Ap Human Geography Chapter 11 Flashcard
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Break-of-bulk point
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A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.
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Bulk-gaining industry
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An industry in which the final product weighs more or has a greater volume than the inputs.
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Bulk-reducing industry
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An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs.
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Cottage Inustry
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Spinning manufacturing done at the home.
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Fordist
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A highly organized and specialized system for organizing industrial production and labor. Named after automobile producer Henry Ford, Fordist production features assembly-line production of standardized components for mass consumption.
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Industrial Revolution
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The change from an agricultural to an industrial society and from home manufacturing to factory production, especially the one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850.
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Labor-intensive industry
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An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses.
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Maquiladora
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an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border).
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New international division of labor
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Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries.
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Outsourcing
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The procuring of services or products, such as the parts used in manufacturing a motor vehicle, from an outside supplier or manufacturer in order to cut costs.
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Post-fordist
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Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks.
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Right-to-work laws
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Legislation that gives workers the right, under an open shop, to join or not join a union if it is present.
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Site factors
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Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital.
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Situation factors
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Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory.
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Textiles
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Industry revolved around making cloth; includes cotton gathering, spinning, and weaving.
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brownfield
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brownfield a property which has the presence or potential to be hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant
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capital
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capital wealth (in terms of money and/or property) owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, or corporation
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deindustrialization
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the causing to lose industrial capability or strength, making less industrial in character
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location theory
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firms choose locations that maximize their profits and individuals choose locations that maximize their utility
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primary industry
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an industry that deals with the extraction of raw materials
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secondary industry
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industries that deal with making products that are likely to be directly consumed by individuals
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footloose industry
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an industry whose location is not strongly influenced by access to materials and/or markets, can operate in a wide range of locations
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Alfred Weber
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creator of a model that states that the optimum location of a manufacturing firm is explained in terms of cost minimization
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just-in-time production
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just-in-time production seeks to reduce inventories for the production process by purchasing inputs for arrival just in time to use and producing output just in time to sell
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changing site factors
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What is causing factory simulation around the world?
