Most of the manufacturing in the United States today takes place in suburban areas.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

In cottage industries, manufacturing takes place –Group of answer choicesin large shopping centers.in corporate-owned factories.in homes by families and small groups.within industrial areas.on farms in rural areas.

Which of the following concepts explains the decision to relocate market-oriented factories in the United States from the Midwest and Northeast to locations in the southern United States or Mexico?ResponsesComparative advantage, because products can be made more efficiently in the southern United States and Mexico. Operating costs and wages are lower, and the manufactured products are easily transported to major United States markets.Comparative advantage, because products can be made more efficiently in the southern United States and Mexico. Operating costs and wages are lower, and the manufactured products are easily transported to major United States markets.Growth poles, because governments in southern United States cities and Mexico strive to stimulate economic development by providing a guaranteed market for all products manufactured at these locations.Growth poles, because governments in southern United States cities and Mexico strive to stimulate economic development by providing a guaranteed market for all products manufactured at these locations.Just-in-time delivery, because the United States population is shifting to the south and west, and the Mexican population is growing. It is critical to produce goods closer to the consumer base to reduce shipping times.Just-in-time delivery, because the United States population is shifting to the south and west, and the Mexican population is growing. It is critical to produce goods closer to the consumer base to reduce shipping times.Complementarity, because the regional economy of the midwestern and northeastern United States is shifting to the service sector. There is little interest in maintaining manufacturing at these locations.Complementarity, because the regional economy of the midwestern and northeastern United States is shifting to the service sector. There is little interest in maintaining manufacturing at these locations.Post-Fordist production, because traditional midwestern and northeastern manufacturing centers in the United States are unable to keep up with the technological changes of modern industry.

Which of the following does NOT describe changes in the U.S. auto industry in the last 25 years?Group of answer choicesThe auto factories that have most recently opened in the U.S. have been built by foreign auto makers.People no longer work in U.S. automobile assembly plant, only robots.The number of jobs in the U.S. auto industry has decreased.Efficiency has become important to the factory assembly process.

The type of manufacturing that is more likely to be located in peripheral countries is –Group of answer choiceslabor-intensive.low-labor, mostly mechanized.high-tech.service-based.

What sort of manufacturing jobs have generally  moved from the U.S. to China or other Asia countries?Group of answer choicesLabor-intensive, low-wage jobsLow-labor, high wage jobs