Technology/productivity
Taxes/subsidies
Price expectations
Number of competitors
Input costs
Manufacturers try to locate their factors as close as possible to their inputs and markets to cut transportation cost. Other issues could be the availability of raw material, land, water, labor, power, capital, transport, and market. Examples of these manufacturers and/or industries would be the market for construction workers or “factor markets”. Industries and/or companies such as McDonald’s and other fast food chain, rely on these factor markets for materials to continue to expand and increase the economic growth and success.
Since in colonial North America, many people did not have the luxuries we have now, their entire lives revolved around work. Without a good harvest season or another product to trade for food, a family could easily go hungry and starve to death. As exemplified through Jamestown's "Starving Time," the leader, whose name escapes me at this time, decided that if the colonists were not willing to work, they would not receive any food. The second question is more of an opinion question that I cannot answer for you.
One aspect of being a defensive driver is being able to ANTICIPATE the action of others.
Defensive driving skill is defined as driving to save lives, time and money in spite of the conditions around one and the actions of others. Defensive driving allows one to identify hazards quickly in a predictable manner so that an appropriate action can be taken, that is, it allows one to anticipate the move of other drivers and act appropriately.
