Industrial Location and Manufacturing Quiz

Alfred Weber’s analysis of choosing location emphasizes the importance of which factor?

• Cost of transportation

• Availability of raw materials

• Proximity to competitors

• Climate conditions

Agglomeration refers to:

• The concentration of industries in a particular area

• The spread of industries across different regions

• The isolation of industries from each other

• The relocation of industries to rural areas

What is vertical integration and describe the Costco (or Perdue) example we learned about:

• Controlling all stages of production

• Outsourcing production stages

• Specializing in one stage of production

• Importing raw materials

Modern manufacturing is described as being spatially disaggregated. What does that mean?

• Production is spread across multiple locations

• Production is concentrated in one location

• Production is limited to urban areas

• Production is only in rural areas

Many manufacturing industries have declined in places that were once the origin or significant hub of manufacturing due to:

• High labor costs

• Lack of raw materials

• Poor infrastructure

• Political instability

Which is more likely to locate near the material source: a bulk reducing or bulk gaining industry?

• Bulk reducing

• Bulk gaining

• Neither

• Both equally

Give an example of a bulk gaining industry:

• Automobile manufacturing

• Steel production

• Mining

• Logging

What is a growth pole? Give an example of a growth pole. What scale do growth poles operate? Global/National/Local (circle)

• A center of economic activity

• A rural area with declining population

• A region with no industrial activity

• A small town with limited resources

Many US manufacturing jobs moved to the South (of the United States) because of:

• Lower labor costs

• Better climate

• Proximity to markets

• Availability of raw materials

T/F there is a global wage disparity based, in part, on gender.

• True

• False