Human Geography Quiz

Hotelling

Who created the mode of spatial competition model?

Losch

Who created the zone of profitability

Hotelling’s theory

Locational interdependence is another term for___________

Spinning wheels, water wheels

Energy sources in the industrial revolution

coal

New energy source after industrial revolution

Steam engine, water pumps, railroads

new inventions from industrial revolution

James Watt

who created the steam engine?

Matthew Boulton

Who improved the steam engine

Transportation, Labor, + Agglomeration

What are the 3 categories of cost?

Friction of distance

Time and cost increases with distance

Weber’s Model

Companies gauge where production and agglomeration cost will be the least and where they can earn the most profit

Variable costs

Energy supply, labor, transport, expenses

Location theory

predicting where business with be located

Zone of Profitability

Choosing where you can maximize profit

made my Losch

Mode of spatial competition

putting your business near a competing business in order to limit their territory

Made by Hotelling

Weber

Who created location theory?