Answers to CE MC Questions (1992-2000)

INDUSTRY

General

Year	Ans.	Explanation
9439	B	Lower transport cost facilitates the transportation of raw materials to the factories. Bulk carriers can also help lower the transport cost. Technology reduces the use of raw materials. All these lower the importance of raw materials. (3) is irrelevant to this question.
9539	C	The photo shows hi-tech machinery. So, (1) and (4) are wrong.
9534	A	As milk is perishable, the factory should be located near the raw materials. Moreover, the product is weight-losing. In order to reduce transport cost, it should be best located at the farm.
9626	D	For (1), raw materials are light and of high value. It can be set up everywhere. For (2), beer brewing should be set up near to the market as it is perishable and fresh. For (3), iron and steel making can be both market- and raw material-oriented. For (4), aluminium smelting requires a lot of energy, so it should be set up near power plants.
9741	B	(1) and (2) are raw materials to steel making industries. (4) is also a human input. (3) is not used to produce steel.
0050	A	Newspaper printing should be located at the market as it requires fast delivery, e.g. newspaper and magazines. Fruit canning is raw-material oriented because fruits are perishable.
0049	C	The use of scrap iron can reduce the pull of raw materials, so (1) is wrong. (4) is irrelevant to the question.
9340	A	Textile industry doesn’t require too much power. So, (4) is wrong.
9736	A	The photo shows the use of machines, which requires less labour. It is located near the sea but it doesn’t mean it requires a lot of water in processing. So, (2) and (4) are wrong.
9542	D	Paper making and car assembly are market-oriented; Iron and steel can be both market- and raw material oriented. Printing can be set up everywhere.
9330	B	Bakery is market-oriented as the product is perishable. So, it should be placed near the CBD.
9431	C

Answers to CE MC Questions (1992-2000)

INDUSTRY

China

Year	Ans.	Explanation
9233	C
9742	A	X is Baoshan of Shanghai. It doesn’t have local mineral resources but skill and technology are available because of foreign investment. Increased demand for steel from neighbouring areas is NOT a direct cause for the rapid development of steel production in 1990s. Rather, it is just a favourable factor for its development.
9338	A	(4) is not true as the Chinese government has promoted industrial decentralization.
9942	B	The local market demand is not quite important as most of the furniture products are for export.
0047	C

Answers to CE MC Questions (1992-2000)

INDUSTRY

Japan

Year	Ans.	Explanation
9350	C	The diagram shows market being the most important locational factor, i.e. market-orientation. Muroran, Joban and Kitakyushu are raw material-oriented steel centers while only Tokyo is market-oriented.
9230	B	The black dots show areas around Tokyo Bay. The surrounding areas don’t have any mineral resources like iron and coal. Therefore, (2) and (3) are wrong.
9850	B	Iron mines are not found along the coast.
9540	A	The same question as 9850.
9642	A	Reliance on imported raw materials is still strong in Japan as it lacks supply of mineral resources such as coal and iron ore.
0048	-	This item was deleted in CE exam.
9628	D	The shaded area is the Manufacturing Belt in Japan.
9743	A

Answers to CE MC Questions (1992-2000)

INDUSTRY

Hong Kong

Year	Ans.	Explanation
9432	B	Textile industry becomes less important in 1989 because of changes in government policy. Local market is still large.
9433	A	Research work for industries is not commonly found in Hong Kong. The government never promotes electronics industry.
9242	B
0046	A	Land price is still relatively high in Hong Kong. Supply of raw materials from Mainland China is still abundant.
9231	A	Capital was brought by Shanghaiese in the 1960s. Government also strongly promoted this type of light industries as they could provide jobs for the growing population.
9838	B	Since 1980s, the Government has adopted product sophistication (1) and market diversification (3). Due to cheaper land and labour in Mainland China, most of the electronics factories have been moved to Shenzhen and other parts of Guangdong areas.
9837	C	Unemployment rate is quite high nowadays so there is never a labour shortage problem.
9341	D	The idea of imported labour only started in the 1990s, so it is not an important factor leading to the growth of electronics industry since the 1970s.