Test Bank for Transportation: A Global Supply Chain 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

Test Bank for Transportation: A Global Supply Chain
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

,Chaptera41:a4Globala4Supplya4Chains:a4Thea4Rolea4anda4Imp
ortancea4ofa4Transportation
Questionsa41-

20:a4Basica4Conceptsa4Questiona41

Ina42020,a4whata4percentagea4ofa4peoplea4ina4thea4worlda4werea460a4yearsa4ora4older?

a. 1.9%

b. 11.6%

c. 18.5%

d. 20%a4AN

SWER:a4ba4P

OINTS:a41

DIFFICULTY:a4Easy

REFERENCES:a4Populationa4Sizea4anda4Distributiona4Q

UESTIONa4TYPE:a4Multiplea4Choice

HASa4VARIABLES:a4False

LEARNINGa4OBJECTIVES:a4LOa41.6a4-
a4Discussa4thea4sizea4anda4agea4distributiona4ofa4thea4populationa4anda4thea4growtha4ratea4ofa4th
ea4majora4countriesa4ofa4thea4world.



Questiona42

Whicha4countrya4isa4currentlya4thea4world'sa4largesta4exportera4ofa4merchandise?

a. Uniteda4States

b. Germany

c. China

d. Japana4A

NSWER:a4c

,POINTS:a41a4DIFFICUL

TY:a4Easy

REFERENCES:a4Globala4Supplya4Chaina4Flowsa4QUE

STIONa4TYPE:a4Multiplea4Choice

HASa4VARIABLES:a4False

LEARNINGa4OBJECTIVES:a4LOa41.2a4-
a4Discussa4thea4importancea4ofa4transportationa4toa4globalization.




Questiona43

Whata4doesa4BRICa4standa4fora4ina4termsa4ofa4emerginga4economies?

a. Britain,a4Russia,a4Ireland,a4Canada

b. Brazil,a4Russia,a4India,a4China

c. Belgium,a4Romania,a4Italy,a4Croatia

d. Bulgaria,a4Russia,a4Indonesia,a4Ch

ilea4ANSWER:a4b

POINTS:a41a4DIFFICUL

TY:a4Easy

REFERENCES:a4Globala4Supplya4Chaina4Flowsa4QUE

STIONa4TYPE:a4Multiplea4Choice

HASa4VARIABLES:a4False

LEARNINGa4OBJECTIVES:a4LOa41.4a4-
a4Appreciatea4thea4dynamica4naturea4ofa4thea4globala4economy.




Questiona44

Thea4topa4threea4importinga4countriesa4ina42020a4accounteda4fora4approximatelya4whata4percent
agea4ofa4totala4globala4imports?

a. 15.6%

, b. 24.8%

c. 32.4%

d. 45.2%a4A

NSWER:a4ca

4POINTS:a4


1

DIFFICULTY:a4Medium

REFERENCES:a4Globala4Supplya4Chaina4Flowsa4QUE

STIONa4TYPE:a4Multiplea4Choice

HASa4VARIABLES:a4False

LEARNINGa4OBJECTIVES:a4LOa41.3a4-
a4Understanda4howa4globala4supplya4chainsa4contributea4toa4competitivea4position.




Questiona45

Aa4megacitya4isa4defineda4asa4ana4urbana4areaa4witha4aa4populationa4exceeding:

a. 5a4milliona4people

b. 10a4milliona4people

c. 15a4milliona4people

d. 20a4milliona4peop

lea4ANSWER:a4ba4

POINTS:a41a4DIFFI

CULTY:a4Easy

REFERENCES:a4Urbanizationa4QUES

TIONa4TYPE:a4Multiplea4Choicea4HASa

4VARIABLES:a4False


LEARNINGa4OBJECTIVES:a4LOa41.7a4-
a4Understanda4challengesa4anda4opportunitiesa4ofa4worldwidea4urbanizationa4growth.