Which region of the U.S. is most known for manufacturing and industry? Industry Unit
INDUSTRY The manufacturing of goods in a factory.
Cottage Industry Home-based manufacturing.
Site Factors (aka Factors of Production) The unique characteristics of a place Land Labor Capital
Labor The most important site factor at a global scale today. Why? Large variation in labor costs worldwide.
Why did the Northeast and Great Lakes areas become the industrial heart of the American economy?
This was due to the situation factors of the region. The region was in proximity to iron ore, transportation of ore to steel mills, rail lines to transport cars to the large markets of the midwest and northeast.
Basic Industries Non-basic industries Multiplier effect
Agglomeration: the centralization of an industry for the mutual benefit of the industry as a whole. Why would a store/industry locate near competitors? Cumulative causation is continued growth due to the principle itself.
Deglomeration: occurs when the market becomes saturated with a particular industry.
The automobile industry at one time was primarily located around:
How have auto manufacturing locations changed in the last 50 years? Why?
Transportation costs and a “moving market” have dispersed many of the auto manufacturing plants today.
. “just-in-time” delivery
LABOR Fordist industry – individuals can specialize in their individual production, they will become more efficient.
Post Fordist Industry – Skilled workers work in teams to master a wider variety of assignments.
Labor Intensive – Some industries do not lend themselves to mass machine production and require a large amount of unskilled labor. The best example would be: Where are most of these jobs found today? textiles
Major manufacturing regions of the world: ‘The CORE’
Break of Bulk Point A location where transfer from one method to another takes place. Port of Houston Rotterdam, Netherlands Singapore
New International Division of Labor
Two major issues impeding progress in LDC’s in regards to industrial production. FinancingMarkets
Right to Work vs Unions
In the past 50 years, the region of the USA that has lost the most jobs is the The name for this region is the
Why has the South become much more attractive to industry and business in the past 50 years? Lower wagesRight to Work StatesTaxes
The region that has seen explosive growth in the past 50 years in the USA is the
Today, the USA is a “post industrial” society. This means We are now dependent on tertiary, or service industries. Where will YOU be in 15 years?