Single-Industry Towns

Question 1

What is a single-industry town?

Answer 1

a town that relies on only 1 kind of industry for economic stability and success

Question 2

Name an example of a single-industry town?

Answer 2

Flint, Michigan

Question 3

What kind of product is usually exploited in a single-industry town?

Answer 3

A natural resource

Question 4

How many companies usually work in a single-industry town?

Answer 4

One or two

Question 5

Is a single-industry town usually close or far from urban agglomerations?

Answer 5

FAR

Question 6

How does the economy affect single-industry towns?

Answer 6

The economy has a HUGE impact on these towns

Question 7

What would it mean if the industry in a single-industry town closed down?

Answer 7

The whole town would close down (this happened in Gagnon, Quebec)

Question 8

What phenomenon are these towns at risk for?

Answer 8

DEVITALIZATION

Question 9

What can help with the risks of closure in a single-industry town?

Answer 9

DIVERSIFICATION of economic activities