AP Human Geography Unit 7 Practice

1.  Situation costs are critical to a firm that wishes to

•  avoid skilled laborers.
• minimize production costs inside the plant.
•  minimize transport costs.
• identify unique characteristics of a particular industry.

Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to

• government subsidies.

• raw materials.

• water transportation.

• labor markets.

Soda bottling is an example of a

• perishable industry.

• labor intensive industry.

• bulk-gaining industry.

• communications-oriented industry.

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

• Factory
• Consumer Products 
• Raw materials 
• Break-of-bulk Point

Why are maquiladoras close to the border?

• Where the best resources are

• The geography is best there

• Easy to ship in and out

What are the factories in northern Mexico called?

• Mariachi

• Maquiladoras

• Commercial Factories

• No factories in Mexico

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

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

• Maquiladora Industires
• Just-in-time planning
• Agglomerations
• Outsourcing

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

• Agglomerations
• Outsourcing
• NAFTA
• Special Economic Zones

If a product is heavier when it arrives at the factory than when it leaves then the factory will be ________ in relation to the market than the raw materials.