Question 1

China's assembly plants are clustered next to ________.This is primarily because the final assembly of autos is a(n)________ operation.

Accepted Answer

A)  population centers, bulk-gaining 
B)  coastal areas, labor intensive 
C)  ship building facilities, skilled labor 
D)  sources of inexpensive energy, energy intensive 
E)  auto parts manufacturers, vertical 
A)  population centers, bulk-gaining 
B)  coastal areas, labor intensive 
C)  ship building facilities, skilled labor 
D)  sources of inexpensive energy, energy intensive 
E)  auto parts manufacturers, vertical

Question 2

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 3

Of the three principal steps involved in textile and apparel production,developed countries have a bigger role in the ________ because they account for the biggest market for assembled products.

Accepted Answer

A)  spinning 
B)  assembly 
C)  weaving 
D)  sewing 
E)  looming 
A)  spinning 
B)  assembly 
C)  weaving 
D)  sewing 
E)  looming

Question 4

Goldman Sachs coined the acronym BRIC for the four countries destined to be responsible for much of the future growth in manufacturing.Brazil is one of these countries primarily because

Accepted Answer

A)  it has a huge untapped labor force. 
B)  they are rich in inputs critical for industry. 
C)  of proximity to the United States and Europe. 
D)  of vertically integrated industries. 
E)  of many established trade agreements. 
A)  it has a huge untapped labor force. 
B)  they are rich in inputs critical for industry. 
C)  of proximity to the United States and Europe. 
D)  of vertically integrated industries. 
E)  of many established trade agreements.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Moscow 
B)  St. Petersburg 
C)  Volgograd 
D)  Vladivostok 
E)  Kiev 
A)  Moscow 
B)  St. Petersburg 
C)  Volgograd 
D)  Vladivostok 
E)  Kiev

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Industries impacted by the Industrial Re

Question 7

A ________ is a location where transfer among transportation modes is possible.

Accepted Answer

A)  break-of-bulk point 
B)  switch point 
C)  natural relay point 
D)  transport management point 
E)  central place logistical point 
A)  break-of-bulk point 
B)  switch point 
C)  natural relay point 
D)  transport management point 
E)  central place logistical point

Question 8

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

Question 9

What are site factors and why are they important?

Accepted Answer

Site factors are industrial location fac

Question 10

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 11

What is a break-of-bulk point?

Accepted Answer

A break-of-bulk point is a location wher

Question 12

Home-based manufacturing was known as

Accepted Answer

A)  home-built manufacturing. 
B)  family business. 
C)  cottage industry. 
D)  small-scale manufacturing. 
E)  sustenance manufacturing. 
A)  home-built manufacturing. 
B)  family business. 
C)  cottage industry. 
D)  small-scale manufacturing. 
E)  sustenance manufacturing.

Question 13

What are some of the factors that would influence a firm to locate close to its market?

Accepted Answer

For many firms,the optimal location is c

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  United Kingdom 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
E)  Russia 
A)  United Kingdom 
B)  Germany 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
E)  Russia

Question 15

The industrial revolution resulted in the formation of clusters.Specific areas within these clusters such as Rhine-Ruhr Valley in Rotterdam,the Mohawk Valley in New York,and the Po Basin near the Alps developed because of nearby

Accepted Answer

A)  population centers. 
B)  inexpensive and abundant energy sources to run the factories. 
C)  existing transportation. 
D)  skilled labor force. 
E)  favorable climate. 
A)  population centers. 
B)  inexpensive and abundant energy sources to run the factories. 
C)  existing transportation. 
D)  skilled labor force. 
E)  favorable climate.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

How have site factors influenced the location of U.S.steel mills?

Accepted Answer

The two principal inputs in steel produc

Question 18

What is the primary reason that companies implement just-in-time practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequent deliveries insure that the factory will run smoothly. 
B)  Large inventories are needed to insure no bottlenecks in production. 
C)  Inventory is expensive; just-in-time reduces the time that materials and components are in inventory. 
D)  to be less vulnerable to natural hazards, traffic, and labor unrest 
E)  allows suppliers to be located a farther distance from their manufacturing facility 
A)  Frequent deliveries insure that the factory will run smoothly. 
B)  Large inventories are needed to insure no bottlenecks in production. 
C)  Inventory is expensive; just-in-time reduces the time that materials and components are in inventory. 
D)  to be less vulnerable to natural hazards, traffic, and labor unrest 
E)  allows suppliers to be located a farther distance from their manufacturing facility

Question 19

Textiles are assembled into four main types of products.Which of the following is not one of the four major uses?

Accepted Answer

A)  garments 
B)  home products 
C)  carpets 
D)  industrial uses 
E)  construction materials 
A)  garments 
B)  home products 
C)  carpets 
D)  industrial uses 
E)  construction materials

Question 20

What is just-in-time delivery? What are some of its advantages and disadvantages?

Accepted Answer

Just-in-time delivery is a system where

China's assembly plants are clustered next to .This is primarily because the final assembly of autos is a(n) operation.

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

Of the three principal steps involved in textile and apparel production,developed countries have a bigger role in the ________ because they account for the biggest market for assembled products.

Goldman Sachs coined the acronym BRIC for the four countries destined to be responsible for much of the future growth in manufacturing.Brazil is one of these countries primarily because

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

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

A ________ is a location where transfer among transportation modes is possible.

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

What are site factors and why are they important?

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?

What is a break-of-bulk point?

Home-based manufacturing was known as

What are some of the factors that would influence a firm to locate close to its market?

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

The industrial revolution resulted in the formation of clusters.Specific areas within these clusters such as Rhine-Ruhr Valley in Rotterdam,the Mohawk Valley in New York,and the Po Basin near the Alps developed because of nearby

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

How have site factors influenced the location of U.S.steel mills?

What is the primary reason that companies implement just-in-time practices?

Textiles are assembled into four main types of products.Which of the following is not one of the four major uses?

What is just-in-time delivery? What are some of its advantages and disadvantages?

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China's assembly plants are clustered next to ________.This is primarily because the final assembly of autos is a(n)________ operation.

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

Of the three principal steps involved in textile and apparel production,developed countries have a bigger role in the ________ because they account for the biggest market for assembled products.

Goldman Sachs coined the acronym BRIC for the four countries destined to be responsible for much of the future growth in manufacturing.Brazil is one of these countries primarily because

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

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

A ________ is a location where transfer among transportation modes is possible.

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

What are site factors and why are they important?

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?

What is a break-of-bulk point?

Home-based manufacturing was known as

What are some of the factors that would influence a firm to locate close to its market?

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

The industrial revolution resulted in the formation of clusters.Specific areas within these clusters such as Rhine-Ruhr Valley in Rotterdam,the Mohawk Valley in New York,and the Po Basin near the Alps developed because of nearby

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

How have site factors influenced the location of U.S.steel mills?

What is the primary reason that companies implement just-in-time practices?

Textiles are assembled into four main types of products.Which of the following is not one of the four major uses?

What is just-in-time delivery? What are some of its advantages and disadvantages?

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China's assembly plants are clustered next to .This is primarily because the final assembly of autos is a(n) operation.