AP Human Geography Ch. 11 Key Issue 2 Review

A metallic mineral that contains iron is called a

• Ferrous alloy

• Alnico Alloy

• Bismuth Alloy

• Indium Alloy

A company faces 2 geographic costs- __________ in which a firm seeks to reduce the cost of transporting inputs to factories and finished products to market; and _______ which firms seek a location with unique characteristics

• situation factors; site factors

• Input factors; output factors

• More developed factor; less developed factor

• bulk-gaining factors; bulk reducing factors

Car makers situate final assembly plants

• Near inputs

• near markets

• at break-of-bulk points

• at containerization facilities

what are the 3 considerations that firms use when considering site factors?

• Land, Labor, Capital

• Proximity to inputs, proximity to markets, proximity to ports

• whether cost of transportation would be lowest with truck, train, or ship

• Supply, demand, and cost of labor

Why would a company locate manufacturing near a break-of-bulk point

• They use multiple transportation modes

• They need to store non-perishable inputs for long periods of time

• They are bulk-reducing industries

• They are single market industries

_________ can help ease the cost and time of switching packages between modes

• Containerization

• refrigeration

• ship to shore transport

• Large volume couriers

To reduce cost, bulk-reducing industries locate

• near inputs

• near markets

• near break-of-bulks

• near railroads

Which of the following are examples bulk-gaining industry? (select 2 correct answers)

• Fabricated metals

• Beverage production

• Copper

• Steel

After 1980, ______ became the leading steel producer in the world

• China

• Russia

• United States

• Brazil