Unit 7.1 – Where did the Industrial Revolution begin and why?
Great Britain in the late 1700s because of natural resources (coal and iron), capital, labor supply, and access to waterways for transportation.
Unit 7.1 – What are three effects of the Industrial Revolution?
Urbanization, factory production, and population growth.
Unit 7.3 – What is Weber’s Least Cost Theory?
Industries locate where they can minimize transportation, labor, and agglomeration costs.
Unit 7.3 – What are the three variables in Weber’s Least Cost Theory?
Transportation costs, labor costs, and agglomeration.
Unit 7.3 – What is agglomeration?
The clustering of businesses in one location to share services, labor, suppliers, and infrastructure.
Unit 7.4 – What is a bulk-reducing industry?
An industry where the final product weighs less than the raw materials, so factories locate near raw materials. Examples: steel, lumber, copper.
Unit 7.4 – What is a bulk-gaining industry?
An industry where the final product weighs more than the raw materials, so factories locate near markets. Examples: beverages, automobiles, furniture.
Unit 7.4 – What is a break-of-bulk point?
A place where goods are transferred between transportation types, such as ports or airports.
Unit 7.5 – What is Fordism?
Mass production using assembly lines to produce standardized goods efficiently.
Unit 7.5 – What is Post-Fordism?
Flexible production using smaller batches, technology, and specialized products.
Unit 7.6 – What is outsourcing?
When companies hire outside companies to perform business tasks to reduce costs.
Unit 7.6 – What is offshoring?
Moving business operations or jobs to another country to reduce costs.
Unit 7.6 – What are Special Economic Zones (SEZ)?
Areas where governments offer tax breaks and fewer regulations to attract foreign investment and manufacturing.
Unit 7.6 – What are maquiladoras?
Factories in northern Mexico that assemble imported materials and export finished goods.
Unit 7.6 – What are Export Processing Zones (EPZ)?
Industrial areas where companies import materials, assemble products, and export them.
Unit 7.7 – What is the New International Division of Labor?
The shift of manufacturing from developed countries to developing countries with cheaper labor.
Unit 7.7 – What is the Human Development Index (HDI)?
A measure of development based on life expectancy, education, and income (GNI per capita).
Unit 7.7 – What are the three parts of Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory?
Core, Semi-periphery, and Periphery countries.
Unit 7.7 – What are periphery countries?
Less developed countries that provide raw materials and cheap labor.
Unit 7.7 – What are core countries?
Wealthy, highly developed countries that control technology and global trade.
Unit 7.8 – What is sustainable development?
Development that meets current needs without harming future generations.
Unit 7.7 – What are semi-periphery countries?
Countries that are industrializing and fall between core and periphery.
Unit 7.8 – What is just-in-time delivery?
A system where parts arrive exactly when needed for production to reduce storage costs.
Where, when, and why did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain in the late 1700s because of coal and iron resources, capital, labor supply, and access to waterways for trade.
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