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