Unit 4 test prep

System of manufacturing that takes place in the home

production increases the weight of a product

characteristic os a particular place related to the costs of production

adoption by companies of flexible work rules (allocation of workers to teams)

concentration of specific industries in locations

location where transfer between transport is easiest and cheapest

a type of industry in which wages are the majority of the costs of production

Production decreases weight of a product

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

characteristics of a place related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory

Region that contains first areas to enter the Industrial Revolution

The largest clothing and textile producing region in the united states

Inexpensive energy in the region has attracted such varied industries as aluminum manufacturing, paper making, flour mills, textile manufacturing, and sugar refining

The industrial region that contains Russias largest petroleum and natural gas fields

Became worlds leading manufacturer of automobiles, ships, cameras, stereos, and tv by 1950 and 1960

The oldest industrial area in the US. developed as an industrial center in the early 19th century, beginning with cotton textiles

The largest market in the US that has numerous large ports and is where the financial services industry is concentrated

worlds largest labor force was opened to trade after policy changes in the 1990s

this industrial area contains worlds largest port, Rotterdam

eastern Europes leading industrial area outside the former soviet empire

production sometimes uses “mountain top removal”

generally considered cleanest of the fossil fuels

Dire geopolitical considerations with the production of this type energy

no carbon dioxide emissions but deadly toxic waste produced

production of this type of energy involves food costs as well

few sites and huge costs make this type energy an unlikely solution

a very unreliable, if clean, type of energy

cost and storage of this energy is problematic

usually found only at the intersections of tectonic plates

the proven reserves of what fossil fuels is mostly located in MDCs

law preventing a union and company from negotiation a contract requiring workers to join a union

a fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing

to turnover much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers

heat from the sun becomes trapped in earths atmosphere instead of radiating out into space

organization of a business where the enterprise owns all phases of producton

industrial development has largely bipassed the southern states until the latter half of the 20th century for which of the following reasons

Carbon monoxide, and particulates that create smog

Sulfur dioxide that produces acid

CO2, which is the primary greenhouse gas

Pollution of the Ganges river

sanitary landfill

which of the following countries is the single largest steel producer in the world

Acid rain damages building of what material

in the last 50 years, industry in Europe relocated to what pattern

what country is the largest producer of carbon dioxide per capita

a permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants

Any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it

a sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland

max distance people willing to travel for a service

min number of customers to make service profitable

a collection of individual vendors who come together to offer goods and services in a location on specified days

the largest city whose populations is more than twice the size of the second largest city

(what service sector) computer programmer

(what service sector) Wheat farmer

(what service sector)automobile assembly line worker

(what service sector)restaurant chef

(what service sector)fishing

taxi cab driver(what service sector)

CEO of large profitable tech company (what service sector)

(what service sector)worker at textile factory

(what service TYPE) a restaurant server

(what service TYPE)a company that provides accounting services

purchased by households, provided by GOV.(what service TYPE)

(what service TYPE)a fire fighter

(what service TYPE)leisure and hospitality

(what service TYPE)transport services

(what service TYPE)purchased by business, provided by buisness

(what service TYPE)national service

(what service TYPE)purchased by households, provided by businesses

generally, the optimal location for services is where?

what are the 4 best examples of primate cities

area of research and production of high tech products

a company that produces a product or service that is sold in the community

a collection of structures at a single location

a city that is a major center of services for the globalized economy at the center of the flows of information and money

the process of consolidating small landholdings into a smaller number of large farms in England during the 18th century

the process by which the population of urban settlements grow

an urban settlement with more 10 mil inhabitants but less than 20

an urban settlement with more than 20 mil inhabitants

a situation where services may be offered independent of location

a company that produces a product or service that is exported outside the community

(MDC OR LDC)urbanizing fastest

(MDC OR LDC)most urbanized

(MDC OR LDC)most mega cities

(MDC OR LDC)most meta cities

(basic or nonbasic)Medtronic builds a new campus in cottage grove

(basic or nonbasic)the ford motor company builds a new factory in Woodbury

(basic or nonbasic)Amazon builds a new fulfillment center in Wash CO

(basic or nonbasic)Trader Joes opens a new grocery store in Woodbury

(basic or nonbasic)Walmart builds a new mega store in cottage grove

factors of place vulnerability of services

what are Louis Wirths characteristics of a city

what is necessary for development of a technopole

first city to reach 1 mil inhabitants

Dispersed rural settlements were initially located where in America