Unit 7 Filling in the Gaps Review

Unit 7 Review (So Far)

Multiple Choice

Is this:

• Santa Fe, New Mexico

• San Jose, California

• El Paso, Texas

Transportation

• The cheapest areas for manufactured products to be assembled and sent to different areas

• Usually built near where modes of transportation change

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Break of Bulk

Multiple Choice

Chicago is a good example of a break of bulk point.

Are the harbor (coast) points in Chicago site factors or situation factors?

• Site

• Situation

• Terminal costs: the cost of loading and unloading products

• Route Flexibility: Whether or not a mode of transportation can travel to many destinations

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Transportation Concerns:

Multiple Choice

Name a mode of transportation with low route flexibility

• Ship

• Truck

• Train

• Airplane

Global Trade

​The relocation of production processes from developed countries to developing countries (like China).

Core countries like America have shifted primarily to the service sector, while semi-peripheral countries handle manufacturing and peripheral countries do most primary sector work.

New International Division of Labor

Fill in the Blanks

Manufacturing is increasingly being done in developing countries, like China and Mexico. This kind of work is in the

Economic sector

a designated area within a country that has different economic regulations than other regions.

These areas might offer incentives, like lower taxes, to businesses.

Special Economic Zones

Multiple Choice Review

Multiple Choice

Where are Break of Bulk Points usually located?

• Large Cities

• The Midwest

• Transportation Centers

Multiple Choice

Which is the best definition of agglomeration:

• Clustering of similar economic activities in a specific location
• An effective method of cheap transportation

• The theory that businesses will always do whatever is cheapest

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is considered a core country:

• China
• Mexico

• Canada

• Brazil

Multiple Choice

What does SEZ stand for?

• Special Economic Zones

• Specific Engagement Zones

• Standard Extraction Zones

Multiple Choice

How do Special Economic Zones attract businesses?

• By offering tax incentives

• By limiting infrastructure development

• By decreasing access to skilled labor