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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat allowed for the creation of Maquiladoras?NAFTANATOANSEANHDI
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a textile?PantsBlanketShirtWrapper
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the best example of Outsourcing?An El Salvadorian immigrant illegally immigrates to the USA to find workAn American Tech Company fires it's American Employees and hires people in Bangladesh to do the same job for 1/4 the costA European worker moves to the USA and gets a high paying job at a tech company.An American company decides to change it's steel contracts from Japanese companies to Chinese companies
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich statistic tells you how much money a country makes?HDIPPPGNPWTO
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the hearth of the Industrial revolution?GermanyUSARussiaEngland
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Coca-Cola have bottling plants all over the world and not just one major plant?Because Coca Cola is a Bluk Reducing IndustryBecause Coca Cola is a Bulk Gaining IndustryBecause Coca Cola is a Footloose industryBecause Coca Cola is a Basic Industry
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich resource has produced the most energy over the last 200 years?UraniumCoalGasOil
- 8. Multiple Choice1. Soda bottling is an example of aperishable industry.labor intensive industry.bulk-gaining industry.communications-oriented industry.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceProducers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access togovernment subsidies.raw materialswater transportation.labor markets.
- 10. Multiple Choice1. Situation costs are critical to a firm that wishes toavoid skilled laborers.minimize production costs inside the plant.minimize transport costs.identify unique characteristics of a particular industry.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?FactoryConsumer ProductsRaw materialsBreak-of-bulk Point
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy are the factories in Mexico close to the border?Where the best resources areThe geography is best thereEasy to ship in and out
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the factories in Mexico called?MariachiMaquiladorasCommercial FactoriesNo factories in Mexico
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Alfred Weber, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating a new industry?LaborTransportationRaw MaterialsAgglomeration Costs
- 15. Multiple ChoiceEastern North America became the continent's manufacturing center in part because it had access to the continent'slargest markets.most extensive sources of essential raw materials.Ocean going transportation links to Asia.all of these
- 16. Multiple Choice
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
- 17. Multiple Choice
What were the first industries to be impacted by the industrial revolution?
Iron, Coal, Transportation, Textiles, chemicals, food processing
Petroleum, natural gas, hydroelectricity, aerospace engineering
Subsistence farming, cottage industry, animal domestication
automotive, steel, telecommunications, railroads
- 18. Multiple Choice
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
- 19. Multiple Choice
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.
- 20. Multiple Choice
The least expensive mode of transport for shipping goods over long distances is by:
automobile
rail
ship
truck
- 21. Multiple Choice
It is especially important for steel minimills to locate near:
iron ore deposits
coal deposits
inexpensive labor
major metropolitan areas
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