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- 3. The Industrial Revolution, now also known as the First Industrial Revolution, was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
- 5. A type of operation or industry that involves extracting or refining natural resources, such as mining, agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
- 8. Shipment of parts and materials to arrive at a factory moments before they are needed.
- 13. A commodity, article, or service sold abroad (to a foreign country).
- 14. Economic activities that involve the processing of raw materials (primary products).
- 15. International trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions.
- 16. The period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organization of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing.
- 17. A market center for the exchange of services by people attracted from the surrounding area.
- 18. A service that primarily meets the needs of other businesses, including professional, financial, and transportation services.
- 20. A theory that explains the distribution of services based on the fact that settlements serve as centers of market areas for services; larger settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller settlements and provide services for a larger number of people who are willing to travel farther.
- 22. A commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad (a foreign country) for sale.
- 24. Makes something that gains volume or weight during production.
- 26. Manufacturing based in homes rather than in factories, most common prior to the Industrial Revolution.
- 27. The tertiary economic activity or service sector encompasses the production of services instead of end goods that meet the needs of individuals.
- 28. These factors involve transporting materials to and from a factory. A firm seeks a location that minimizes the cost of transporting inputs to the factory and finished goods to consumers.
- 30. These factors result from the unique characteristics of a location. These are labor, capital, and land.
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- 1. The area surrounding a central place from which people are attracted to use the place’s goods and services (also known as hinterland).
- 2. A service that primarily meets the needs of individual consumers, including retail, education, health, and leisure services.
- 4. The area surrounding a central place from which people are attracted to use the place’s goods and services (also known as market area).
- 6. The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service.
- 7. Focuses on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
- 9. A community’s collection of basic businesses.
- 10. An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses.
- 11. A process that links people around the world as a result of shared activities and interests.
- 12. An institutional arrangement designed to help producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions.
- 19. The transfer of goods or services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. A system or network that allows trade is called a market.
- 21. The minimum number of people needed to support a service.
- 23. An industry in which the inputs weigh more than the final products.
- 25. A business that sells its products or services primarily to consumers outside the settlement.
- 29. A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers.