TEST BANK FOR Transportation A Global Supply Chain Perspective, 10th Edition Robert A.
NovackBrian GibsonYoshinori Suzuki
Chapter 01: Global Supply Chains: The Role and Importance of Transportation
1. Transportation has been described as:
a. The glue that holds the supply chain together
b. Challenging and unnecessary
c. A gamechanger
d. Expensive service
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Global Supply Chain Flows
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so critical to advance the
growth and development of regions and countries, and how they contribute to social and
political systems as well as national defense.
2. Which of the following countries has the largest export trade flow of merchandise?
a. China
b. United States
c. Germany
d. Japan
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Global Supply Chain Flows
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so critical to advance the
growth and development of regions and countries, and how they contribute to social and
political systems as well as national defense.
3. Which of the following countries has the largest import trade flow of merchandise?
a. China
b. United States
c. Germany
d. Japan
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
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,DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Global Supply Chain Flows
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so critical to advance the
growth and development of regions and countries, and how they contribute to social and
political systems as well as national defense.
4. In 2020, the top 30 exporting countries account for what percentage of the world‘s export of merchandise trade?
a. 31.7%
b. 85.3%
c. 86.9%
d. 90%
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Global Supply Chain Flows
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so critical to advance the
growth and development of regions and countries, and how they contribute to social and
political systems as well as national defense.
5. Insight qinto qthe qhealth qof qa qsupply qchain qcan qbe qgained qby qreview qof qthe qvolume qof qglobal qtrade qand:
a. gross qdomestic qpartner
b. gross qdomestic qproduct
c. global qimports qonly
d. global qexports qonly
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Global qSupply qChain qFlows
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.2 q- qDiscuss qthe qimportance qof qtransportation qto qglobalization qand qhow qit
qcontributes qto q the qeffective qflow qof qcommerce qamong qclose qand qdistant qregions.
6. Which qof qthe qfollowing qled qto qthe qspectacular qgrowth qin qglobal qtrade qbetween qthe qyear q2000 qand qthe qpresent?
a. Greater qacceptance qof qproducts qmanufactured qin qother qcountries
b. Elimination qof qtrade qagreements
c. Higher qtariffs
d. The qrecent qpandemic
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
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,REFERENCES: Global qSupply qChain qFlows
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.1 q- qAppreciate qwhy qefficient qtransportation qsystems qare qso qcritical qto
qadvance qthe q growth qand qdevelopment qof qregions qand qcountries, qand qhow qthey
qcontribute qto qsocial qand q political qsystems qas qwell qas qnational qdefense.
7. Which qcountry qis qranked qthird qin qboth qimport qand qexport qflows qof qmerchandise?
a. China
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. United qStates
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Global qSupply qChain qFlows
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.2 q- qDiscuss qthe qimportance qof qtransportation qto qglobalization qand qhow qit
qcontributes qto q the qeffective qflow qof qcommerce qamong qclose qand qdistant qregions.
8. Which qof qthe qfollowing qcountries qhad qthe qlargest qpopulation qin q2022?
a. United qStates
b. China
c. India
d. Indonesia
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The qEconomic qBasis qand qLogic qof qImproved qGlobal qTrade
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.6 q- qDiscuss qthe qsize qand qage qdistribution qof qthe qpopulation qand qthe qgrowth
qrate qof qthe q major qcountries qof qthe qworld qand qunderstand qhow qthe qsize qof qthe
qpopulation qcan qimpact qa q country qpositively qor qnegatively.
9. Which qof qthe qfollowing qcountries qis qexpected qto qhave qthe qlargest qpopulation qby q2050?
a. United qStates
b. China
c. India
d. Indonesia
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The qEconomic qBasis qand qLogic qof qImproved qGlobal qTrade
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, QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.6 q- qDiscuss qthe qsize qand qage qdistribution qof qthe qpopulation qand qthe qgrowth
qrate qof qthe q major qcountries qof qthe qworld qand qunderstand qhow qthe qsize qof qthe
qpopulation qcan qimpact qa q country qpositively qor qnegatively.
10. In q2020, qwhat qpercentage qof qpeople qin qthe qworld qwere q60 qyears
qor qolder? q a. q1.9%
b. q11.6%
c. q18.5%
d. q20%
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Contributing qFactors qfor qGlobal qFlows qand qTrade
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.6 q- qDiscuss qthe qsize qand qage qdistribution qof qthe qpopulation qand qthe qgrowth
qrate qof qthe q major qcountries qof qthe qworld qand qunderstand qhow qthe qsize qof qthe
qpopulation qcan qimpact qa q country qpositively qor qnegatively.
11. In q2020, qwhat qestimated qpercentage qof qthe qworld‘s qpopulation qlived qin
qurban qareas? q a. q29%
b. q30%
c. q47%
d. q56.1%
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Urbanization
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.7 q- qUnderstand qthe qchallenges qand qopportunities qassociated qwith qthe qworld-
wide qgrowth q in qurbanization qand qwhy qthere qhas qbeen qsuch qa qmajor qshift qfrom
qrural qto qurban qareas.
