FREE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

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FREE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

STACK #1766 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -15 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: site factors

Answer:

location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land labor and capital

Question 2: situation factors

Answer:

location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory

Question 3: cottage industry

Answer:

home-based manufacturing

Question 4: trading bloc

Answer:

a group of neighboring countrys that agree to trade with one another and erect barriers to limit trade with other blocs

Question 5: fordist

Answer:

form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly

Question 6: bulk-reducing industry

Answer:

an economic activity in which the final product weighs less than its inputs

Question 7: bulk-gaining industry

Answer:

makes something that gains volume or weight during production

Question 8: Maquiladora

Answer:

factories built by the U.S. companies in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico

Question 9: textile

Answer:

a fabric made by weaving, used to make clothing

Question 10: New international division of labor

Answer:

transfer of some types of jobs, especially the ones with lower pay and skill from MDC to LDC

Question 11: Industrial Revolution

Answer:

a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods

Question 12: Right-to-work state

Answer:

a U.S. state that has passed a law preventing a union and company from negociating a contract that requires a worker to join a union as a condition of employment

Question 13: break-of-bulk point

Answer:

a location where transfer among transportation modes is possible

Question 14: Post-Fordist

Answer:

adoption by companies of more flexible work rules

Question 15: labor-intensive industry

Answer:

an industry in which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses