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 than the inputs.

Bulk Reducing Industry

An industry in which the final product weighs less than the inputs.

Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.

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 expenses.

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.

A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.

Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks.

Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital.

Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory.

A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing.

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AP Human Chpt 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 than the inputs.
Bulk Reducing Industry	An industry in which the final product weighs less 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 expenses.
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 suppliers.
Post-Fordist	Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks.
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, used in making clothing.

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