Industry Quiz


Use the hints at the end of each question.


1. Which of the following statements is not true?

A quarry worker works in a primary industry
A doctor works in a manufacturing industry
A swimming pool attendant works in a service industry
A web site designer works in a quarternary industry

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2. Why would a manufacturing industry often be located near a city?

It is the only place where you can find flat land
It will be close to raw materials
It will be close to workers and the main market
It is the only place with a reliable power source

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3. Which of the following is least important for heavy industry?

...being close to the raw materials
...being located on a large area of flat land
...being located near to the raw materials
...being near to an airport

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4. Heavy industry has declined in the last 100 years because

Raw materials have been completly used up
Raw materials have been in short supply and there has been an increase in competition from overseas
There have not been the skilled workers needed for the industry
There has not been suitable sites available for heavy industry

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5. Which would be the best location for a light industry?

Close to a city and a motorway
On the coast
On a motorway far away from a city
In the remote countryside

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6. What areas are most likely to get government help?

high unemployment and population increase
high unemployment and population decrease
low unemployment and population increase
low unemployment and population decrease

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7. Which one of these is not a type of government aid?

Grants and loans
Training
Infrastructure and environmental improvements
local government reorganisation

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8. Which of the following is true?

Old industrial landscapes have factories with tall chimneys and a lot of landscaped open land
Old industrial areas have housing close to the factories and are found in inner city areas
New industrial areas have good road links and large irregular shaped factories
New industrial areas use electricity as the main power source and tend to be found in the inner city areas

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9. Which of the following is not true?

Theft is an environmental problem
Social problems are to do with people
Economic problems are to do with money
Environmental problems are to do with the land and the air

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10.An area of industrial decline...

has high unemploment and is found in the south-east of England
has low unemployment and is found in the south-east of England
has high unemployment and is found in the north-east of England
has low unemployment and is found in the north-east of England

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