Perspective, 10th Edition by Robert A. Novack, Brian
Gibson & Yoshinori Suzuki – Complete Chapters 1–13 |
Comprehensive Transportation and Supply Chain
Management Test Bank 2025/2026
,Chaptera21:a2Globala2Supplya2Chains:a2Thea2Rolea2anda2Imp
ortancea2ofa2Transportation
Questionsa21-
20:a2Basica2Conceptsa2Questiona21
Ina22020,a2whata2percentagea2ofa2peoplea2ina2thea2worlda2werea260a2yearsa2ora2older?
a. 1.9%
b. 11.6%
c. 18.5%
d. 20%a2AN
SWER:a2ba2P
OINTS:a21
DIFFICULTY:a2Easy
REFERENCES:a2Populationa2Sizea2anda2Distributiona2Q
UESTIONa2TYPE:a2Multiplea2Choice
HASa2VARIABLES:a2False
LEARNINGa2OBJECTIVES:a2LOa21.6a2-
a2Discussa2thea2sizea2anda2agea2distributiona2ofa2thea2populationa2anda2thea2growtha2ratea2ofa2th
ea2majora2countriesa2ofa2thea2world.
Questiona22
Whicha2countrya2isa2currentlya2thea2world'sa2largesta2exportera2ofa2merchandise?
a. Uniteda2States
b. Germany
c. China
d. Japana2A
NSWER:a2c
,POINTS:a21a2DIFFICUL
TY:a2Easy
REFERENCES:a2Globala2Supplya2Chaina2Flowsa2QUE
STIONa2TYPE:a2Multiplea2Choice
HASa2VARIABLES:a2False
LEARNINGa2OBJECTIVES:a2LOa21.2a2-
a2Discussa2thea2importancea2ofa2transportationa2toa2globalization.
Questiona23
Whata2doesa2BRICa2standa2fora2ina2termsa2ofa2emerginga2economies?
a. Britain,a2Russia,a2Ireland,a2Canada
b. Brazil,a2Russia,a2India,a2China
c. Belgium,a2Romania,a2Italy,a2Croatia
d. Bulgaria,a2Russia,a2Indonesia,a2Ch
ilea2ANSWER:a2b
POINTS:a21a2DIFFICUL
TY:a2Easy
REFERENCES:a2Globala2Supplya2Chaina2Flowsa2QUE
STIONa2TYPE:a2Multiplea2Choice
HASa2VARIABLES:a2False
LEARNINGa2OBJECTIVES:a2LOa21.4a2-
a2Appreciatea2thea2dynamica2naturea2ofa2thea2globala2economy.
Questiona24
Thea2topa2threea2importinga2countriesa2ina22020a2accounteda2fora2approximatelya2whata2percent
agea2ofa2totala2globala2imports?
a. 15.6%
, b. 24.8%
c. 32.4%
d. 45.2%a2A
NSWER:a2ca
2POINTS:a2
1
DIFFICULTY:a2Medium
REFERENCES:a2Globala2Supplya2Chaina2Flowsa2QUE
STIONa2TYPE:a2Multiplea2Choice
HASa2VARIABLES:a2False
LEARNINGa2OBJECTIVES:a2LOa21.3a2-
a2Understanda2howa2globala2supplya2chainsa2contributea2toa2competitivea2position.
Questiona25
Aa2megacitya2isa2defineda2asa2ana2urbana2areaa2witha2aa2populationa2exceeding:
a. 5a2milliona2people
b. 10a2milliona2people
c. 15a2milliona2people
d. 20a2milliona2peop
lea2ANSWER:a2ba2
POINTS:a21a2DIFFI
CULTY:a2Easy
REFERENCES:a2Urbanizationa2QUES
TIONa2TYPE:a2Multiplea2Choicea2HASa
2VARIABLES:a2False
LEARNINGa2OBJECTIVES:a2LOa21.7a2-
a2Understanda2challengesa2anda2opportunitiesa2ofa2worldwidea2urbanizationa2growth.