ThatQuiz Test Library Take this test now
Resources & Location Quiz
Contributed by: Anderson
  • 1. What is a major reason for the differences in economic prosperity in various areas of the world today?
A) An unequal distribution of resources
B) The success of nationalist movements
C) Religious unity between nations
D) Membership in the United Nations
  • 2. Countries generally specialize in producing particular goods. What is one result of such specialization?
A) Countries become less interdependent
B) Countries depend on trade to obtain other goods
C) Prices increase as goods become more rare
D) Production and consumption gradually decreases
  • 3. How might changes in environment change a group’s access to resources?
A) The melting of ice caps make previous unavailable lands and waters available for exploitation.
B) Long term drought ruins agriculture in a once productive region
C) All of the above
D) A change in rain patterns open up formerly marginal lands to agriculture.
  • 4. What factors tend to cause the isolation of a region?
A) Lack of access to profitable trade routes
B) Lack of soils good for agriculture
C) Lack of valuable minerals
D) All of the above
  • 5. What differentiates developed countries like the United States from “gems in the rough?”
A) More efficient use of their natural resources
B) More efficient use of their labor resources
C) Tend to be more wealthy
D) All of the above
  • 6. Which statement provides a reason why nations and regions specialize in economic activities?
A) To become more self-sufficient
B) They do not wish to compete
C) They have different resources
D) They cannot overcome trade barriers
  • 7. The geographic isolation of a people frequently leads to-
A) A traditional way of life
B) A process for cultural diffusion
C) The development of industrialization
D) The need for higher education
  • 8. In the late 18th century, the factors listed above contributed to the development of the -
A) Stock Exchange
B) Common currency
C) Agricultural Revolution
D) Industrial Revolution
  • 9. What is the dominant economic activity in the circled area?
A) Nomadic herding
B) Commercial farming
C) Subsistence farming
D) Manufacturing and Trade
  • 10. The above passage is describing -
A) A market-oriented agricultural activity
B) One man’s cottage industry
C) The commercial shell industry
D) A subsistence agricultural activity
Created with That Quiz — where a math practice test is always one click away.