Structural Change
As a country develops, its economy shifts. Drag the slider to see the transition from LDC to MDC.
Pre-Industrial (LDC)
Post-Industrial (MDC)
Mostly subsistence farming.
Primary (Raw Materials)
Secondary (Manufacturing)
Tertiary (Services)
Quaternary (Information)
Quinary (Decision Making)
2. Weber's Location Theory
Alfred Weber said factories locate where transportation costs are lowest.
Weight Gained vs. Weight Lost.
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3. The Break-of-Bulk Point
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A Break-of-Bulk Point is where cargo is transferred from one mode of transport to another (e.g., Ship ➔ Truck).
Containerization
Before containers, loading a ship took weeks. Now it takes hours. Standardized steel boxes lowered the cost of transport so much that it became profitable to manufacture goods in Asia and ship them to the US.