AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHYCH 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

Industrialization

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