Senior Secondary (HKDSE) · Geography

Industrialisation: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 2 written questions with worked solutions. All on Industrialisation.

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Question 1
1 mark

Which of the following industries is typically classified as a market-oriented industry because its finished products become bulkier or more fragile during production?

Question 2
1 mark

What is a major socio-economic challenge faced by a developed city like Hong Kong following the massive relocation of its manufacturing industries across the border?

Question 3
1 mark

How do globalisation and technological advances primarily enable the 'multi-point production' model in the modern Information Technology industry?

Question 4
1 mark

What does the term industrial inertia refer to in industrial geography?

Question 5
1 mark

Unlike traditional heavy industries, the location of the modern Information Technology (IT) industry is least dependent on which of the following factors?

Question 6
4 marks

What distinguishes the locational pattern of modern high-tech industries from traditional heavy manufacturing industries?

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Question 7
6 marks

In the context of industrial restructuring, what economic phenomenon explains why a declining manufacturing plant may remain in its original high-cost location despite unfavorable transport economics?

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