Unit 4 test prep

System of manufacturing that takes place in the home

cottage industry

production increases the weight of a product

bulk gaining

characteristic os a particular place related to the costs of production

site factors

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

post fordist model

concentration of specific industries in locations

agglomeration

location where transfer between transport is easiest and cheapest

break of bulk point

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

labor intensive industry

Production decreases weight of a product

bulk reducing

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

fordist model

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

situation factors

Region that contains first areas to enter the Industrial Revolution

united kingdom

The largest clothing and textile producing region in the united states

southern california

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

southeastern ontario

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

volga

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

japan

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

new england

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

middle atlantic

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

china

this industrial area contains worlds largest port, Rotterdam

rine ruhr valley

eastern Europes leading industrial area outside the former soviet empire

silesia

production sometimes uses “mountain top removal”

coal

generally considered cleanest of the fossil fuels

natural gas

Dire geopolitical considerations with the production of this type energy

oil/petroleum

no carbon dioxide emissions but deadly toxic waste produced

nuclear energy

production of this type of energy involves food costs as well

biomass

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

hydroelectric

a very unreliable, if clean, type of energy

wind

cost and storage of this energy is problematic

solar

usually found only at the intersections of tectonic plates

geothermal

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

coal

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

right to work laws

a fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing

textile

to turnover much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers

outsourcing

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

greenhouse effect

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

vertical integration

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

there was little infrastructure built in the south

Carbon monoxide, and particulates that create smog

local air pollution

Sulfur dioxide that produces acid

regional air pollution

CO2, which is the primary greenhouse gas

global air pollution

Pollution of the Ganges river

point source pollution

sanitary landfill

municipal dump

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

china

Acid rain damages building of what material

limestone

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

western to eastern

what country is the largest producer of carbon dioxide per capita

united states

a permanent collection of buildings and inhabitants

settlements

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

services

a sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland

city states

max distance people willing to travel for a service

range

min number of customers to make service profitable

threshold

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

periodic markets

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

primate city

(what service sector) computer programmer

quaternary

(what service sector) Wheat farmer

primary

(what service sector)automobile assembly line worker

secondary

(what service sector)restaurant chef

tertiary

(what service sector)fishing

primary

taxi cab driver(what service sector)

tertiary

CEO of large profitable tech company (what service sector)

quaternary

(what service sector)worker at textile factory

secondary

(what service TYPE) a restaurant server

consumer

(what service TYPE)a company that provides accounting services

business

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

public

(what service TYPE)a fire fighter

public

(what service TYPE)leisure and hospitality

consumer

(what service TYPE)transport services

business

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

business

(what service TYPE)national service

public

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

consumer

generally, the optimal location for services is where?

closest to customers

what are the 4 best examples of primate cities

mexico city, baghdad, paris, seoul

area of research and production of high tech products

technopole

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

nonbasic

a collection of structures at a single location

settlement

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

global city

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

enclosure movement

the process by which the population of urban settlements grow

urbanization

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

megacity

an urban settlement with more than 20 mil inhabitants

metacity

a situation where services may be offered independent of location

place vulnerability of services

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

basic

(MDC OR LDC)urbanizing fastest

LDC

(MDC OR LDC)most urbanized

MDC

(MDC OR LDC)most mega cities

LDC

(MDC OR LDC)most meta cities

LDC

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

basic

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

basic

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

nonbasic

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

nonbasic

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

nonbasic

factors of place vulnerability of services

ability to speak english, low wages, technology

what are Louis Wirths characteristics of a city

heterogeneity, size, denisty

what is necessary for development of a technopole

proximity to a university

first city to reach 1 mil inhabitants

baghdad

Dispersed rural settlements were initially located where in America

middle atlantic