Chapter 11 Industry Study Guide (pg 394-424)
AP HuG -Varley
--For all the following, be able to define/explain and have examples when applicable.
Chapter 11 IndustryKI #1 and #2 – pg 394 - 411
- Industry
- Industrial Revolution
- Definition
- When did it occur in the U.K.?
- When did it occur in the U.S?
- Cottage Industry - definition
- What other areas did this revolution transform besides industry?
- Industries impacted by the Industrial Revolution
- Where is industry concentrated? (3 regions of the world)
- North America’s Industrial Areas
- Where are they and what do they produce?
- Situation Factors
- Proximity to inputs
- Bulk-reducing
- Definition
- Examples
- Proximity to markets
- Bulk-gaining
- Definition
- Examples
- Single Market manufacturers
- Perishable
- 4 types of transportation
- What is each used for
- Cost of each
- Break-of-bulk point
- What is it?
- Examples
- Site factors
- Labor
- Labor-intensive industry
- Textiles
- Capital
- Land
- Textiles and apparel - definitions
- Weber’s Least Cost Theory (not in book, in power point notes)
Food for Thought after reading Ch. 11 Industry KI #1 and #2 pg. 394-411
- Would a Coca-Cola bottling plant be located near consumers or clustered in one region of the U.S.? Explain.
Chapter 11 Industry KI #3 and #4 – pg 412 - 424
- When does pollution occur …?
- Air Pollution
- Definition
- Where does most air pollution come from?
- Greenhouse effect – what is it?
- Solid Waste – How many pounds of solid waste is generated per person in the U.S.?
- Water Pollution
- Average of water usage per day by US person
- Points-source vs. nonpoint-source pollution
- Where has manufacturing shifted to in the U.S. and why?
- Right-to-work laws – What are they? What do they make harder to do?
- What site factor is causing the move of industry to other locations in the world?
- New international division of labor
- What is it?
- Outsourcing
- Vertical Integration
- What is NAFTA?
- Maquiladoras
- What are they?
- Why are they located where they are?
- BRIC(S)
- What is the acronym?
- Why are they important?
- Why would any industry locate in one of the traditional regions?
- Proximity to skilled labor
- Fordist production vs post-fordist production
- Proximity to markets
- What is just-in time delivery?
- Benefits
- Drawbacks
- Why have the distinctions between “American” “foreign” motor vehicles been blurred for the past three decades?
Food for Thought after reading Ch. 11Industry KI #3 and #4 pg. 412-424
- Do you think maquiladoras are positive or negative for the U.S? For Mexico?
*Unit 6 FRQ will come from this chapter (Ch. 11), you will not see the FRQin advance.