chapter 11 clickers the cultural landscape eleventh edition industry and manufacturing © 2014...
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Chapter 11 Clickers
The Cultural LandscapeEleventh Edition
Industry and
Manufacturing
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John Conley
Saddleback College
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a) the Central Industrial district is to the United States.b) Kuznetsk is to East Asia.c) Middle Atlantic is to United Kingdom.d) Silesia is to Eastern Europe.e) Volga is to Western Europe.
Complete the following analogy concerning industrial areas. The Mohawk Valley is to the United States as:
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a) the Central Industrial district is to the United States.b) Kuznetsk is to East Asia.c) Middle Atlantic is to United Kingdom.d) Silesia is to Eastern Europe.e) Volga is to Western Europe.
Explanation: Although industry is located worldwide, the four major industrial regions account for the majority of the globe’s manufacturing.
Complete the following analogy concerning industrial areas. The Mohawk Valley is to the United States as:
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a) The industry in question is bulk-reducing.b) The manufacturing process is bulk-gaining.c) The product is perishable. d) The manufacturing process is labor intensive.e) The product will be shipped a long distance.
Which of the following is an example of a site consideration when locating an industry?
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a) The industry in question is bulk-reducing.b) The manufacturing process is bulk-gaining.c) The product is perishable. d) The manufacturing process is labor intensive.e) The product will be shipped a long distance.
Explanation: The cost of the three main site factors—land, labor, and capital—vary among places. Globally, labor is the most important site factor.
Which of the following is an example of a site consideration when locating an industry?
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a) the Midwest.b) New England.c) New York.d) Pennsylvania.e) the South.
Industrialization in the United States began in:
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a) the Midwest.b) New England.c) New York.d) Pennsylvania.e) the South.
Explanation: Early New England factories produced textiles for sale in Europe.
Industrialization in the United States began in:
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a) a bulk-gaining industry.b) a bulk-reducing industry.c) a break-of-bulk industry.d) concentrated near mountain-fresh waters.e) unaffected by situation factors.
Beer brewing is:
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a) a bulk-gaining industry.b) a bulk-reducing industry.c) a break-of-bulk industry.d) concentrated near mountain-fresh waters.e) unaffected by situation factors.
Explanation: Because their product becomes more bulky through manufacturing, breweries seek out locations near markets.
Beer brewing is:
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a) 1880b) 1920c) 1960d) 1980e) 2000
The temperature of the atmosphere was highest in
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a) 1880b) 1920c) 1960d) 1980e) 2000
Explanation: The Earth’s average temperature has risen in the last century.
The temperature of the atmosphere was highest in
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a) airplane. b) automobile.c) rail. d) ship. e) truck.
The least expensive mode of transport for shipping goods over long distances is by:
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a) airplane. b) automobile.c) rail. d) ship. e) truck.
Explanation: Ship transport is the most cost effective mode over long distances.
The least expensive mode of transport for shipping goods over long distances is by:
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a) airplanes b) automobiles c) computers d) consumer electronics e) textiles
Which type of manufacturing requires the lowest level of skill?
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a) airplanes b) automobiles c) computers d) consumer electronics e) textiles
Explanation: The textile industry is labor intensive. As a result, a great emphasis is placed on finding low-cost labor.
Which type of manufacturing requires the lowest level of skill?
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a) Iron ore depositsb) Coal depositsc) Cheap electricityd) Inexpensive labore) Major metropolitan areas
It is especially important for steel minimills to locate near:
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a) Iron ore depositsb) Coal depositsc) Cheap electricityd) Inexpensive labore) Major metropolitan areas
It is especially important for steel minimills to locate near:
Explanation: Steel minimills need to locate near the markets because of high shipping costs.
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a) North toward Bostonb) Toward Chicago c) East toward New York Cityd) South toward Houstone) Manufacturing has tended to stay in the Midwest
and Northeast.
Within the United States, manufacturing has been most likely to shift in which of the following directions?
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a) North toward Bostonb) Toward Chicago c) East toward New York Cityd) South toward Houstone) Manufacturing has tended to stay in the Midwest
and Northeast.
Explanation: Anti-union laws and federally funded infrastructure have enticed industry to move south.
Within the United States, manufacturing has been most likely to shift in which of the following directions?
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a) is one aspect of vertical integration.b) is at the core of Fordist mass production.c) leads to an increase in manufacturing jobs in less
developed countries.d) is part of a just-in-time production strategy.e) relies upon securing highly skilled labor.
Outsourcing:
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a) is one aspect of vertical integration.b) is at the core of Fordist mass production.c) leads to an increase in manufacturing jobs in less
developed countries.d) is part of a just-in-time production strategy.e) relies upon securing highly skilled labor.
Explanation: Outsourcing is a key part of the new international division of labor.
Outsourcing:
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Which one of countries listed below is not one of the World's leading steel producing countries?
a) Chinab) Russiac) United Statesd) Canadae) Japan
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Explanation: Canada is not one of the world's major steel producers.
Which one of countries listed below is not one of the World's leading steel producing countries?
a) Chinab) Russiac) United Statesd) Canadae) Japan
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a) A global phenomenonb) Most prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africac) Unrelated to prevailing windsd) Most common downwind of industrial arease) Is caused by the thinning of the ozone layer
Acid precipitation is:
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a) A global phenomenonb) Most prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africac) Unrelated to prevailing windsd) Most common downwind of industrial arease) Is caused by the thinning of the ozone layer
Explanation: The eastern portion of the country generally has the most acidic rain in the United States because it is downwind from a large amount of factories and coal burning electrical generating stations.
Acid precipitation is:
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