AP Human Geography Unit #6 TEST

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Situation costs are critical to a firm that wishes to minimize transport costs.

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minimize transport costs.

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Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to: government subsidies, raw materials, water transportation, or labor markets?

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labor markets.

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Soda bottling is an example of a

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bulk-gaining industry.

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A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?

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Break-of-bulk Point

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Why are the factories in Mexico close to the border?

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Easy to ship in and out

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What are the factories in Mexico called?

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Maquiladoras

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According to Alfred Weber, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating a new industry? Labor, Transportation, Raw Materials, Agglomeration Costs

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Transportation

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Targets generally have Best Buys, Sally Beauty Salons, Famous Footwear, JC Penny, & Petsmarts near them. This is known as what?

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Agglomerations

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AT&T having their call centers stationed in India and China is known as what industry practice?

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Outsourcing

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If a product is heavier when it arrives at the factory than when it leaves (trees--> paper, potatoes-->chips) then the factory will be ____________ to the market

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farther