11.3/4 review

Before corporations began outsourcing production to developing countries, they controlled all aspects of the production process known as:

• new international division of labor.
• vertical integration.
• fair trade.
• industrial relocation.
• integrated manufacturing.

Where is the future growth in manufacturing expected to concentrate?

• China, Mexico, Indonesia, and Vietnam
• South Africa, Argentina, Vietnam, and India
• Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia
• Chile, Ireland, Rwanda, and Belize
• Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

What is one of the main reasons that industry in the United States has shifted production?

• To move to states with closed shops
• To move closer to low-skilled labor
• To operate in right-to-work states
• To seek better climate and recreation for company managers
• To be closer to raw materials

Some industries expand their production to developing countries to:

• be closer to the market for their goods.
• be able to use less-skilled low-cost labor.
• reduce transportation costs after manufacturing.
• take advantage of free trade relationships.
• focus on development strategies in developing economies.

The transfer of jobs in industrial manufacturing to developing regions is known as:

• outsourcing.
• vertical integration.
• new international division of labor.
• maquiladoras.
• right to work.

What are the three types of pollution geographers worry about?

• Water,solid, air

• Ground,air, water

• Air,gas,liquid

• solid,liquid,ground

Minimills differ from regular steel mills in that their inputs are:

• From LDCs
• From smaller facilities such as junkyards
• Smaller Iron ore mines
• Scrap metal from cities

A Chlorofluorocarbons is a.....

• A gas used as a solvent and in plastic foams and fire extinguishers
• Conversion of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides to acids that return to Earth as rain
• Sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides that enter the atmosphere and return to Earth's surface

Name the four principal inputs in remanufacturing.

• Aluminum, coal, gas, plastic
• Paper, Plastic, glass, aluminum
• Plastic, styrofoam, paper, aluminum

The more wealthy a country is....

• the higher the emission of carbon dioxide.
• The more it increases earths temperature
• The lower its petroleum use
• less waste it produces