Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions

Cambridge Geography for the IB Diploma: Global Interactions

Answers to multiple-choice questions

The correct answer to each question is shown in boldfont.

Section 3: Economic interactions and flows

1The main sources of foreign direct investment are:

ATNCs

BNGOs

Cthe UN

Dnational governments

2How many TNCs were there worldwide according to the World Investment Report 2009?

A22000

B42000

C62000

D82000

3Global FDI inflows totalled approximately how much in 2009?

A$500 billion

B$1000 billion

C$1500 billion

D$2000 billion

4What proportion of global GDP does world trade now account for?

A5%

B15%

C25%

D35%

5The difference between the value of a country’s imports and exports is known as the:

Abalance of trade

Blevel of trade

Ctrade difference

Dtrade product

6Items of trade that have a physical existence and can actually be seen are known as:

Aphysical trade

Bvisible trade

Chard trade

Dobvious trade

7In 2008 the largest exporter of merchandise was:

Athe USA

BJapan

CChina

DGermany

8The country that imports the highest value of both goods and services is:

Athe USA

BJapan

CChina

DGermany

9The World Trade Organisation was established in:

A1975

B1985

C1995

D2005

10The ratio of debt service payments of a country to that country’s export earnings is its:

Adebt recovery ratio

Bdebt service ratio

Cdebt payment ratio

Ddebt renewal ratio

11The total external debt of the poorest countries in the world (the low-income countries) in 2006 was:

A$75 billion

B$175 billion

C$275 billion

D$375 billion

12The HIPC initiative was first established in:

A1976

B1986

C1996

D2006

13The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative was launched in:

A1976

B1986

C1996

D2006

14Toyota is an example of a large TNC with its headquarters in:

Athe USA

BJapan

CGermany

DSouth Korea

15Migration between Mexico and the USA can be classed primarily as:

Afamily migration

Blabour migration

Cgroup migration

Dforced migration

16What proportion of legal immigrants to the USA come from Mexico?

A10%

B20%

C30%

D40%

17In the early part of the 20th century the US government allowed the recruitment of Mexican workers as:

Aguest workers

Bforeign workers

Cinternational workers

DHispanic workers

18The ‘maquiladoras’ established in Mexico close to the border with the USA are:

Afarms

Bfactories

Cdormitory settlements

Dretail malls

19The US Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act in:

A1956

B1966

C1976

D1986

20Which US city has the largest Mexican-born population?

AChicago

BMiami

CNew York

DLos Angeles

21Labour supply pressures from Mexico to the USA peaked in the late:

A1970s

B1980s

C1990s

D2000s

22The value of remittances from the USA to Mexico in 2008 totalled:

A$25 billion

B$10 billion

C$5 billion

D$1 billion

23In many Mexican communities the migration of young adults to the USA is now so commonplace that a migrant___?___ is said to exist:

Aapproach

Bculture

Cattitude

Dperception

24Which industry is the largest in India?

AICT

Bshipbuilding

Ciron and steel

Dtextiles

25How much of India’s GDP is accounted for by the service sector?

A22%

B32%

C42%

D52%

26The first Indian company to list on a US stock market was:

ASatyam

BTata

CInfosys Technologies

DReliance Industries

27The most important city for ICT in India is:

AHyderabad

BBangalore

CChennai

DDelhi

28The export intensity of Indian software is more than:

A40%

B50%

C60%

D70%

29Bangalore’s population is approximately:

A1 million

B3 million

C5 million

D10 million