DSST Human Cultural Geography Exam Prep

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Where are secondary industries, like lumber mills and fish canneries, where manufacturing is highly dependent upon a single natural resource likely to be located?
  1. Near transportation centers
  2. Centrally within thriving commercial market regions
  3. Close to the locations of the natural resources to be manufactured
  4. In residential zones
Explanation
Answer - C - Secondary industries, like lumber mills and fish canneries, where manufacturing is highly dependent upon a single natural resource, are likely to be centralized close to the locations of the natural resources in question.

Key Takeaway: The secondary sector of the economy includes manufacturing and construction industries, basically industries that create a finished, usable product. This sector generally takes the output of the goods harvested by the primary sector and manufactures finished goods from them for sale or export.
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