GEO 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Polyculture, Shifting Cultivation, Crop Rotation
26 Jun 2018
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GEO 101- Exam 2 Study Guide
Chapter 6:
Back-office operations- areas with low labor costs where routine manufacturing or
information-processing tasks are frequently relocated
Basic industries- sell outside local region and bring new money into the region
Non-basic industries- produce mainly for local market, supplying the needs of the
region’s inhabitants and businesses
Cost minimization- industrial location strategy that seeks to minimize what the firm
pays to produce and distribute its products and services
Break of bulk- stage of transportation when a bulk shipment is broken into smaller
lots and/or different modes of transportation
Market oriented- tendency for an industry to locate near popular centers in order to
save on transport costs, usually occurs when the final product is more expensive to
transport than raw materials
Raw material oriented- industry locate near source of raw materials in order to save
on transport costs, usually occurs when raw materials lose weight in the production
cost
Economic activities:
Primary- extract raw materials directly from the earth
-Agriculture, forestry, fishing, trapping, mining
Secondary- manufacturing operations that transform raw materials into more
usable forms
-Wheat -> flour, cooper ore -> wire
Tertiary- takes goods that are produced and manufactured by the primary and
secondary sectors and either sells them to consumers or uses them to perform
services
Quaternary- highly skilled, info based services
-R&D, management and administration, processing and disseminating info
Economic disparity- difference between individuals or populations in the
distribution of their assets, wealth, or income
Export processing zones- delimited geographical area of an export-oriented
manufacturing or service enterprise located in any part of the country
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Document Summary
Back-office operations- areas with low labor costs where routine manufacturing or information-processing tasks are frequently relocated. Basic industries- sell outside local region and bring new money into the region. Non-basic industries- produce mainly for local market, supplying the needs of the region"s inhabitants and businesses. Cost minimization- industrial location strategy that seeks to minimize what the firm pays to produce and distribute its products and services. Break of bulk- stage of transportation when a bulk shipment is broken into smaller lots and/or different modes of transportation. Market oriented- tendency for an industry to locate near popular centers in order to save on transport costs, usually occurs when the final product is more expensive to transport than raw materials. Raw material oriented- industry locate near source of raw materials in order to save on transport costs, usually occurs when raw materials lose weight in the production cost. Primary- extract raw materials directly from the earth.
