Name______Class Pd___ Date______

Unit 5 Assessment

1. The titles “Southwest,” “Northeast,” and “Midwest” given to the different areas of the United States represent what type of region?

A.  Formal

B.  Functional

C.  Geographical

D.  Perceptual

2. Countries generally specialize in producing particular goods. What is one result of such specialization?

A.  Production and consumption gradually decrease.

B.  Countries depend on trade to obtain other goods.

C.  Countries become less interdependent.

D.  Prices increase as many goods become scarce.

SE: WG12A

3. Sustainable development can best be characterized as -

A.  enacting laws to prevent water pollution

B.  greater dependence on Earth’s non-renewable resources

C.  eliminating industrial development in less developed nations

D.  using resources in order to meet current and future needs

SE: WG8C

SE: WG9B


4. What type of geographical region is represented by the map above?

A.  Formal

B.  Functional

C.  Perceptual

D.  Geographical

SE: WG9B/ WG 21C

5. Unlike those in commercial industry, people in “cottage” industries -

A.  produce textile clothing goods

B.  tend to work in large urban populations

C.  manufacture large products made from steel

D.  usually produce goods out of their own homes

SE: WG10C

6. What type of agriculture is practiced to feed the farmer and his family?

A.  Commercial

B.  Seed

C.  Subsistence

D.  Slash and burn

SE: WG10C

7. Farming, fishing and forestry are all examples of _____ economic activities.

A.  Primary

B.  Secondary

C.  Tertiary

D.  Quaternary

SE: WG11A

8. MDC’s are primarily involved with service industries which are an example of _____ economic activities; their LDC counterparts are primarily involved with agriculture which is an example of a ______economic activity.

A.  Primary; Secondary

B.  Secondary; Tertiary

C.  Tertiary; Primary

D.  Quaternary; Secondary


SE: WG11A

Country A / Country B / Country C / Country D
Per Capita GDP / $20,000 / $5,000 / $800 / $30,000
Life Expectancy / 80 / 73 / 60 / 75
Literacy Rate / 99% / 95% / 80% / 94%

9. According to the table above, which country would rank highest on the Human Development Index?

A.  Country A

B.  Country B

C.  Country C

D.  Country D

SE: WG5B/ WG21A

Country A / Country B / Country C / Country D
Per Capita GDP / $20,000 / $5,000 / $800 / $30,000
Life Expectancy / 80 / 73 / 60 / 75
Literacy Rate / 99% / 95% / 80% / 94%

10. Which of the following would be the best description of the level of development of country B?

A.  Country B is an LDC people live in poverty and receive poor education and health care.

B.  Country B is a newly industrialized country because there is an increase in their income, health care, and education

C.  Country B is an MDC because of the people have high incomes and access to good health care and education.

D.  Country B’s level of development is impossible to determine from the information presented

WG5B/ WG21A