AP Human Geography Industry

commercial agriculture integrated with the food-processing industry, usually through ownership of large corporations, mostly found in MDCs

• transhumance

• intensive subsistence

• pastoral nomadism

• agribusiness

A negative impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is

• a decrease in amount of crops produced

• an increase in amount of crops produced

• increased water and air pollution

• decrease in the amount of machinery used

______ is the term used for economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information

• Local economic stimulus

• Cosmopolitan-based

• Mental maps

• Globalization

• Density of Distribution

Industrial/modern commercial agriculture refers to

• large scale agriculture using machines to produce large amounts of crops for sale

• large scale agriculture using machines to produce small crops for individual families

• small scale, intensive agriculture

• small scale, extensive agriculture

Which of the following is a primary factor that led to the development of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain?

• A) Abundant natural resources

• B) Lack of skilled labor

• C) Isolation from European markets

• D) Scarcity of capital

What is the term for the movement of industries from developed countries to developing countries?

• A) Deindustrialization

• B) Outsourcing

• C) Offshoring

• D) Globalization

Which industry is most associated with the term 'cottage industry'?

• A) Textile

• B) Automobile

• C) Electronics

• D) Steel

What is the main advantage of agglomeration in industrial regions?

• A) Increased transportation costs

• B) Access to a larger labor pool

• C) Decreased competition

• D) Limited access to resources

Which of the following best describes a 'footloose industry'?

• A) An industry that requires proximity to raw materials

• B) An industry that can be placed at any location without effect from factors such as resources or transport

• C) An industry that is heavily regulated by government policies

• D) An industry that relies on seasonal labor

What is the primary reason for the decline of the Rust Belt in the United States?

• A) Increase in agricultural activities

• B) Shift to service-based economy

• C) Discovery of new mineral resources

• D) Expansion of the textile industry