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
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 DPer 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