US Manufacturing - Sun Belt (textbook p.154 - 155)

Workers were attracted to the Sun Belt because:

• of good infrastructure

• companies paid low wages

• there were enough jobs for them

• of the good weather

The Manufacturing Belt was located in which parts of the U.S.?

• South- East

• Midwest

• South-West

• North-East

When "states taxes are low", that means that....

• it is a pull factor for companies

• it is a pull factor for workers

• it is a push factor for companies

• it is a push factor for workers

Footloose industries are industries that.....

• cannot be set up anywhere

• do not have to be located near their raw materials

• produce things that are small and easy to transport

• produce expensive products

Some examples of "footloose industries" are companies that produce.....

• computer chips

• diamonds

• cars

• aeroplanes

Which U.S. city is attracting a lot of people because they don't have to pay any income tax there?

• New York

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• Austin

Look at M2.

NM 0.27/14.6 stands for .....

• Nevada, 0.27% from 14.6 million people living there.

• Nevada, population of 270,000 (14.6% of the population)

• New Mexico, population growth of 270,000 (=14.6% of the population)

• New Mexico, death rate of 270,000 (= 14.6% of the population)

Look at M2.

In Silicon Valley, you can find....

• 1 top university

• Electronics industry

• Shipbuilding industry

• Service Centre

Identify the following company logos:

Identify the following logo: