A.P.HUMAN GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY WORDS FOR CHAPTER 11 VOCAB QUIZ:INDUSTRY – Flashcards
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Maquiladora
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Factories built by US companies in Mexico near the US border to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico.
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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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Cottage Industry
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Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.
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Textiles
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woven fabrics
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Right-to-work-states
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States that have passed laws to prevent a union and company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment.
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Bulk-Reducing Industry
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An economic activity in which the final product weighs less than its inputs.
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Bulk-Gaining Industry
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An economic activity in which the final product gains volume or weight during production, that it outweighs it inputs.
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Break-of-Bulk Point
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A location where transfer among transportation modes is possible.
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Labor-Intensive Industry
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An industry for which labor costs comprises a high percentage of total expenses
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Fordist
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Form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly.
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Post-Fordist Production
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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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Trading Blocs
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A group of neighboring countries that promote trade with each other and erect barriers to limit trade with other blocs
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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.
