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Ap Human Geo Ch.11
AP Human Geography vocab chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Break-of-bulk point | A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another. |
| Bulk-gaining industry | An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs. |
| Bulk-reducing industry | An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs. |
| Cottage industry | Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution. |
| Fordist (production) | Form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly. |
| Industrial Revolution | A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods. |
| Labor-intensive industry | An industry for which labor costs make up a high percentage of total express. |
| Maquiladora | Factories built by U.S. companies in Mexico near the U.S. border, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico. |
| New international division of labor | Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less-skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries. |
| Outsourcing | A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent. |
| Post-Fordist (production) | Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks. |
| Right-to-work laws | requires a factory to maintain a so-called "open shop"and prohibits a "closed shop". |
| Site factors | Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital. |
| Situation factors | Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory |
| Textile | A fabric made by weaving, sued in making clothing. |