Manufacturing & Industrial Location Theory – Chapter 10 Questions Review Handling Power point files E-Stat Labour Energy Environment Issues

Handling PowerPoint Presentations for Study File →Print preview →print what →6 slides per page To eliminate background graphics and dark colours –Format →Slide design →Color scheme (light) –Format → Background (checkbox), apply to all

Using E-Stat No more Census hard copy! Educational gateway to Statistics Canada for education Library→Web resources →Government information →E-Stat →English →Accept →Search Census →Geographic area →Large urban centres…Census Tracts

Using E-Stat Select data: Population and dwelling counts Select geography: Large urban centres in the prairies-Lethbridge Select characteristics: (click+ctrl OR click+shift)

Using E-Stat Select output format: Table areas as rows Counts or percentage of total? Map

Figure 1: Density dot map of Lethbridge City, 2001 Source: Statistics Canada E-Stat 2001 Census of Population, Population and Dwellings Count, 46 Large Urban Centres, Census Tracts Lethbridge, Alberta. Accessed 16 Nov

Labour costs Labour intensive, unskilled Industrial processes Textiles Clothing Footwear Low labour cost locations Urban → rural (or down urban hierarchy) North → south (U.S.) Core → periphery e.g. Novatel - JRC

Labour productivity Varies from region to region Depends on Industrial structure Education Technology Capital