Industry

Question 1

What was the most important factor in Weber's Least Cost Theory?

Accepted Answer

transportation cost

Question 2

The hearth of the Industrial Revolution was

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Northern England & Southern Scotland

Question 3

The Industrial Revolution led to

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stage 3 of the demographic transition

Question 4

Based on the theory of distance decay, a resident of London is MOST likely to migrate to ...

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Paris, France

Question 5

The location of parts manufacturers near the factory where the parts will be installed is

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agglomeration

Question 6

According to the Central Place Theory, smaller settlements...

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Are closer together

Question 7

In Weber's Least Cost Theory, where would the best location of a paper mill in Portland, Oregon

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Near raw materials outside of Portland's metropolitan area

Question 8

Over the shortest distance, which of the following would be the lowest cost per mile?

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truck

Question 9

Alexia Harkley, a 2015 (STEM) graduate, most likely took AP HUG in

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2014

Question 10

Which is NOT a successful Texas industry that does not create jobs and income for many Texans?

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Maple Syrup

Question 11

What do the first agricultural hearths have in common with the first industrial hearths?

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location along rivers

Question 12

According to Alfred Weber's Least Cost Theory, a business should

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Minimize the most expensive transportation cost

Question 13

All of the following are site factors involved in the location of factories EXCEPT

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Cost of Transportation

Question 14

The first industry to benefit from industrialization was?

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Textiles

Question 15

Pre-Civil War, the North's largest industry was . .

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Textile Manufacturing

Question 16

Country that has risen in Industrial strength since the 1960s to become a new industrial power?

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China

Question 17

Sending jobs to a foreign country where labor/workers cost less:

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outsourcing

Question 18

The location of a place in relation to the location of other places

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Relative location

Question 19

Migrants choose a location closer rather than farther

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Intervening opportunity

Question 20

According to Weber's least cost theory, where would a bulk-reducing item be produced?

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Closer to the raw materials

Question 21

Weber's Least Cost Theory states that a business will find a location in order to minimize...

Accepted Answer

transportation costs

Question 22

Who developed Central Place Theory?

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Walter Christaller

Question 23

Define absolute location

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The location using longitude and latitude .

Question 24

In Weber's Least Cost Theory of Industrial Location, bulk-reducing industries locate near...

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the raw materials

Question 25

What is the most important site factor for industrial location at a global scale?

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labor

Question 26

According to Weber's model of industrial location, a steel mill would be typically located

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next to raw materials

Question 27

Which shape is used in the Central Place Theory

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Hexagons

Question 28

What is the heartland-rimland theory?

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The Heartlands (Eurasia) will rule the world/rimlands

Question 29

Least cost theory is _____ when locating an industry.

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labor, transporation, and agglomeration is minimized

Question 30

Which agricultural revolution coincided with the Industrial Revolution?

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2nd

Question 31

Which is a site factor that is responsible for lowering the cost of production?

Accepted Answer

right to work laws

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