Question 1

A typical so-called "________" requires a factory to maintain an "open shop" and prohibits a "closed shop."

Accepted Answer

A)  right-to-work law 
B)  auto-industry law 
C)  generous-work industry 
D)  poor 'Southern-law' state 
E)  progressive law 
A)  right-to-work law 
B)  auto-industry law 
C)  generous-work industry 
D)  poor 'Southern-law' state 
E)  progressive law

Question 2

Just-in-time delivery means that producers have less inventory to cushion against disruptions in the arrival of needed parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT generally true of an industrial location?

Accepted Answer

A)  The farther something is transported, the higher the cost. 
B)  A manufacturer tries to locate its factory as close as possible to both buyers and sellers. 
C)  If inputs, such as raw materials for production (metal ores, coal, water, etc.), are more expensive to transport than products, the optimal location for a factory is near the source of inputs. 
D)  If the cost of transporting the product to customers exceeds the cost of transporting inputs, then the optimal plant location is as close as possible to the customer. 
E)  If the cost of transporting the product to customers exceeds the cost of transporting inputs, then the optimal plant location is as close as possible to the source of raw materials. 
A)  The farther something is transported, the higher the cost. 
B)  A manufacturer tries to locate its factory as close as possible to both buyers and sellers. 
C)  If inputs, such as raw materials for production (metal ores, coal, water, etc.), are more expensive to transport than products, the optimal location for a factory is near the source of inputs. 
D)  If the cost of transporting the product to customers exceeds the cost of transporting inputs, then the optimal plant location is as close as possible to the customer. 
E)  If the cost of transporting the product to customers exceeds the cost of transporting inputs, then the optimal plant location is as close as possible to the source of raw materials.

Question 4

What is just-in-time delivery? And what are some of the advantages and disadvantages?

Accepted Answer

Just-in-time delivery is a system where

Question 5

Regardless of transportation mode, cost remains the same regardless of how many times inputs or products are transferred from one mode to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Figure 11.7.2, Earned Annual Income (Males)  
-Looking at Figure 11.7.2, in which of the following countries did male workers earn the least amount of money annually?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa 
B)  India 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Australia 
E)  Brazil 
A)  South Africa 
B)  India 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Australia 
E)  Brazil

Question 7

Trucks are most often used for short-distance delivery because they can be loaded and unloaded quickly and cheaply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The textile and apparel industry accounts for about 6 percent of the dollar value of world manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Figure 11.4.4, World Steel Production, 1980 and 2010  
-Which of the following is not a major global powerhouse in car assembly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
E)  Spain 
A)  Italy 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
E)  Spain

Question 10

Which of the following modes of transportation are usually reserved for speedy delivery of small-bulk, high-value packages?

Accepted Answer

A)  airplanes 
B)  ships 
C)  trains 
D)  trucks 
E)  barge 
A)  airplanes 
B)  ships 
C)  trains 
D)  trucks 
E)  barge

Question 11

What are site factors and why are they important?

Accepted Answer

Site factors are industrial location fac

Question 12

How has the production of cars changed in the last 50 years?

Accepted Answer

Carmakers put together vehicles at final

Question 13

Containerization has facilitated transfer of packages between modes at break-of-bulk points because they may be packed onto a rail car, transferred quickly to a container ship to cross the ocean, and unloaded onto trucks or rail cars at the other end.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following countries has the world's largest supply of low-cost labor and the world's largest market for many consumer products?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thailand 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  India 
E)  United States 
A)  Thailand 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  India 
E)  United States

Question 15

Most large U.S. steel mills built during the first half of the twentieth century were located in:

Accepted Answer

A)  communities around the Chicago River 
B)  communities around the Mississippi River 
C)  communities near the East and West coasts 
D)  communities close to the ports of Louisiana 
E)  communities in and around Pittsburgh 
A)  communities around the Chicago River 
B)  communities around the Mississippi River 
C)  communities near the East and West coasts 
D)  communities close to the ports of Louisiana 
E)  communities in and around Pittsburgh

Question 16

A ________ is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a high percentage of expenses.

