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APHG Industrial
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The most important source of power for the industrial revolution | steam |
| During the era of the steam engine, factories tended to be located near this resource | coal |
| The country where industrialization was born | Britain |
| The first area to which the industrial revolution diffused | Europe |
| Asian country that was an early adopter of industrialization | Japan |
| North American country that became industrialized in the mid 19th century | USA |
| This transportation method was very important before the development of railroads | canals |
| the very first machines and factories were powered by this | water |
| giant factories, vertical integration, and mass production are features of this industrial model | fordist |
| this man developed the least-cost theory | Alfred Weber |
| the two most important costs according to Weber's theory | transportation and labor |
| this innovation dramatically lowered the cost of transporting goods | container shipping |
| labor-intensive production tends to be located in this part of the world | periphery |
| higher-level components of the production chain (such as design) tend to be concentrated in this part of the world | core |
| a tax on imported goods | tariff |
| model of production in which production can shift easily to take advantage of changes in costs and/or demand | flexible production |
| scenario in which one company controls all or most of the steps in the production process for a good | vertical integration |
| what it's called when a company uses another company to complete part of the production process | outsourcing |
| jobs that are done in other countries | offshore |
| traditional center of manufacturing in America | rustbelt |
| this region of the US has experienced economic growth as companies move and start up here | sunbelt |
| term used to describe the decline of traditional manufacturing in many core countries | deindustrialization |
| this type of job has become very important in many core countries | service |
| economic activity that involves harvesting and selling natural resources | primary |
| economic activity that involves manufacturing | secondary |
| economic activity that involves services performed for money | tertiary |
| clustering of similar industries to take advantage of place characteristics | agglomeration |
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