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