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World Geography Practice Test: World Industries
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The world economy or global economy is the economy of all humans of the world, referring to the global economic system, which includes all economic activities which are conducted both within and between nations, including production, consumption, economic management, work in general, exchange of financial values and trade of goods and service.

World Geography Practice Test: World Industries
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1. The country well-known for its small precision high cost industrial goods is
2. Match List-I (Places in U.S.A.) with List-II (Known for/as) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Butte Hills 1.Biggest railway junction
B. Chicago 2.Famous copper mine
C. Wisconsin and Minnesota 3.Coal and steel city D.Pittsburgh 4.Core of dairy-belt Codes A B C D
3. Consider the following statements:
1. Iron and steel industries developed around lake Michigan in U.S.A. due to the availability of good quality coal.
2. Pittsburgh-Young stown area is the leading producer of steel in U.S.A.
3. The Lorraine area in France is significant for steel production.
4. The South Manchurian region accounts for nearly 60% of China’s pig iron production. Which of the above statements are correct?
4. Which one of the following has influenced most regarding the location of industries in the world?
5. Weber’s model of industrial location has been usefully applied to interpret the changing location of the British
6. The classical model of industrial location theory in which least cost approach is of primary consideration is recognised as the industrial location theory of
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Ivanovo 1. Cotton textile industry
B. Magnitogorsk 2. Engineering industry
C. Moscow 3. Iron and steel industry
D. St. Petersburg 4. Ship-building industry Codes A B C D
8. Match List-I with (Commodity) List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Mineral oil production
1. India
B. Mica production 2. Russia
C. Oil refining capacity
3. Malaysia
D. Tin production 4. U.S.A. Codes A B C D
9. Match List-I (Towns) with List-II (Industrial/Business Activity) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Louisiana 1. Automobile Industry
B. Detroit 2. Flour milling
C. Houston 3. Refining and chemical industry
D. Minneapolis 4. Oil and gas Codes A B C D
10. Augusta and Atlanta, the two important cotton textile centres are located in
11. Match List-I (Industry) with List-II (Place) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Iron and Steel 1. Leeds
B. Automobile 2. Kure
C. Ship-building 3. Atlanta D.Woolen textile 4. Birmingham Codes A B C D
12. According to Central Place theory, which one of the following statements most aptly described the distribution area of a commodity around a central place?
13. Assertion (A) : Butter, wool and frozen meat are the most important exports of New Zealand. Reason (R) : New Zealand has cool moist climate and vast grasslands to support livestock. Codes
14. Which one of the following countries produces the largest amount of crude steel of the world?
15. Match List-I (Location/Area in Canada) with List-II (Major Mineral) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Labrador 1. Zinc
B. Athabasca 2. Petroleum
C. Sudbury 3. Iron ore
D. British Columbia 4. Manganese Codes A B C D
16. Match List-I (City in USA / Canada) with List-II (Prominent Industry) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II A.Phoenix 1. Chemical, iron and steel, and car manufacturing industries
B. Detroit 2. Electronics and hightech industry C.Montreal 3. Food processing and publishing, ship building and timber processing D.Vancouver 4. Brewing, car manufacturing, chemicals, finance and timber processing Codes A B C D
17. Match List-I (Industries) with List-II (Industrial Centres) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Automobile 1. Baltimore
B. Cotton Textile 2. Dallas
C. Iron and Steel 3. Wheeling
D. Ship building 4. Providence Codes A B C D
18. Assertion (A) : There are regional disparities in the spatial organisations of economy. Reason (R) : Interactions among inherent factors in economic activities affect the texture of spatial organisation. Codes
19. Assertion (A) : New England region in the U.S.A. continues to be an important areas for cotton textiles. Reason (R) : Market and geographical inertia are the main reasons for cotton textiles here. Codes
20. The shift of aluminium industry from the Dnieper region to Siberia was made possible because of
21. Which of the three countries were members of European Free Trade Association (EFTA) when it was founded in 1960?
22. Among the following Asian countries, whose share in the world exports is the highest?
23. Consider the following pairs:
1. Kumamoto – Ship-building
2. Fukuoka – Chemicals
3. Hamamatsu – Musical instruments Which of the pair(s) given above is/ are correctly matched?
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Iron and Steel 1. Dortumund
B. Automobile 2. Seattle
C. Ship building 3. Detroit
D. Aircraft 4. Portsmouth Codes A B C D
25. Match List-I (Towns) with List-II (Features) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Genvea 1. Museum town of Italy
B. Florence 2. Leading producer of sulphur
C. Sicily 3. Citrus fruit production
D. Naples 4. Leading port of Italy Codes A B C D