Social Sciences and History / Unit 12 SSH 1110 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Locational Criteria: Bulk-Reducing and Break-of-Bulk
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The idea
Locational criteria decide whether an activity occurs in a place. A bulk-reducing industry makes a product weighing less than its inputs; a break-of-bulk point is where cargo transfers from one transport mode to another. Weber held transport cost the most relevant factor.
In practice
Smelting at the mine; unloading at the port.
Where people slip
Labor, markets, energy, agglomeration: the other criteria.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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