1. Industrial Revolution

2. “Preindustrial World”
Rocket (train)
“Preindustrial World”
Industries did exist before the Ind. Rev. (e.g. carpenters, textiles, silver,…)
Cottage industries
18th Century marked by inventions
The inventions took time and money
Marked by a flow of capital due to colonies and global trade
Steam engine
Spinning jenny
Power loom

4. Transportation England – 1st to industrialize
Groundbreaking transportation
st railway
1819 – 1st steam ship to cross Atlantic
Goods + skills + machines + transportation = Industrial leader
Developed canal system too!

5. Diffuse to Mainland – by early 1800s
Same location principles apply
Proximity to coal
Connection via a water port
Why does location matter?
Variable costs
Friction of distance
Variable costs – maximize advantages; make as much profit as possible; account for energy supply, transport, labor, etc.
Friction of distance: increase in time and costs that usually comes with increasing distance

6. Major Industrial Centers before 1850
Major Areas
Western & Central Europe
Eastern North America
Russia & the Ukraine
Eastern Asia

7. Western and Central Europe

9. North America: only serious rival to Eur.
New York – great relative location, major break-of-bulk (e.g. ship-to-rail) port
N. Am. benefited from nat. resources, trans. networks, capital, and labor
Most of the rest of the world lagged far behind (exceptions: Ukraine, Australia,…)

10. Major Manufacturing Regions of Russia
Developed in early 1900s

11. Major Manufacturing Regions of East Asia