In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: Right-to-work Answer: Southern States are known as these types of states because they have laws preventing a union and company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment Question: Site Answer: Result from the characteristics of a location Question: FactorsAnswer: Involve materials to and from a factory Question: Answer: Woven Question: Trading Answer: A group of neighboring countries that promote trade with each other and erect barriers to limit trade with other blocs. Three most important trading blocs are Western Hemisphere, Western Europe, and East Question: RevelutionAnswer: A series of improvements in industrial
technology that the process of
manufacturing goods.
Question: Intensive IndustryAnswer: An industry for which labor costs high percentage of total expenses. Question: -of-bulk point Answer: A location where transfer is possible
from one mode of to
another.
Question: Bulk-gaining Answer: An industry in the final product
weighs more or comprises a greater
volume than the inputs.(locate where the product is going to be sold) Question: Bulk-reducing Answer: An industry in which the final product
weighs less or comprises a lower
volume than the inputs.(Copper, Smelting, Paper, , Lumber Products, Corn, Ethanol)
Question: Cottage Answer: Manufacturing based in homes rather
than in a , commonly found
before the Industrial Revolution.
Question: Answer: Form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one task to perform repeatedly. Question: MaquiladorasAnswer: Factories that assemble goods; the transnational corporations (US) take advantage of them Question: New International Division of Answer: Transfer of some types of jobs (especially
those requiring low-paid less skilled
workers) from MDCs to Question: Post Answer: Adoption by companies of flexible work
rules, such as the allocation of workers to
teams that a variety of tasks.
Question: Answer: grouping together of of many firms from the same industry in a single area for collective or cooperative use of infrastructure and of labor resources Question: DegglomerationAnswer: Occurs when advantages of outweigh the disadvantgaes Question: ActivitiesAnswer: Economic that surround and support large-scale industries such as shipping and food service Question: CorporationAnswer: areas that have specially designed to promote transactions, and thus have become centers for banking and finance Question: DeindustrialzationAnswer: loss of activity in a Question: E-commerceAnswer: Web-based Economic Question: Backwaters
Answer: Regions that fail to gain from economic development Question: Eco-TourismAnswer: A form of tourism, based on the enjoyment of scenic or natural wonders, that aims to provide an experience of nature or culture in an environmentally sustainable way. Question: FirmsAnswer: Manufacturing activities in which cost of transporting both raw materials and finished product is not important for determining the of the firm Question: Answer: System of standardized mass production to Henry Ford Question: InvestmentAnswer: Overseas investments made by private companies Question: Answer: the idea that the is becoming increasingly interconnected on a global scale such that smaller scales of political and economic life are becoming obsolete Question: Gross ProductAnswer: The total value of goods and produced within the borders of a country during a specific time period, usually one year. Question: Gross National Answer: The total value of goods and services, including income received from , produced by the residents of a country within a specific time period, usually one year. Question: Answer: Development in which countries evolve economically from basic, primary goods to using modern factories for mass-producing goods. Question: Industrialized Answer: those countries including, Britain, France, US, , German, and Japan, that were all at the forefront of industrial production and innovation through the middle of the 20th century Question: Cost TheoryAnswer: A concept developed by Alfred Weber to describe the optimal location of manufacturing establishment in relation to the costs of transport and labor, and the relative advantage of or deglomeration. Question: Least COst Answer: The location a balance between lowest land costs and lowest transportation costs is achieved. It is important because it explains the location of many businesses, particularly those in industry. Question: Answer: Transfer of business components to a third party for reasons such as labor and easier access to labor. Question: Answer: The value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor to make it. Question: Purchasing ParodyAnswer: Equilibrium exchange rate between currencies to equalizetheir purchasing power. Importance: Shows economic prosperity and equzlity in trade. Question: Quartnary Quinary ActivitiesAnswer: economic activities concerned with research, gathering, and administration Question: RegionalizationAnswer: the process by which specific regions acquire characteristics that differentiate them from within the same country Question: ResourcesAnswer: any natural resource that can replenish itself in a relatively short period of time, no longer than the length of human life Question: 's Stages of DevelopmentAnswer: a model of economic development that describes a country's progression occurs in five stages transforming them form least-developed to most-developed Question: The Rust Belt Answer: the manufacturing region in the US that is debilitated because many manufacturing firms have relocated to countries offering cheaper labor and relaxed environment regulations Question: Secondary ActivitiesAnswer: economic activities concerned with the processing of raw materials such as manufacturing, , and power generation Question: Primary Economic Answer: economic activities in which natural resources are made available for use or further processing, including mining, agriculture, forestry, and Question: Service EconomiesAnswer: a financial concept that says that is becoming more and more important in product offerings. The merging of products and service. Question: Spatially CostsAnswer: An input cost in manufacturing that constant wherever production is located Question: Spatially Variable Answer: Costs that vary or change depending on the location of an activity. Question: GoodsAnswer: Item that is extraordinary or unique enough to people to make sure an unusual effort to get it. Question: Economic Activities Answer: Tertiary economic activities are the service industry.Trade is tertiary activity in which transportation is very important via air ,land route. Question: Processing ZoneAnswer: Areas where governments create favorable investment and conditions to attract export-oriented industries Question: RegionsAnswer: areas that have specially to promote business transactions, and thus have become centers for banking and finance Question: Off financial centerAnswer: areas that have specially designed to business transactions, and thus have become centers for banking and finance Question: Quinary ActivitiesAnswer: service sector industries that require a high level of specialized knowledge skill (scientific research, high-level ) Question: Back Wash Answer: The negative on one region that result from economic growth within another region Question: MaquiladoraAnswer: Factories built by the U.S. companies in
Mexico near the U.S. , to take
advantage of much lower labor costs in
Mexico. Question: Weber's Theory of IndustrializationAnswer: Where the cost are found and where they can be Question: a financial concept that says that is becoming more and more important in product offerings. Answer: |
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