11 Quizizz

The U.S. steel industry moved westward in the nineteenth century primarily because of better access to

• iron ore.

• markets.

• labor.

• transport.

The Industrial Revolution began in

• the United States.

• Japan.

• Russia.

• Great Britain.

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

• markets for finished automobiles.

• raw materials.

• labor markets.

Mexico’s maquiladora plants:

• cannot find enough laborers to manufacture products in northern Mexico.

• may be taking advantage of lax environmental enforcement.

• are using obsolete production processes compared with most U.S. assembly plants.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, industry was geographically

• clustered.

• random.

• dispersed.

The main source of power for steam engines and blast ovens is produced from

• nuclear power.

• Wind

• coal.

Containerization was developed to facilitate long-distance transport by _______ before transferring to trucks and trains.

• train

• airplane

• ship

• truck

The new international division of labor reflects the growing importance of

• outsourcing.

• access to raw materials.

• new infrastructure.

Twenty-three U.S. states have so-called "right-to-work" laws that

• cause a great deal of trouble for labor unions attempting to organize workers and bargain with employers.

• make it much more difficult for employers to limit wages, cut health benefits, and stop unions from forming.

• fight the efforts of factory management to break unions and keep future unions from forming.

What two location factors influence more industries to remain in the northeastern United States and northwestern Europe?

• skilled labor and rapid delivery to market

• availability of raw materials and cheap energy

• cheap labor and high consumer demand

• global communications and fluid capital