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