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1 Human Geography Jerome D. Fellmann Arthur Getis Judith Getis Jon C. Malinowski

2 Human Geography Chapter 9 Livelihood And Economy: From Blue Collar to Gold Collar

3 Components of the Space Economy Concepts and Controls Market Equilibrium

4 Secondary Activities: Manufacturing Locational Decisions in Manufacturing –Principles n Location –Raw Materials –Power Supply –Labor –Market –Transportation

5 Secondary Activities: Manufacturing (cont.) Transportation and Location Industrial Location Theories –Least-Cost Theory –Locational Interdependence Theory –Profit-Maximization Approaches Source: Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library

6 Least-Cost Theory Alfred Weber (1868-1958) Assumptions: –Isotropic Plain –Single Product to a Single Market –Raw Materials from Two or More Sources –Labor Infinitely Available but Immobile –Transportation Routes are not Fixed but connect places by a straight line

7 Locational Interdependence Theory Variable Revenue Analysis Competitive Locations in a Linear Market

8 Profit Maximization Approaches Spatial Margin of Profitability Satisficing Locations

9 Secondary Activities: Manufacturing (cont.) Other Locational Considerations and Controls –Agglomeration Economies –Just-in-Time and Flexible Production –Comparative Advantage –Imposed Considerations Transnational Corporations

10 World Manufacturing Patterns and Trends Anglo America Western and Central Europe Eastern Europe Eastern Asia

11 High-Tech Patterns Impacts of High-Tech Industries Agglomerating Forces Contributors to Production

12 Tertiary and Beyond Tertiary Services Beyond Tertiary –Quaternary –Quinary

13 Services in World Trade Impact in International Trade Flows Impact in Economic Interdependence Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)


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