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Which renewable energy source is especially suited to parts of Colorado’s eastern plains?

  • Tidal power
  • Wind power
  • Mangrove biomass
  • Wave power
Correct answer(s):
  • Wind power

Why does Colorado’s economy differ from one region to another?

  • Different regions have different resources, cities, terrain, and industries
  • Every region has exactly the same landscape
  • State law requires every county to use one industry
  • Economic activity occurs only in Denver
Correct answer(s):
  • Different regions have different resources, cities, terrain, and industries

Which renewable resource benefits from Colorado’s sunny climate and open landscapes?

  • Wave energy
  • Tidal energy
  • Ocean thermal energy
  • Solar energy
Correct answer(s):
  • Solar energy

Which industries are major parts of Denver’s economy?

  • Only coal mining
  • Government, finance, professional services, healthcare, technology, and transportation
  • Tropical rubber and coffee farming
  • Commercial whaling and deep-sea fishing
Correct answer(s):
  • Government, finance, professional services, healthcare, technology, and transportation

Why does Boulder have a strong research economy?

  • It depends entirely on cotton farming
  • It is Colorado’s largest seaport
  • It combines a research university, federal laboratories, startups, and technology firms
  • It has the state’s biggest oil refinery only
Correct answer(s):
  • It combines a research university, federal laboratories, startups, and technology firms

What helps make Colorado Springs a defense and aerospace center?

  • Great Lakes shipping
  • Military and space-related institutions
  • Tropical plantations
  • Large ocean naval ports
Correct answer(s):
  • Military and space-related institutions

Which combination best describes Fort Collins’ economy?

  • Only tourism and no other industries
  • Fishing, shipbuilding, and tropical forestry
  • Only government administration
  • Higher education, technology, bioscience, manufacturing, agriculture, and food production
Correct answer(s):
  • Higher education, technology, bioscience, manufacturing, agriculture, and food production

Which mix best describes Grand Junction’s regional economy?

  • Healthcare, education, services, agriculture, energy, and tourism
  • Only banking
  • Only automobile manufacturing
  • Ocean shipping and shipbuilding
Correct answer(s):
  • Healthcare, education, services, agriculture, energy, and tourism

What does Pueblo’s economy show about Colorado’s industrial history?

  • Steel ended all other local industries
  • Colorado has never had manufacturing
  • Traditional steel and manufacturing can coexist with newer services and agriculture
  • Pueblo is mainly a seaport
Correct answer(s):
  • Traditional steel and manufacturing can coexist with newer services and agriculture

Which sector is recognized as important in Colorado’s modern economy?

  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Commercial whaling
  • Deep-sea pearl diving
  • Tropical plantation agriculture
Correct answer(s):
  • Advanced manufacturing

What supports Colorado’s aerospace industry?

  • Only farms
  • Private companies, military installations, federal laboratories, and research institutions
  • Only county courthouses
  • Only ski resorts
Correct answer(s):
  • Private companies, military installations, federal laboratories, and research institutions

Where is much of Colorado’s space-related activity concentrated?

  • Only the Eastern Seaboard
  • Only Four Corners
  • Colorado Springs and the Front Range
  • Only the San Luis Valley
Correct answer(s):
  • Colorado Springs and the Front Range

What types of businesses are common in Colorado’s Front Range technology corridor?

  • Software, telecommunications, data services, and research firms
  • Commercial fishing fleets
  • Tropical sugar plantations
  • Ocean freight terminals
Correct answer(s):
  • Software, telecommunications, data services, and research firms

How do federal laboratories support Colorado’s economy?

  • They manage every city government
  • They replace all private businesses
  • They grow all of Colorado’s crops
  • They conduct research and support skilled scientific and technical work
Correct answer(s):
  • They conduct research and support skilled scientific and technical work

What helps support Colorado’s tourism economy?

  • Tropical rainforests only
  • Large seaports only
  • Ocean beaches and coral reefs
  • Mountains, national parks, ski resorts, historic towns, and outdoor recreation
Correct answer(s):
  • Mountains, national parks, ski resorts, historic towns, and outdoor recreation

What role does venture capital play in Silicon Valley?

  • It helps finance new and growing companies.
  • It operates state elections.
  • It replaces research universities.
  • It controls mountain snowfall.
Correct answer(s):
  • It helps finance new and growing companies.

Why does Hollywood create jobs beyond actors and directors?

  • Hollywood produces only radio programs.
  • Every production is made outside California.
  • Productions need visual effects, costumes, transport, equipment, and many services.
  • Film production requires no support workers.
Correct answer(s):
  • Productions need visual effects, costumes, transport, equipment, and many services.

Why is the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex nationally important?

  • It is located on the Atlantic Ocean.
  • It handles no international cargo.
  • It is the nation’s main freshwater fishing port.
  • It is a major gateway for containerized trade.
Correct answer(s):
  • It is a major gateway for containerized trade.

Why is California’s economy considered diversified?

  • It has many large industries instead of depending on one sector.
  • The state has no service sector.
  • Only Hollywood creates economic activity.
  • One crop provides nearly all output.
Correct answer(s):
  • It has many large industries instead of depending on one sector.

Why do different parts of California specialize in different industries?

  • Every region has exactly the same conditions.
  • Industries are placed randomly.
  • State law assigns one industry to each county.
  • Geography, resources, cities, infrastructure, and labor differ by region.
Correct answer(s):
  • Geography, resources, cities, infrastructure, and labor differ by region.