Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

AP Human Chapter 12

        Help!  

Question
Answer
show Production of goods in a home or small workshop, typically by hand or with low technology.  
🗑
Economies of scale   show
🗑
Industrial Revolution   show
🗑
show An area of economic production that is located inland and is connected to the world by a port.  
🗑
Situation   show
🗑
Network   show
🗑
First Mover Advantage   show
🗑
show Area to which an innovation diffuses and from which the innovation diffuses more broadly.  
🗑
Globalization   show
🗑
Fordist   show
🗑
show The merging of businesses that serve different steps in one commodity chain.  
🗑
Location theory   show
🗑
show Cost advantages created when similar businesses cluster in the same location. For example, car manufacturers cluster in a city or region to tap into a skilled labor force and access infrastructure, services, and technology.  
🗑
Least Cost Theory   show
🗑
Friction of distance   show
🗑
Intermodal   show
🗑
show Economic system where people, corporations, and states produce goods and services and trade them on the world market with the goal of making a profit.  
🗑
show Transformation of goods and services into products that can be bought, sold, or traded.  
🗑
Global division of labor   show
🗑
show Increasing connectedness between world cities from improved communication and transportation networks.  
🗑
show Production system in which parts are delivered as needed to the assembly line so that parts are not warehoused, stored, or overproduced.  
🗑
show The movement of production from one site to another based on the place-based cost advantages of the new site.  
🗑
Node   show
🗑
show Steps in the production of a good from its design and raw materials to its production, marketing, and distribution.  
🗑
Outsourcing   show
🗑
show Position of a place or area relative to others in a network.  
🗑
show Tapping into companies that specialize in production around the world to manufacture goods.  
🗑
Global production networks   show
🗑
show States with growing industrial and service economies and an increasing presence in global trade.  
🗑
Break of Bulk Point   show
🗑
show Decline in industry in a region or economy. Happens when companies move industry to other regions or mechanize production.  
🗑
Rust Belt   show
🗑
High-Technology Corridor   show
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: pl217682
Popular AP Human Geography sets