Location theory - Quiz
  • 1. Who was one of the leading pioneers in industrial site analysis in the US?
A) Edgar M. Hoover
B) Peter Tesch
C) Thomas Goette
D) Theodor Sabathil
  • 2. In what year did Edgar M. Hoover publish 'The Location of Economic Activity'?
A) 1952
B) 1994
C) 1948
D) 1969
  • 3. Which of the following authors is cited as an early researcher in international site theory from 1952?
A) Glatte
B) Ohlin
C) Moore
D) Tesch
  • 4. What is the status of an specifically international site selection theory today?
A) It is not yet discernible
B) It is considered a mature scientific field
C) It is widely studied by most corporations
D) It is fully established
  • 5. Which factors does Theodor Sabathil specifically discuss in his 1969 dissertation?
A) Tax legislation and environmental protection
B) Infrastructure and transportation costs
C) Company-specific framework conditions and psychological factors
D) Legal, natural, and cultural factors
  • 6. What is the primary focus of Peter Tesch's 1980 dissertation?
A) Analyzing only the geographical climate and topography
B) Focusing exclusively on corporate real estate construction
C) Reviewing only national site selection within the US
D) Combining theories of international trade and investment with site theories
  • 7. According to Tesch, what forms the basis for his comments on internationalization?
A) Governmental subsidies and grants
B) Historical precedents of local trade
C) Psychological barriers of the workforce
D) Location-specific competitive advantages
  • 8. How many categories of criteria did Tesch develop for international site decisions?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Five
D) Ten
  • 9. In Goette's classification, which of the following is considered a political site condition?
A) Mentality
B) Sales potential
C) Topography
D) Tax legislation
  • 10. Why does Goette argue there is a low learning curve for industrial site decisions?
A) The high turnover of employees
B) They are usually once-off and division-related processes
C) The excessive regulation by international bodies
D) The lack of interest from management
  • 11. What does Thomas Glatte provide in his book 'International Production Site Selection'?
A) A critique of Hoover's 1948 work
B) A list of banned international locations
C) A 10-staged selection process
D) A mathematical model for natural site factors
  • 12. Outside of economics, where has location theory been applied according to the text?
A) Conservation biology
B) Modern architecture
C) Political science
D) Agricultural logistics
  • 13. What criticism does the text make regarding recent publications on site selection?
A) They are entirely focused on natural factors
B) They rarely deal with construction and real estate aspects
C) They are too focused on mathematical proofs
D) They ignore cost structure optimization
  • 14. Which of these did Theodor Sabathil NOT consider in his site selection theory?
A) Psychological factors
B) Company-specific framework conditions
C) Natural factors
D) Country selection
  • 15. What is the primary goal of firms according to location theory?
A) Maximize social welfare
B) Minimize market competition
C) Maximize profits
D) Maximize public access
  • 16. What is the primary goal of individuals according to location theory?
A) Maximize profit
B) Maximize utility
C) Maximize production
D) Minimize travel distance
  • 17. Who is often referred to as the father of location theorists?
A) Alfred Weber
B) Johann Heinrich von Thünen
C) Walter Christaller
D) Paul Krugman
  • 18. What book did Johann Heinrich von Thünen publish in 1826?
A) Die Zentralen Orte
B) Über den Standort der Industrien
C) Der Isolierte Staat
D) Contributions to Location Theory
  • 19. Which theory focuses on the spatial organization of market areas and urban systems?
A) Industrial location theory
B) Agricultural land use theory
C) Central place theory
D) Core-periphery theory
  • 20. Who formulated central place theory in 1933?
A) Walter Christaller
B) August Lösch
C) Paul Krugman
D) Alfred Weber
  • 21. Which researcher used a physical frame model to identify optimal manufacturing locations?
A) Alfred Weber
B) Johann Heinrich von Thünen
C) Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Launhardt
D) William Henry Dean, Jr.
  • 22. What modern economic movement incorporated increasing returns into spatial models?
A) Industrial organization theory
B) Agricultural economics
C) Classical regional science
D) New economic geography
  • 23. Which economist is noted for formalizing spatial concentration through increasing returns?
A) Walter Isard
B) Wilhelm Roscher
C) Tord Palander
D) Paul Krugman
  • 24. What factor does von Thünen note consumes part of Ricardo's economic rent?
A) Agglomeration effects
B) Market structure
C) Labor costs
D) Transportation costs
  • 25. Which contributor was considered ahead of his time and potentially overlooked by contemporaries?
A) Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Launhardt
B) Tord Palander
C) Johann Heinrich von Thünen
D) Walter Christaller
  • 26. What concept explains the emergence of industrial clusters and cities?
A) Isolated state dynamics
B) Market equilibrium
C) Perfect competition
D) Spatial concentration
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