Question 1

Which of the following is true of plants that manufacture car parts in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are all foreign owned. 
B)  They are clustered around the Northeast, to be closer to their markets. 
C)  They are clustered around major seaports, for easy shipment of their products overseas. 
D)  They are clustered in the interior of the U.S. near their major customers, the final assembly plants. 
E)  They are clustered around major metropolitan centers like Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. 
A)  They are all foreign owned. 
B)  They are clustered around the Northeast, to be closer to their markets. 
C)  They are clustered around major seaports, for easy shipment of their products overseas. 
D)  They are clustered in the interior of the U.S. near their major customers, the final assembly plants. 
E)  They are clustered around major metropolitan centers like Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. D

Question 2

What are some of the industries that were transformed by the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Industries impacted by the Industrial Revolution included coal,iron,transportation,textiles,chemicals,and food processing.
Coal was the source of energy to operate the ovens and the steam engines.Wood,the main energy source prior to the Industrial Revolution,was becoming scarce in England because it was in heavy demand for construction of ships,buildings,and furniture,as well as for heat.Manufacturers turned to coal,which was then plentiful in England.
Iron: One of the first industries to benefit (albeit indirectly)from Watt's steam engine.The usefulness of iron had been known for centuries,but it was difficult to produce because ovens had to be constantly heated.Coal-fired smelters could do this,however,particularly if coal was being supplied from a nearby mine and/or transported to the smelter by steam-powered railroad engines---which also relied on coal to heat their engines.Steam engines were also used inside coal mines to pump water out of the mines,and therefore allow access to veins of coal.
Transportation: Critical for diffusing the Industrial Revolution.First canals and then railroads enabled factories to attract large numbers of workers,bring in bulky raw materials such as iron ore and coal,and ship finished goods to consumers.
Textiles: Transformed from a dispersed cottage industry to a concentrated factory system during the late eighteenth century.In 1768,with the invention of machines (cotton gins)to untangle cotton prior to spinning,spinning frames were placed inside factories near sources of rapidly flowing water,which supplied the power.Because they resembled large watermills,they were known as mills.As coal became more widely available,steam-powered textile mills began to replace watermills.
Chemicals: An industry created to bleach and dye cloth.In 1746,Roebuck and Garbett established a factory to bleach cotton with sulfuric acid obtained from burning coal.When combined with various metals,sulfuric acid produced another acid called vitriol,useful for dying clothing.
Food processing: Essential to feed the factory workers no longer living on farms.In 1810,French confectioner Nicholas Appert started canning food in glass bottles sterilized in boiling water.

Question 3

Figure 11.7.2: Earned Annual Income (Males)  
-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 A

Question 4

What factors would influence a firm to locate closer to its inputs rather than closer to its market?

Accepted Answer

Every industry uses some inputs and sell

Question 5

What are some of the interregional shifts in manufacturing in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Manufacturing jobs have been shifting wi

Question 6

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 7

Figure 11.4.4  
-There are approximately fifty ________ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  final assembly plants for spacecraft 
B)  assembly plants for automobile parts 
C)  final assembly plants for vehicles 
D)  assembly plants for computer parts 
E)  Chinese-owned automobile companies 
A)  final assembly plants for spacecraft 
B)  assembly plants for automobile parts 
C)  final assembly plants for vehicles 
D)  assembly plants for computer parts 
E)  Chinese-owned automobile companies

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

It is estimated that sixty percent of the world's final assembly plants are controlled by ________ carmakers.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  6 
C)  10 
D)  15 
E)  20 
A)  3 
B)  6 
C)  10 
D)  15 
E)  20

Question 10

In the U.S.,between 1950 and 2009,the North and East lost 6 million manufacturing jobs and the South and West gained 2 million.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If products are more expensive to transport than inputs,the optimal location for a factory is near the source of inputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following regions in the United States is the country's largest center for clothing and textile production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern California (the Los Angeles region) 
B)  New England (the Boston region) 
C)  Middle Atlantic (New York City and its near suburbs) 
D)  Western Great Lakes (the Chicago region) 
E)  Southern Florida (the Miami region) 
A)  Southern California (the Los Angeles region) 
B)  New England (the Boston region) 
C)  Middle Atlantic (New York City and its near suburbs) 
D)  Western Great Lakes (the Chicago region) 
E)  Southern Florida (the Miami region)

Question 13

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 14

A labor-intensive industry is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a very small percentage of expenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Figure 11.4.4  
-Looking at Figure 11.4.4,which of the following countries had the highest steel production in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  Argentina 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  United States 
E)  Brazil 
A)  Argentina 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  United States 
E)  Brazil

Question 17

List the different modes of transporting goods in the United States and their comparative advantages.

