Untitled Quiz

True

It uses the oxygen necessary for aquatic plants and animals.

<p>South</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Require a factory to maintain an 'open shop' where workers cannot be forced to join a union.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They signal that antiunion attitudes are tolerated and supported.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can be performed by low-paid, low-skilled workers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>iPhones; most cost in parts made by skilled workers in Japan, Germany, and South Korea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plants located near the U.S.-Mexican border receiving tax breaks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Manufacturers relocating to Mexico for lower rates; environmental concerns over lax standards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reduces wasteful inventory and factory space requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A location where transfer is possible from one mode of transportation to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Form of mass production in which each worker is assigned one specific task to perform repeatedly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A world economic system characterized by a more flexible set of production practices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Practice where a single entity controls the entire process of a product, from raw materials to distribution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Method of inventory management made possible by efficient transportation and communication systems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the United Kingdom in the late 1700s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Iron was difficult to produce because ovens had to be constantly reheated, which the steam engine could do.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>First canals and then railroads.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Production was transformed during the late 18th century; machines were introduced to increase efficiency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In Europe, North America, and East Asia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The United Kingdom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the most centrally located industrial area in Germany.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Northeastern Spain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Russia's largest petroleum and natural gas fields.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It has the country's largest reserves of coal and an abundant supply of iron ores.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fabricated metals and beverage production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They facilitate the transfer of goods from one transportation mode to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allowed furnaces to be constantly heated, improving iron production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are often used for short-distance deliveries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the most expensive mode of transportation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sanitary landfills.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If not carefully contained, it can contaminate soil and groundwater.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.</p> Signup and view all the answers