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Economic Sectors (College Board AP® Human Geography): Exam Questions

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11 mark

Which of the following is an example of the secondary sector?

  • Farming

  • Constructing roads and railways

  • International policy creation

  • Hospitality services, like restaurants or hotels

  • Scientific research

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21 mark

What kind of economic production may occur in periphery countries? 

  • Exploiting poorer countries for cheaper materials and labor.

  • Using advanced technologies and highly skilled workers for production with a high value

  • Labor-intensive production or raw materials or agriculture, typically produced for exporting to wealthier countries. 

  • Exporting to wealthier countries, whilst also exploiting poorer countries.

  • Exporting minerals to wealthier countries.

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31 mark

The break-of-bulk point is 

  • The movement of products between transport types helps the cargo system flow smoothly. 

  • The limit for goods transportation. 

  • The best location for minimising transportation and labor costs.

  • When countries begin their decline of industrialisation.

  • The reduction of storage costs to improve efficiency in production.

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41 mark

The quinary sector is

  • The information sector 

  • The service sector

  • The manufacturing sector

  • The extractive sector

  • The decision-making sector

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51 mark

Which of the following is not an example of a break of bulk point? 

  • Ports

  • A train

  • Airports

  • Container yard

  • Railway station

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61 mark

The entertainment industry is concentrated mainly in the state of Los Angeles. This is an example of

  • A break of bulk point

  • Urbanization

  • Industrialization

  • Fordism

  • Agglomeration

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71 mark

Which of the following best outlines Alfred Weber’s Least Cost Theory?

  • It is a model explaining the factors affecting where manufacturing is located

  • It is a model explaining how manufacturing location is dictated by economic development

  • It is a model explaining that a country must pass through 5 levels to develop fully economically

  • It is a model explaining the idea that resources flow from LDCs to MDCs

  • It outlines that economic activities, businesses and people will cluster in one area, increasing productivity and efficiency

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