Weber's Theory of Industrial Location
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Boone Dixon
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Geography
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9th Grade
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1.
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a bulk-gaining industry?
A soda bottling company
Copper or zinc smelting
A paper manufacturing plant
A winery
All of the answer choices represent bulk-gaining industries
2.
Multiple Choice
In a bulk-gaining industry:
companies make money buying and selling bulky items.
companies assemble products whose weight is greater after assembly.
companies make weight-gain supplements.
maquiladoras provide the labor force.
production centers are far from their markets.
3.
Multiple Choice
Alfred Weber's Least Cost Theory takes into account all of the following EXCEPT:
locating markets close to raw materials.
transportation costs.
weight of raw materials.
agglomeration costs.
consumer demand for the finished product.
4.
Multiple Choice
An example of a product made by a bulk-reducing industry is:
potato chips.
milk.
automobiles.
homes.
textiles.
5.
Multiple Choice
Shopping malls are an example of:
urbanization.
deglomeration.
agglomeration.
cumulative causation.
gentrification.
6.
Multiple Choice
Deglomeration occurs when a location:
experiences a natural disaster.
does not have a large enough labor force.
is saturated with businesses offering similar goods/services.
sees an increase in large firms moving in.
experiences a rapid loss of manufacturing activity.
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