Accepted Answer

As a general rule,the farther something

Question 18

Figure 11.4.4  
-Looking at Figure 11.4.4,which of the following countries had the highest steel production in 1980?

Accepted Answer

A)  Argentina 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  United States 
E)  Brazil 
A)  Argentina 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  United States 
E)  Brazil

Question 19

In the making of yarn,historically,natural fibers were the sole source,but today synthetics account for three-fourths of world thread production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the late nineteenth century,steel mills were built around all of the following except which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Detroit 
B)  Cleveland 
C)  Youngstown 
D)  Toledo 
E)  Atlanta 
A)  Detroit 
B)  Cleveland 
C)  Youngstown 
D)  Toledo 
E)  Atlanta

Which of the following is true of plants that manufacture car parts in the United States?

What are some of the industries that were transformed by the Industrial Revolution?

Figure 11.7.2: Earned Annual Income (Males) -A typical so-called "________" requires a factory to maintain an "open shop" and prohibits a "closed shop."

What factors would influence a firm to locate closer to its inputs rather than closer to its market?

What are some of the interregional shifts in manufacturing in the United States?

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.

Figure 11.4.4 -There are approximately fifty ________ in the United States.

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

It is estimated that sixty percent of the world's final assembly plants are controlled by ________ carmakers.

In the U.S.,between 1950 and 2009,the North and East lost 6 million manufacturing jobs and the South and West gained 2 million.

If products are more expensive to transport than inputs,the optimal location for a factory is near the source of inputs.

Which of the following regions in the United States is the country's largest center for clothing and textile production?

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

A labor-intensive industry is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a very small percentage of expenses.

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

Figure 11.4.4 -Looking at Figure 11.4.4,which of the following countries had the highest steel production in 2010?

List the different modes of transporting goods in the United States and their comparative advantages.

Figure 11.4.4 -Looking at Figure 11.4.4,which of the following countries had the highest steel production in 1980?

In the making of yarn,historically,natural fibers were the sole source,but today synthetics account for three-fourths of world thread production.

In the late nineteenth century,steel mills were built around all of the following except which one?

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Exam 11: Industry

Which of the following is true of plants that manufacture car parts in the United States?

What are some of the industries that were transformed by the Industrial Revolution?

Figure 11.7.2: Earned Annual Income (Males) -A typical so-called "________" requires a factory to maintain an "open shop" and prohibits a "closed shop."

What factors would influence a firm to locate closer to its inputs rather than closer to its market?

What are some of the interregional shifts in manufacturing in the United States?

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.

Figure 11.4.4 -There are approximately fifty ________ in the United States.

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

It is estimated that sixty percent of the world's final assembly plants are controlled by ________ carmakers.

In the U.S.,between 1950 and 2009,the North and East lost 6 million manufacturing jobs and the South and West gained 2 million.

If products are more expensive to transport than inputs,the optimal location for a factory is near the source of inputs.

Which of the following regions in the United States is the country's largest center for clothing and textile production?

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

A labor-intensive industry is one in which wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a very small percentage of expenses.

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

Figure 11.4.4 -Looking at Figure 11.4.4,which of the following countries had the highest steel production in 2010?

List the different modes of transporting goods in the United States and their comparative advantages.

Figure 11.4.4 -Looking at Figure 11.4.4,which of the following countries had the highest steel production in 1980?

In the making of yarn,historically,natural fibers were the sole source,but today synthetics account for three-fourths of world thread production.

In the late nineteenth century,steel mills were built around all of the following except which one?

Thinking Geographically

Population

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Language

Religion

Ethnicity

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Services and Settlements

Urban Patterns

Resource Issues

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