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WorksheetsAP Hug Industry
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What allowed for the creation of Maquiladoras?
NAFTA
NATO
ANSEAN
HDI
GDP
Which of the following is NOT a textile?
Pants
Blanket
Shirt
Wrapper
Socks
Alfred Weber's least cost theory explained location of industries of terms of the three factors of
deglomeration, labor, and locational interdependence
locational interdependence, variable revenue analysis, and transportation
transportation, labor, and agglomeration
raw materials, transportation, and agglomeration
situation factors, site factora, and locational interdependence
Where was the hearth of the Industrial revolution?
Germany
USA
Russia
England
Japan
Why does Coca-Cola have bottling plants all over the world and not just one major plant?
Because Coca Cola is a bulk reducing industry
Because Coca Cola is a bulk gaining industry
Because Coca Cola is a footloose industry
Because Coca Cola is a basic industry
Because Coca Cola is cottage industry
Which resource has produced the most energy over the last 200 years?
Uranium
Coal
Gas
Oil
Gasoline
In Britain, the proximity of what three things gave an unsurpassed advantage to the development of early industry?
forests for charcoal, domestic markets, and iron ores
an internal railroad system, cotton for textiles, and domestic markets
coal fields, iron ores, and river ways
good highways, coal fields, and coastal ports
a large labor pool, electricity, and coal-powered ships
Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to
government subsidies.
raw materials
water transportation.
consumers
international borders
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.
outsource its manufacturing to a neighboring country
A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?
Factory
Consumer Products
Raw materials
Break-of-bulk Point
A strong labor market
During the 1970s, U.S. television manufacturers began to move productions “offshore” to places such as special zones on the Mexican border called
industrial cities
maquiladoras
commercial factories
special economic zones
footloose industries
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
Distance to markets
New York City, like other large urban centers with great ports, is called a break of bulk location because
plentiful labor is available to unload massive cargo ships.
markets are readily available for shipped goods.
large dock warehouses are available where goods can be stored until sold.
transported cargo can be transferred from one kind of carrier to another.
raw materials are continually shipped in and ready for processing into products.
Prior to the Industrial revolution, people made household tools, clothing, and agricultural equipment in their homes, which is known as the_________
home-bound industry
sustainable development
fair trade industry
cottage industry
comparative advantage industry
What were the first industries to be impacted by the industrial revolution?
iron, coal, transportation, textiles, improved agriculture
Petroleum, natural gas, hydroelectricity, aerospace engineering
Subsistence farming, cottage industry, animal domestication
automotive, steel, telecommunications, railroads
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
single factors; secondary factors
Which of the following is an example of a site consideration when locating an industry?
The industry in question is bulk-reducing.
The manufacturing process is bulk-gaining.
The product is perishable.
The manufacturing process is labor intensive.
The consumers are wealthy
The least expensive mode of transport for shipping goods over long distances is by:
automobile
rail
ship
truck
aircraft
If a substantial number of enterprises all develop in, or move to, the same area the factor is called
break of bulk
deglomeration
agglomeration
intensity
industrialization
The main goal of NAFTA has been to
more closely integrate the economies of Mexico, Canada and the U.S.
increase tariffs and trade restrictions between Mexico, Canada and the U.S.
make safety regulations for trade more uniform across North America
strengthen the competitiveness of the Mexican economy
restrict immigration across international borders in North America
The primary cause of global warming in recent years has been the
burning of fossil fuels
formation of acid rain
increase in slash and burn agriculture
changes in heat emissions from the sun
melting of polar icecaps
The location decision of a bulk-reducing industry is most likely to be affected by the
close proxiity to labor markets
close proximity of raw materials
close proximity of customers
good access to railroad lines
good access to warm water ports
