in the American Manufacturing Belt.
B. most American manufacturing is located in one of five named regions.
C. most American manufacturing is located in the northeast.
D. American manufacturing has moved from the southeast to the mid-west.
E. American manufacturing has moved from Ohio to Indiana.
Answer: B
10. This photograph of Fayetteville, Arkansas (Fig. 12.18) illustrates the fact that
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A. Proctor and Gamble was founded in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
B. Proctor and Gamble manufacture goods in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
C. American companies prefer to export goods.
D. companies from around the world have established offices in Fayetteville, Arkansas in order
to do business with Wal-Mart.
E. companies from around the world have established offices in Fayetteville, Arkansas in order
to challenge Wal-Mart in the distribution of goods.
Answer: D