land Flashcards

1
Q

why were early factories located in cities

A

situation-local market and rail shipping to mnational market

site-labor and sources for capital

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2
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what did early factories need

A

land

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3
Q

what was the solution to lack of land

A

multistory buildings

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4
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how did the multistory early factories work

A

small raw materials asembled at top and sent down throught chutes and pulleys
water was stored in tanks on the roof

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5
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how do contemporary factories work

A

raw materials delivered at one end and then transported through factory on conveyors and forklifts

products are assembled in logical order an then shipped out the other end

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6
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why are onestory factories located in suburbs or rural

A

land available
land cheap
facilitate inputs and shipping products-cuz its not by rail anymore, its by truck

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7
Q

aluminum requires

A

electricity to seperate pure aluminum from bauxite ore

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8
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where are aluminm factories

A

dams

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9
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what do factories look fo in land

A

suburban-highways and land available and cheap

environmental factors- climate, topography, energy…

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