Exam 11: Industry

By enacting so-called "right-to-work" laws,southern states made it easier for factory workers to form unions and bargain with employers from a position of strength.

This is Russia's second largest city,specializing in shipbuilding and other industries serving Russia's navy and ports in the Baltic Sea.

Figure 11.7.2: Earned Annual Income (Males) -Which of the following is true of manufacturing jobs in the U.S.?

A beverage bottling plant would be an example of the which of the following?

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

In the early years of the Industrial Revolution,multistory factories were constructed in the countryside because of the availability of cheap land.

This region was Europe's fastest-growing manufacturing area during the late twentieth century.

The Industrial Revolution was a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.

Half of the vehicles sold in North America are assembled in North America,and most of the remainder are assembled in China and Japan.

Which of the following modes of transportation are usually attractive for very long distances because the cost per kilometer is very low?

An industry in which the inputs weigh more than the final products is a

Figure 11.7.2: Earned Annual Income (Males) -Textiles are assembled into four main types of products.Which of the following is not one of the four major uses?

The share of U.S.sales accounted for by the Detroit 3 has declined from ________ percent in 1995 to ________ percent in 2010

Which one of the following countries dominated world production of steel and textiles during the nineteenth century?

During the mid-nineteenth century,the U.S.steel industry concentrated around ________ in an area proximate to iron-ore and coal mines.

For a bulk-gaining operation,such as a final vehicle assembly plant,the critical location factor is minimizing transportation to the market.

The term cottage industries was used to refer to

Figure 11.7.2: Earned Annual Income (Males) -In a so-called ________,a union and a company may not negotiate a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment.

What is a break-of-bulk point?

Russia and Brazil,currently classified by the United Nations as having relatively high levels of development,are especially rich in inputs critical for industry.