Take Home Part B

33. According to Alfred Weber's least cost theory, all of the following costs are important except:
a the transportation costs of raw materials to factories
b the transportation costs of getting the goods to the market
c the labor costs
d the effects of agglomeration
e none of the above

34. Excessive agglomeration can lead
a higher rents
b higher wages due to increased competition
c eventual deglomeration
d factors that cause factories to leave urban areas for more rural ones
e all of the above

35. In the early days before rail lines, factories had to be close to:
a canal systems
b coal mines
c large cities with populations above one million
d both a and b
e none of the above

36. Variable costs in industries:
a are set once the product is decided upon
b includes energy, labor and transport costs
c usually do not affect a choice of location
d are not part of Weber's least cost theory
e usually change rapidly and without notice

37. Break of Bulk point:
a will generate wealth for the local area
b when ships unload their cargo into trucks
c exists within New York city
d can occur in LDCs and MDCs
e all of the above

38. Time-space compression has altered all of the following except
a Fordism
b division of labor
c production of goods being close to their areas of consumption
d core countries usually have a high amount of mass consumption
e friction of distance

39. The highly skilled manufacturing jobs associated with making flat-screen televisions (that try to take advantage of infrastructure, labor, and accessibility to the market) are more likely to be located within:
a America
b Mexico
c China
d South Korea
e Japan

40. Intermodal connections have helped to increase the current rate of trade through the use of:
a trade agreements
b containerization
c eliminating variable costs
d lessening the dependence on fuel supplies
e all of the above

41. The WTO does all except
a encourages free trade
b discourages quota systems
c discourages a country from protecting its domestic goods
d willl not allow countries to negotiate deals with one other country alone
e enforced agreements among 148 countries

42. customs unions
a allow countries to decide upon trade policies with outside countries individually
b allow for an increase in tariffs and quotas in member countries
c like free trade zones are now in decline
d are more likely to be regional rather than global
e none of the above

43. Outsourcing is more likely to occur with these types of jobs
a sector 1 b 2 c 3 d 4 e 5

44. When outsourcing of a technical job is located outside of the home country it is called
a technopole
b offshore
c high tech corridor
d deindustrialization
e none of the above