AP Human Geography Unit #7 REVIEW

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Situation costs are critical to a firm that wishes to minimize transport costs.

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minimize transport costs.

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Soda bottling is an example of a

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bulk-gaining industry.

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The Chicago area became a significant asset for the Western Great Lakes region owing to its steel industries and its

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access to the nation's transportation network.

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A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?

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Break-of-bulk Point

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According to Alfred Weber, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating a new industry? Labor, Transportation, Raw Materials, Agglomeration Costs

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Transportation

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AT&T having their call centers stationed in India and China is known as what industry practice?

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Outsourcing

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If a product is heavier when it arrives at the factory than when it leaves (trees--> paper, potatoes-->chips) then the factory will be ____________ to the market

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farther 

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A Doctor or Lawyer would be in which economic sector? Options: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quinary

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Tertiary

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Another word for progress. . . This describes the wealth and well being of a country as it grows and prospers.

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Development

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Shows the influence of women in a society by measuring women's income, participation in labor force, and political influence.

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