Unit 3: Industry

Why have factory jobs shifted to the southern United States?

• Right to Work laws exist more in the south

• Unions are stronger in the north

• Wages are cheaper in the south

• all of the above

A Maquiladora is...

• A factory in Mexico along the US/Mexican border

• A factory in the southern United States along the US/Mexican border

• An Asian textile mill for spinning threat

• none of these

Which is a reason to keep a factory in an MDC?

• Skilled labor is more abundant in MDCs

• There is not enough cheap labor in LDCs

• Little access to large markets

• Few labor laws and protections

A paper mill tends to locate near a forest because it is a . . .

• bulk reducing industry

• perishable industry

• build gaining industry

• specialized manufacturer

What two location factors influence industries to remain in MDCs?

• global communications and fluid capital

• availability of raw materials and cheap energy

• skilled labor and rapid delivery to markets

• cheap labor and high consumer demand

Which industry is MOST likely to be located in LDCs?

• textile

• airplane

• computer chip

• automobile

What is the term for the New International Division of Labor with employment moving from MDCs to LDCs?

• International Law of the Sea

• Free Trade

• Outsourcing

• Importation

Which factor is the most important to Weber's Least Cost Theory in determining the location of an industrial site?

• Power supplies

• the number of items to make the product

• labor costs

• transportation costs of raw materials and products

Which of the following concepts would be the MOST useful to a geographer trying to understand the location of steel mills in the United States?

• the concept of world cities

• the demographic transition model

• central place theory

• Weber's least cost theory

The dominant industrial power in the nineteenth century was the Great Britain.

• True

• False