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Agglomeration Industries
Businesses clustering together to lower costs.
Footloose Industry
Industry not tied to one location.
Manufacturing Region
Area with many factories.
Assembly Line
Workers each do one step of production.
Fordism / Post-Fordism
Fordism: mass production. Post-Fordism: flexible, customized production.
Maquiladora
Mexican factory importing materials duty-free and exporting goods.
Break-of-Bulk
Place goods switch transport types.
Free Trade Zone
Area where goods are traded without tariffs.
Export Processing Zone
Industrial zone producing goods for export.
Market Orientation
Factory near customers.
Brownfield
Abandoned industrial land reused.
Growth Pole
Economic growth around a key industry.
Mass Production
Large amounts of identical goods.
Bulk-Gaining Industry
Product gains weight during production.
Industrial Inertia
Industry stays after original reason is gone.
Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)
Countries rapidly growing in manufacturing.
Bulk-Reducing Industry
Product loses weight during production.
Industrial Revolution
Shift to machine factory production.
Outsourcing
Moving production to another country.
Capital
Money used for investment.
Infrastructure
Basic systems like roads and power.
Primary Industry
Extract natural resources.
Comparative Advantage
Producing goods more efficiently than others.
International Division of Labor
Countries specialize in different production stages.
Raw Material Orientation
Industry near resources.
Complementarity
Regions trade goods each needs.
Economies of Scale
Lower costs from large production.
Site Characteristics
Physical features of a location.
Cottage Industry
Small home-based production.
Labor-Intensive
Requires many workers.
Situation Characteristics
Location relative to other places.
Deindustrialization
Loss of factory jobs.
Weber's Least-Cost Theory
Industries choose locations to minimize costs.
Secondary Industry
Manufacturing goods from raw materials.
Location Theory
Explains why industries locate where they do.
Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
Area with business-friendly economic laws.