1. 12-1,2 Review Questions

2. 1) The new international division of labor reflects the growing importance of
A) outsourcing
B) new infrastructure
C) vertical integration
D) just-in-time inventory management
E) access to raw materials

3. 2) Which of the following is a reason for establishing a settlement?
Religion
Manufacturing
Family protection
Politics
All of the above

4. 3) Most rural settlements in LDC’s typically are comprised of
A) farmers living in a central space surrounded by structures
B) farmers clustered alongside neighbors in settlements
C) farmers dispersed throughout the countryside
D) Both A and B
E) All of these

5. 4) Where are you MOST likely to find a dispersed rural settlement?
A) New England region of North America
B) Southwestern region of China
C) In US Corn Belt
D) The Pampas of Argentina
E) None of these

6. 5) The important element of urbanization is an increase
A) percentage of people living in urban settlements
B) number of people living in urban settlements.
C) land area occupied by urban settlements.
D) B and C
E) All of the Above

7. 6) Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in
A) education
B) manufacturing
C) agriculture
D) services
E) All of the Above

8. 7) The most significant impact on the rural landscape of Great Britain’s enclosure movement was to
A) discourage urbanization
B) encourage a dispersed rural settlement pattern
C) increase rural population.
D) reinforce the traditional clustered rural settlement pattern.
E) all of the above.

9. 8) The minimum number of people needed to support a service is
A) hinterland
B) meridian
C) range
D) threshold
E) median

10. 9) Which of the following is NOT primarily a consumer service?
A) retail services
B) education services
C) hospitality services
D) health services
E) professional services

11. 10) In a linear community, the best location for a service is the
A) median
B) range
C) hinterland
D) meridian
E) threshold

13. 1) The new international division of labor reflects the growing importance of
A) outsourcing
B) new infrastructure
C) vertical integration
D) just-in-time inventory management
E) access to raw materials

14. 2) Which of the following is a reason for establishing a settlement?
Religion
Manufacturing
Family protection
Politics
All of the above

15. 3) Most rural settlements in LDC’s typically are comprised of
A) farmers living in a central space surrounded by structures
B) farmers clustered alongside neighbors in settlements
C) farmers dispersed throughout the countryside
D) Both A and B
E) All of these

16. 4) Where are you MOST likely to find a dispersed rural settlement?
A) New England region of North America
B) Southwestern region of China
C) In US Corn Belt
D) The Pampas of Argentina
E) None of these

17. 5) The important element of urbanization is an increase
A) percentage of people living in urban settlements
B) number of people living in urban settlements.
C) land area occupied by urban settlements.
D) B and C
E) All of the Above

18. 6) Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in
A) education
B) manufacturing
C) agriculture
D) services
E) All of the Above

19. 7) The most significant impact on the rural landscape of Great Britain’s enclosure movement was to
A) discourage urbanization
B) encourage a dispersed rural settlement pattern
C) increase rural population.
D) reinforce the traditional clustered rural settlement pattern.
E) all of the above.

20. 8) The minimum number of people needed to support a service is
A) hinterland
B) meridian
C) range
D) threshold
E) median

21. 9) Which of the following is NOT primarily a consumer service?
A) retail services
B) education services
C) hospitality services
D) health services
E) professional services

22. 10) In a linear community, the best location for a service is the
A) median
B) range
C) hinterland
D) meridian
E) threshold