APHG Chapter 11 Industry Vocab Rubenstien
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| 2258370332 | Break-of-bulk point | A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another. |  | 0 |
| 2258370333 | Bulk-gaining industry | An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs. |  | 1 |
| 2258370334 | Bulk-reducing indusrty | An indusrty in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume that the inputs. |  | 2 |
| 2258370335 | Cottage indusrty | manufaturing based in homes rather than in factories, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution |  | 3 |
| 2258370336 | Fordist | Form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly. |  | 4 |
| 2258370337 | Industrial Revolution | A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods. |  | 5 |
| 2258370338 | Labor-intensive industry | An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses. |  | 6 |
| 2258370339 | Maquiladora | Factories built by US companies in Mexico near the US border to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico. |  | 7 |
| 2258370340 | New international division of labor | Transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries. |  | 8 |
| 2258370341 | Bank-size rule | A pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest city is 1/n the population of the largest sttlement. |  | 9 |
| 2258370342 | Post-fordist | Adoption by companies of flexible work rules, such as the allocation of workers to teams that perform a variety of tasks. |  | 10 |
| 2258370343 | Right-to-work state | A U.S. state that has passed a law preventing a union and company from negotiating a contract that requires workers to join a union as a condition of employment. |  | 11 |
| 2258370344 | site factors | Location factors related to the costs of factors of production inside the plant, such as land, labor, and capital. |  | 12 |
| 2258370345 | situation factors | Location factors related to the transportation of materials into and from a factory. |  | 13 |
| 2258370346 | textile | A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing |  | 14 |
