labor

Question 1

most important site factor is

Answer 1

labor

Question 2

china has ———of worlds manufacturing workers

Answer 2

1/4

Question 3

india has—–of worlds manufacturing workers

Answer 3

1/5

Question 4

mdcs combine have ——-of world manufactuing workers

Answer 4

1/5

Question 5

whats a labor intensive industry

Answer 5

wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a ahigh percentage of expenses

Question 6

are textiles labor intensive

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

how do you know textiles are labor intensive

Answer 7

they are 6% of world manufacturing dollar value but 14% for manufacturing employment

Question 8

synthetic fbier accounts for ———— of thread production

Answer 8

3/4

Question 9

whats a spinster

Answer 9

unmarried woman in the industrial rev.

Question 10

where is spinning

Answer 10

lowwage countries

china has 2/3 worlds cotton thread

Question 11

regenerated synthetic fibers

Answer 11

produced from natural rawmaterials to produce fibers uitable for weaving

Question 12

true synthetic fibers

Answer 12

made from like petrochemicals that dont naturally formfibers

Question 13

first commercially successful regenerated synthetic fiber

Answer 13

rayon-processing cellulose from wood pulp

Question 14

first true synthetic fiber

Answer 14

nylon-from petroleum in 1937

Question 15

leading synthetic today

Answer 15

polyester (1/3 synthetic fiber production)

Question 16

dominant fabric producers countries

Answer 16

china and india

Question 17

why are china nad india leading fabric producers

Answer 17

low labor cost overshadows high expense for shipping inputs and products

Question 18

china has —— of worlds woven cotton fabric production

Answer 18

60%

Question 19

india has —— of worlds woven cotton fabric production

Answer 19

30%

Question 20

first functional sewing machine invented by

Answer 20

french barthelemy thimmonnier1830

Question 21

first commercially successful sewing machine invented by

Answer 21

isaac cinger 1850

Question 22

what happened to thimmonnier’s machine

Answer 22

destroyed by partisan tailors afraid of losing jobs

Question 23

—play larger roles in asembly than spinning cuz——

Answer 23

MDCS

the consumers are in MDCS