APHG Unit 7 Review

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A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.

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Break-of-bulk point

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An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs.

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Bulk-gaining industry

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An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs.

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Bulk-reducing industry

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A form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly.

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Fordist Production

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A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.

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Industrial Revolution

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Shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed

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Just-in-time delivery

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Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less-skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries.

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New International Division of Labor

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Which of the following regions are primary industrial regions? Western and Central Europe, Eastern North America, Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Asia

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All of the above

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The five stages of growth experienced by countries who ascribe to the international trade approach to economic development; namely, traditional society, preconditions for take-off, take-off, drive to maturity, and the age of high mass consumption.

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Rostow's Stages of Growth Model

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

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labor markets