Quiz due 10/30

Which is not matched correctly?

• Stage 2 of the DTM - Take-off

• Stage 4 & 5 of the DTM - age of mass consumption

• Stage 3 of the DTM - Drive to maturity

• Stage 1 of the DTM - Traditional

The transfer of a load of machine parts from a train to truck at a distribution point is a good example of a(n)

• outsourcing

• carrier efficiency

• gross national product

• break of bulk point

Dell Computers chose to locate his company in the Austin, Texas area because Silicon Valley, CA had become too expensive and over saturated. This is an example of ___

• agglomeration

• offshoring

• deglomeration

• outsourcing

According to Lösch, what is the graph showing between points A and B?

• zone of profitability

• distance decay

• growth poles

• substitution principle

Of the countries listed - which has the most Special economic zones (SEZs)?

• Great Britain

• Japan

• Brazil

• China

The idea that resources should be conserved so that people living today can meet their needs without limiting the ability of future generations to do the same is called __

• subsistence economies

• globalization

• sustainable development

• environmental conservation

Alfred Weber’s least cost theory explains the location of industries in terms of which 3 factors?

• situation factors, site factors, and locational interdependence

• deglomeration, labor, and locational interdependence

• transportation, labor, and agglomeration

• site factors, transportation, and agglomeration

Which of the following factors would most likely increase the cost of transportation most?

• finished products

• weight

• size

• refrigeration

San works for DRA Industries in Thailand. San makes circuits for inside Matel’s talking Barbie. Matel is an American company and DRA Industries is a Thai company. This is an example of _____

• outsourcing

• agglomeration

• footloose industry

• offshoring

In which type of economy do the people have the largest gap between rich and poor?

• traditional

• mixed

• command

• market