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A tourist visits Florida three times in one year. How may visitor-trip statistics count this person?

  • As zero trips by definition
  • Always as one trip regardless of definition
  • As three new permanent residents
  • As three trips
Correct answer(s):
  • As three trips

Which people count as unemployed in the official unemployment rate?

  • Every adult not currently earning wages
  • Every full-time student
  • People in the labor force without work who meet unemployment criteria
  • All retirees
Correct answer(s):
  • People in the labor force without work who meet unemployment criteria

Why do economists use seasonally adjusted unemployment figures?

  • To exclude all tourism-related jobs
  • To account for regular seasonal changes
  • To turn a state rate into GDP
  • To remove every economic recession
Correct answer(s):
  • To account for regular seasonal changes

What economic risk did Florida’s 1920s land boom demonstrate?

  • All property deals reflect farm output
  • Speculative real estate expansion can reverse
  • Home prices can never decline
  • Land investment eliminates financial risk
Correct answer(s):
  • Speculative real estate expansion can reverse

Which combination reflects Tampa’s diverse service economy?

  • Wheat elevators, deserts and coal mines only
  • Healthcare, finance, maritime activity and professional services
  • Gold mining, glaciers and ski resorts
  • Only government offices in Tallahassee
Correct answer(s):
  • Healthcare, finance, maritime activity and professional services

Why does Tallahassee employ many people in government and education?

  • It is Florida’s busiest container port
  • It is the center of the Florida Keys
  • It is the capital and hosts major universities
  • It is a national park
Correct answer(s):
  • It is the capital and hosts major universities

What is a likely economic response to rapid population growth in a Florida city?

  • An immediate end to all infrastructure needs
  • A guaranteed fall in housing demand
  • Greater demand for homes and construction services
  • No change in local service demand
Correct answer(s):
  • Greater demand for homes and construction services

Which population characteristics help explain healthcare demand in Florida?

  • Population size and age distribution
  • Only the number of sports teams
  • Only the state’s coastline length
  • The number of state symbols
Correct answer(s):
  • Population size and age distribution

What is a trade-off of developing Florida’s coastal attractions?

  • Loss of all visitor spending
  • Removal of all flooding possibilities
  • Tourism benefits alongside greater storm exposure
  • No environmental risks anywhere
Correct answer(s):
  • Tourism benefits alongside greater storm exposure

After a Florida farm harvests tomatoes, what other activities may add value?

  • No work after harvesting
  • Only counting the rainfall
  • Packaging, transport, storage and processing
  • Only planting the same seed again
Correct answer(s):
  • Packaging, transport, storage and processing

What makes Florida’s Space Coast economically distinctive?

  • Large coal seams
  • The federal capital
  • Extensive ice mining
  • Public and commercial space activities
Correct answer(s):
  • Public and commercial space activities

Why is Jacksonville a favorable location for freight logistics?

  • It lies on the Mississippi River
  • It has no connection to the Atlantic
  • It combines river, seaport and highway access
  • It has the state’s highest mountains
Correct answer(s):
  • It combines river, seaport and highway access

Which infrastructure helps Miami participate in global trade?

  • Alpine rail passes
  • Arctic ice roads
  • International airports and seaports
  • Only small inland canals
Correct answer(s):
  • International airports and seaports

A new hotel opens near Orlando’s attractions. Which broader sector is it most directly part of?

  • Tourism and hospitality
  • Metal ore mining
  • Commercial fishing
  • Timber logging
Correct answer(s):
  • Tourism and hospitality

What labor system supported plantation agriculture in antebellum North Florida?

  • Automated factory robots
  • An all-volunteer school system
  • A fully mechanized wheat economy
  • Enslaved African American labor
Correct answer(s):
  • Enslaved African American labor

How is a metropolitan area typically defined?

  • Any two neighboring states
  • A region containing no commuters
  • Only the legally incorporated downtown
  • A core urban area with economically connected surrounding communities
Correct answer(s):
  • A core urban area with economically connected surrounding communities

Which crop is commercially grown in Florida and used to make sugar?

  • Sugar maple
  • Sugar beet as its only crop
  • Wheatgrass
  • Sugarcane
Correct answer(s):
  • Sugarcane

Which pair of vegetables is produced on Florida farms?

  • Brussels sprouts and rutabagas exclusively
  • Arctic turnips and snow peas exclusively
  • Wild rice and seaweed only
  • Tomatoes and sweet corn
Correct answer(s):
  • Tomatoes and sweet corn

Besides growing crops, what agricultural activity occurs in Florida?

  • Reindeer herding as the main industry
  • Cattle ranching
  • Polar fish hatcheries
  • Alpaca-only farming
Correct answer(s):
  • Cattle ranching

What sector benefits from Florida’s cruise ports?

  • Inland coal railways
  • Cruise travel and related services
  • High-altitude mountaineering
  • Downhill ski resorts
Correct answer(s):
  • Cruise travel and related services