AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CH 25n 23o CLASS NOTES RESOURCES AND REGIONS- THE GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRY
World distribution of Industry often related to legacy of Colonialism… WHY???
Legacy of Colonialism – Resources Extracted for FOREIGN Development, Not DOMESTIC!!! Highly Uneven Current Development lags New Imperialism
Nairobi, Kenya
Industrializati on Spreads through Europe
4 Primary Industrial Regions 1. Western & Central Europe 2. Eastern N. America 3. Russia & Ukraine 4. Eastern Asia
Primary Industry Region in N. Hemisphere (Swipe across USA & Europe to Japan) (INDUSTRIAL BANANA)
The Fuel
ASIA JAPAN Industrial Dominance until 1975 “Four Tigers” begin to challenge Japan for Industrial dominance in E. Asia –S. Korea –Taiwan –Hong Kong –Singapore
“Four Tigers” Asia Industrial Development Population Emerging Markets Foreign Investment
Break of Bulk – transfer of cargo from one carrier (ship) to another (truck) Bigger shipments broken down for markets PORT CITY IMPORTANCE –(B of B Points)
China & Hong-Kong Communist Gov’t controls country Hong Kong is a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) – “open city” to encourage foreign investment
Secondary Industrial Regions South of Primary Region (USA, Europe, Japan) Mexico, Brazil Malaysia, Indonesia, India
Secondary Industry Regions (“Banana”)
Maquiladora District – Just south of USA in Mexico – industry relocates – cheaper labor – finished goods can be sent to USA free of import tariffs Type of Export-Processing Zone
Map of Mexico's Maquiladora Plants
NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement (1995) Facilitates these districts and further industry