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AP HUG VOCAB 11
Vocabulary for AP Human Geography Ch 11
Question | Answer |
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Break-of-bulk point | a location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another |
Industrial Revolution | a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods |
Post-Fordist production | adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks |
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 |
Labor-intensive industry | an industry in which labors costs make up a high percentage of total expenses |
right-to-work laws | law preenting a union and company form negotiating a contract that requires workers to join union as a condition of employment |
Maquiladora | factories built by US companies in Mexico near the US border, to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico |
Site Factors | location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital |
Cottage industry | manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution |
Situation factors | location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory |
Fordist production | form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly |
Outsourcing | a decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers |
Textile | a fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing |
New international division of labor | transfer of some types of job, especially those requiring low-paid, less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries |