Where is Industry Distributed? Chapter 11: Industry Key Issue 1

Origin of Industry Cottage Industry – refers to making products within the home (cottage) or in the nearby village Industrial Revolution Began in the late 1700’s in UK Brought many individual jobs under one roof (factories) Generally refers to better technology that increased overall productivity Led to a higher standard of living in industrialized areas

Origin of Industry Effects of the Industrial Revolution: Coal became a better fuel source than wood Steam engines were more efficient than water, human, or animal power Iron was more usable because of better purification and ability to keep it hotter longer Iron improvements & steam engine meant development of rail systems Required political cooperation to complete rails Textile (clothing) – spinning wheels in homes replaced by “mills” Mass production of cloth Bleaching and dying of cloth from coal-burning byproducts Food processing – canning procedures allowed factory workers to stay at their jobs

Industrial Regions Three world regions accounting for ¾ of the worlds industry: Europe’s Industrial Areas Many industrial areas developed in Eastern and Western Europe and the former Soviet Union North America’s Industrial Areas Industry began in the NE and moved to the Midwest with canals and railroads East Asia’s Industrial Areas Major resource = people (cheap labor) Japan and China rank 2 nd and 3 rd in manufacturing behind the US

Industrial Regions Europe’s Industrial Areas Western Europe: UK Rhine-Ruhr Valley Mid-Rhine Po Basin NE Spain Eastern Europe: Moscow St. Petersburg Volga Urals Kuznetsk Donetsk Silesia North America’s Industrial Areas Japan China East Asia’s Industrial Area’s New England Middle Atlantic Mohawk Valley Pittsburgh-Lake Erie Western Great Lakes Southern California Southeastern Ontario