Across
- 4. hiring another company to perform part of the production process
- 5. flexible production using teams and multi‑skilled workers
- 6. states where workers cannot be required to join a union
- 7. industry shifting from old European centers to cheaper regions
- 8. industries that bring money into a region from outside
- 12. North American free‑trade agreement promoting regional industry
- 15. businesses that supply materials or components to producers
- 17. one job creating additional jobs in the local economy
- 18. using standard shipping containers to move goods efficiently
- 19. two regions each have goods the other wants
- 20. place where goods switch transportation modes
- 21. producing goods more efficiently or cheaply than others
- 26. assembly‑line mass production with specialized workers
- 27. negative impacts on distant areas losing workers or investment
- 28. abandoned industrial sites with possible contamination
- 29. businesses that sell finished products to consumers
- 30. Brazil, Russia, India, China — major emerging economies
Down
- 1. parts arrive exactly when needed to reduce storage costs
- 2. positive economic benefits spreading from a growth center
- 3. businesses that serve local residents
- 9. one company controlling multiple steps of production
- 10. U.S.‑owned factories in Mexico using cheaper labor near the border
- 11. cluster of high‑tech industries near research universities
- 13. high‑skill jobs stay in MDCs while low‑skill production moves to LDCs
- 14. moving jobs or services to another country for cheaper labor
- 16. businesses clustering together for shared benefits and labor
- 22. decline of manufacturing and rise of service jobs
- 23. industries making parts for larger companies
- 24. special zones with tax breaks to attract foreign factories
- 25. industry that can locate anywhere because location doesn’t affect cost