chapter 11 Flashcards
where was the hearth of industry
Europe (northern englands and southern scotland) in 18th century
home-based manufacturing
cottage industry
what type of jobs is industry based around
secondary secotor
three principal industrial regions and why
europe- first to industrialize
north america- a lot in southern because of low labor cost
east asia- leading manufacturing country
industrial location factors related to the cost of factors of production inside a plant
Site Factors-
three production factors
labor, capital, land
the funds to establish new factories or modernize existing ones
Capital
location factors relating to the transportation of materials into and from a factory
Situation Factors
an industry in which the inputs weigh more than the final products
Bulk-Reducing Industry-
what industries are located close to market (3)
bulk-gaining, perishable, single market
makes something that gains volume or weight during production
Bulk-Gaining Industry
a specialized manufacturer with only one or two customers
Single-Market Manufacture
what is the order of transportaion from cheapest to most expensive
ship
rail
truck
plane
The farther something is transported, the cost per KM (or mile) is _______
cheaper
a location where transfer among transportation modes is possible
Break-of-Bulk Point-
three fossil fuels
coal, petroluem, natural gas
two ways the demand for petroleum has dampend
conservation and raised gas price
The higher a country’s per capita GDP, the ______ its per capita carbon emissions
higher
turning over much of the resopnsiblility for production to independent suppliers.
outsourcing
Vertical Integration-
which a company controls all phases of a highly complex production process
acid precipitation generally doesn’t fall from where it is ___
emitted
enters a body of water at a specific location
point source pollution
water pollution that comes from a large, diffuse area
nonpoint-source pollution
there is a general ____ in prodution of steel in developing countries and a general _____ of the production of steel in developed countries
increase, decrease
what is one reson the industry shirfted in the US
right-to-work-laws
in europe the industry shifted from where to where
northwestern to southern and eastern europe
what does the new international divisions of labor mean
operations that don’t require skilled workers are set in developing countries and Operations that do require skilled workers operate in developed countries
what allowed operations to be based in developing countries
shipping technology improvements
what are three inputs to indutrialization to move from the northeast to the south in the US
the Tennessee Valley Authority
right-to-work laws
populations shift
what are closed shops equilivent to/ mean
there are unions
what does right-to-work mean
option to join a union
what political party doesn’t like unions
republicans
what is NAFTA
north Atlantic free trade agreement
reduces barriers to moving goods among Mexico, the US and canada