Accepted Answer

A)  labor-friendly workplace 
B)  labor-intensive industry 
C)  profit-sharing industry 
D)  working-class industry 
E)  well-run industry 
A)  labor-friendly workplace 
B)  labor-intensive industry 
C)  profit-sharing industry 
D)  working-class industry 
E)  well-run industry

Question 17

Canada's most important industrial region is northeastern Ontario.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Banks in Silicon Valley have long been hesitant to provide money for new software and communications firms, even though lenders elsewhere have been very willing to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Carmakers' assembly plants account for only around 30 percent of the value of the vehicles that bear their names.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which countries are considered the "BRIC" countries?

Accepted Answer

Over the coming decades, it is expected

A typical so-called "________" requires a factory to maintain an "open shop" and prohibits a "closed shop."

Just-in-time delivery means that producers have less inventory to cushion against disruptions in the arrival of needed parts.

Which of the following is NOT generally true of an industrial location?

What is just-in-time delivery? And what are some of the advantages and disadvantages?

Regardless of transportation mode, cost remains the same regardless of how many times inputs or products are transferred from one mode to another.

Figure 11.7.2, Earned Annual Income (Males) -Looking at Figure 11.7.2, in which of the following countries did male workers earn the least amount of money annually?

Trucks are most often used for short-distance delivery because they can be loaded and unloaded quickly and cheaply.

The textile and apparel industry accounts for about 6 percent of the dollar value of world manufacturing.

Figure 11.4.4, World Steel Production, 1980 and 2010 -Which of the following is not a major global powerhouse in car assembly?

Which of the following modes of transportation are usually reserved for speedy delivery of small-bulk, high-value packages?

What are site factors and why are they important?

How has the production of cars changed in the last 50 years?

Containerization has facilitated transfer of packages between modes at break-of-bulk points because they may be packed onto a rail car, transferred quickly to a container ship to cross the ocean, and unloaded onto trucks or rail cars at the other end.

Which of the following countries has the world's largest supply of low-cost labor and the world's largest market for many consumer products?

Most large U.S. steel mills built during the first half of the twentieth century were located in:

A ________ is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a high percentage of expenses.

Canada's most important industrial region is northeastern Ontario.

Banks in Silicon Valley have long been hesitant to provide money for new software and communications firms, even though lenders elsewhere have been very willing to do so.

Carmakers' assembly plants account for only around 30 percent of the value of the vehicles that bear their names.

Which countries are considered the "BRIC" countries?

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Exam 11: Industry

A typical so-called "________" requires a factory to maintain an "open shop" and prohibits a "closed shop."

Just-in-time delivery means that producers have less inventory to cushion against disruptions in the arrival of needed parts.

Which of the following is NOT generally true of an industrial location?

What is just-in-time delivery? And what are some of the advantages and disadvantages?

Regardless of transportation mode, cost remains the same regardless of how many times inputs or products are transferred from one mode to another.

Figure 11.7.2, Earned Annual Income (Males) -Looking at Figure 11.7.2, in which of the following countries did male workers earn the least amount of money annually?

Trucks are most often used for short-distance delivery because they can be loaded and unloaded quickly and cheaply.

The textile and apparel industry accounts for about 6 percent of the dollar value of world manufacturing.

Figure 11.4.4, World Steel Production, 1980 and 2010 -Which of the following is not a major global powerhouse in car assembly?

Which of the following modes of transportation are usually reserved for speedy delivery of small-bulk, high-value packages?

What are site factors and why are they important?

How has the production of cars changed in the last 50 years?

Containerization has facilitated transfer of packages between modes at break-of-bulk points because they may be packed onto a rail car, transferred quickly to a container ship to cross the ocean, and unloaded onto trucks or rail cars at the other end.

Which of the following countries has the world's largest supply of low-cost labor and the world's largest market for many consumer products?

Most large U.S. steel mills built during the first half of the twentieth century were located in:

A ________ is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a high percentage of expenses.

Canada's most important industrial region is northeastern Ontario.

Banks in Silicon Valley have long been hesitant to provide money for new software and communications firms, even though lenders elsewhere have been very willing to do so.

Carmakers' assembly plants account for only around 30 percent of the value of the vehicles that bear their names.

Which countries are considered the "BRIC" countries?

Thinking Geographically

Weather, Climate, and Climate Change

Landforms

Biosphere

Population

Migration

Languages and Religion

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resources

Filters