Exam 12: Industry and Services

Between 1940 and the early 1960s,China's industrial growth was aided by

In 2014,Saudi Arabia and _____________ were the world's two largest oil producers.

Weber's industrial location theory considered labor to be the most important cost.

Nearly ______% of long-distance cargo is now shipped in standard containers.

The Seto Inland Sea is an important route-way and focal point of Japan's industry.

St.Petersburg is one of Russia's oldest manufacturing centers.

Technopoles locate near major universities and centers of research and development.

If a substantial number of enterprises all develop in,or move to,the same area the factor is called

In 1925,one area of Boston had sales offices for over _____ shoe factories.

Television research and design takes place in the

On August 15,2010 ___________ surpassed Japan as the world's second largest economy

____________ still ranks among the world's leading producers of both coal and steel.

After World War I,this region produced much of the coal needed to help the then Soviet Union industrialize.

What advantages does India have that signal continued economic growth?

The Ruhr industrial area is connected to the port of Rotterdam by

Regarding capital flows to Europe in 1775,Lisbon is to S.America and Asia as ____________ is to the Caribbean and S.America.

Most of China's recent industrial growth feeds the growing domestic market.

Service industries are commonly referred to as _____ industries.

During the 1970s,U.S.television manufacturers began to move productions "offshore" to places such as special zones on the Mexican border called

The first commercial railroad in England was opened in