12. What qof qthe qfollowing qcontinents qis qestimated qto qhave q18 qmegacities?
a. Europe
b. South qAmerica
c. Africa
d. Asia
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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NovackBrian GibsonYoshinori Suzuki
Chapter 01: Global Supply Chains: The Role and Importance of Transportation
1. Transportation has been described as:
a. The glue that holds the supply chain together
b. Challenging and unnecessary
c. A gamechanger
d. Expensive service
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Global Supply Chain Flows
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so critical to advance the
growth and development of regions and countries, and how they contribute to social and
political systems as well as national defense.
2. Which of the following countries has the largest export trade flow of merchandise?
a. China
b. United States
c. Germany
d. Japan
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Global Supply Chain Flows
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so critical to advance the
growth and development of regions and countries, and how they contribute to social and
political systems as well as national defense.
3. Which of the following countries has the largest import trade flow of merchandise?
a. China
b. United States
c. Germany
d. Japan
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
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,DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Global Supply Chain Flows
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so critical to advance the
growth and development of regions and countries, and how they contribute to social and
political systems as well as national defense.
4. In 2020, the top 30 exporting countries account for what percentage of the world‘s export of merchandise trade?
a. 31.7%
b. 85.3%
c. 86.9%
d. 90%
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
REFERENCES: Global Supply Chain Flows
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: LO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so critical to advance the
growth and development of regions and countries, and how they contribute to social and
political systems as well as national defense.
5. Insight qinto qthe qhealth qof qa qsupply qchain qcan qbe qgained qby qreview qof qthe qvolume qof qglobal qtrade qand:
a. gross qdomestic qpartner
b. gross qdomestic qproduct
c. global qimports qonly
d. global qexports qonly
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Global qSupply qChain qFlows
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.2 q- qDiscuss qthe qimportance qof qtransportation qto qglobalization qand qhow qit
qcontributes qto q the qeffective qflow qof qcommerce qamong qclose qand qdistant qregions.
6. Which qof qthe qfollowing qled qto qthe qspectacular qgrowth qin qglobal qtrade qbetween qthe qyear q2000 qand qthe qpresent?
a. Greater qacceptance qof qproducts qmanufactured qin qother qcountries
b. Elimination qof qtrade qagreements
c. Higher qtariffs
d. The qrecent qpandemic
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
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,REFERENCES: Global qSupply qChain qFlows
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.1 q- qAppreciate qwhy qefficient qtransportation qsystems qare qso qcritical qto
qadvance qthe q growth qand qdevelopment qof qregions qand qcountries, qand qhow qthey
qcontribute qto qsocial qand q political qsystems qas qwell qas qnational qdefense.
7. Which qcountry qis qranked qthird qin qboth qimport qand qexport qflows qof qmerchandise?
a. China
b. Germany
c. Japan
d. United qStates
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Global qSupply qChain qFlows
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.2 q- qDiscuss qthe qimportance qof qtransportation qto qglobalization qand qhow qit
qcontributes qto q the qeffective qflow qof qcommerce qamong qclose qand qdistant qregions.
8. Which qof qthe qfollowing qcountries qhad qthe qlargest qpopulation qin q2022?
a. United qStates
b. China
c. India
d. Indonesia
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The qEconomic qBasis qand qLogic qof qImproved qGlobal qTrade
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.6 q- qDiscuss qthe qsize qand qage qdistribution qof qthe qpopulation qand qthe qgrowth
qrate qof qthe q major qcountries qof qthe qworld qand qunderstand qhow qthe qsize qof qthe
qpopulation qcan qimpact qa q country qpositively qor qnegatively.
9. Which qof qthe qfollowing qcountries qis qexpected qto qhave qthe qlargest qpopulation qby q2050?
a. United qStates
b. China
c. India
d. Indonesia
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The qEconomic qBasis qand qLogic qof qImproved qGlobal qTrade
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, QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.6 q- qDiscuss qthe qsize qand qage qdistribution qof qthe qpopulation qand qthe qgrowth
qrate qof qthe q major qcountries qof qthe qworld qand qunderstand qhow qthe qsize qof qthe
qpopulation qcan qimpact qa q country qpositively qor qnegatively.
10. In q2020, qwhat qpercentage qof qpeople qin qthe qworld qwere q60 qyears
qor qolder? q a. q1.9%
b. q11.6%
c. q18.5%
d. q20%
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Contributing qFactors qfor qGlobal qFlows qand qTrade
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.6 q- qDiscuss qthe qsize qand qage qdistribution qof qthe qpopulation qand qthe qgrowth
qrate qof qthe q major qcountries qof qthe qworld qand qunderstand qhow qthe qsize qof qthe
qpopulation qcan qimpact qa q country qpositively qor qnegatively.
11. In q2020, qwhat qestimated qpercentage qof qthe qworld‘s qpopulation qlived qin
qurban qareas? q a. q29%
b. q30%
c. q47%
d. q56.1%
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Urbanization
QUESTION qTYPE: Multiple qChoice
HAS qVARIABLES: False
LEARNING qOBJECTIVES: q q LO q1.7 q- qUnderstand qthe qchallenges qand qopportunities qassociated qwith qthe qworld-
wide qgrowth q in qurbanization qand qwhy qthere qhas qbeen qsuch qa qmajor qshift qfrom
qrural qto qurban qareas.
12. What qof qthe qfollowing qcontinents qis qestimated qto qhave q18 qmegacities?
a. Europe
b. South qAmerica
c. Africa
d. Asia
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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