s2020(2a, 1229 PM Industral Location Theories Quizizz NAME CLASS Industrial Location Theories 25 Questions DATE 1. Industry in which production of goods and services is based in homes, as. opposed to factories. Dominant industrial model before Industrial Revolution. Today, produce specialty goods, which are assembled individually or in small quantities. A| Footloose Industry B| Fordist C| Agglomeration Economies D| Cottage Industry 2. Manufacturing or other industry in which cost of transporting both raw materials and finished product is not important for determining location of the firm. Common footloose industries include catalog companies, which can locate anywhere as shipping in the US depends on weight not distance, as well as expensive and light items such as diamonds or computer chips. A| Agglomeration Economies 8| Footloose Industry C| Cottage Industry D_ Fordist 3. - Alfred Weber (1868-1958) formulated a theory of industrial location in which an industry is located where it can. Minimize its costs, and therefore maximize its profits. Weber's least cost theory accounted for the location of a A| Cumulative Causation B| Manquiladora Cc) Least-Cost Theory D| Degiomeration hitpssiquiizz.comiprintquiSaba31e2391e800 164ec84 6‘2020128, 1229 PM Industral Location Theories 4, a factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the country of that company. | Degiomeration 8) Manquiladora Cc} Cumulative Causation D_ Least-Cost Theory 5. According to Weber, the most important factor in locating a factory is A| transportation cost B| agglomeration Cc) labor 6 Sodaisa ‘| bulk reducing industry 8) _ bulk gaining industry 7. Potato chips are a A) bulk gaining industry 8) bulk reducing industry 8. _TwoGiess As e A) Nash Equilibrium 8) Weber's Least Cost Theory Losch's Zone of Profitability Hotelling’s Locational Interdependence Theory 9, Alocation where transfer is possible between modes of transporation A) Break of Industry Points B | Maquiladoras C\ Break of Bulk Points D)| Outsource Points Intps:iquizize comprintiquiztSabad1e2391e800 11640084 28‘2020128, 1229 PM 10, Industral Location Theories Airports, seaports and train stations are all examples of: Break of Industry Points 8) Maquiladoras Break of Bulk Points D| Outsource Points Automobiles, refrigerators, and bottling are all examples of: Cottage Industry 8) Break of Bulk Points Bulk-reducing Industries | Bulk-gaining Industries An industry where the final product weighs more or is larger than the inputs Bulk-gaining Industries B| Cottage Industries Bulk-reducing Industries D| Mechanical Industries An industry where the final product weighs less or is smaller than the inputs Mechanical Industries B_ Cottage Industries Bulk-reducing Industries D| Bulkgaining Industries The industries of copper, steel and ethanol are all examples of. Cottage Industries 8) Bulk-reducing Industries Bulk-gaining Industries D]| Mechanical industries Location factors that deal with the cost of land, labor and capital are called Situation Factors B| Demographic Factors Site Factors D| Economic Factors Intps:iquizize comprintiquiztSabad1e2391e800 11640084 ais‘2020128, 1229 PM 16, 17, 18, 19, Industral Location Theories Location factors that deal with the cost transporting products into and out of the factory. Demographic Factors B | Site Factors Situation Factors D| Economic Factors Ifa factory is making a product that is increasing in bulk, then the optimal location for that factory will be: Near the Market 8B | No optimal location for this product An equal distance from the inputs) Near the Inputs and the market Ifa factory is making a product that is decreasing in bulk, then the optimal location for that factory will be: No optimal location for this product |B) Near the Market Near the Inputs An equal distance from the inputs and the market Situation factors are used the minimize what costs? Transporation B| Taxes Labor D) Land Which is not one of the 3 major site factors for industrial locations? Transportation B| Capital Land D| Labor Which of the following is the best example of a bulk reducing industry? Soft-drink bottling 8] Copper mining Automobile assembly D| Toy manufactoring Intps:iquizize comprintiquiztSabad1e2391e800 11640084 46‘2020128, 1229 PM 22. 23. 24, 25. A Industral Location Theories A production strategy that eliminates having lots of inventory and allows for lean manufacturing is Just-in-time delivery B| Fordism using global supply chains D| multi-story factory strategy Just-in-time delivery has made proximity to and more popular location factor because auto assembly and computers often use this manufacturing strategy. inputs B| markets break of bulk points D_ footloose industries The phenomenon of spatial clustering, or a concentration of firms in a relatively small area agglomeration 8) bulkgaining capital intensive D) free trade This sign for Dalton, Georgia illustrates a concept Weber =) referred to in his least cost theory: ‘ON: labor as a site factor B | _ benefits of agglomeration land as a site factor proximity to markets as a situation factor Intps:iquizize comprintiquiztSabad1e2391e800 11640084 582020128, 1229 PM Answer Key 1d 2.b S.a 6b 9c 10.¢ 1B.c 14.b 7a 18.¢ 21.b 22a 25.b hitpssiquizizz.comiprintquisaba1e2391e800 164ec84 Industral Location Theories 15.¢ 19.a 23.b 4.b 8.b 12a 16.¢ 20.a 24a 68