LARGE INDUSTRIAL REGIONS

EUROPEAN UNION
1. CHARACTERISTICS
  1. SKILLED WORKFORCE
  2. LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS
  3. LARGE MARKET
  4. CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
2. AREAS
  1. BLUE BANANA
  2. MEDITERRANEAN ARC: North of Italy and north-east Spain
  3. SOME CITIES: Madrid or Stockholm
USA AND CANADA
1. CHARACTERISTICS
  1. ABUNDANT ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
  2. MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
  3. FINANCIAL RESOURCES
  4. DOMESTIC MARKET
  5. SKILLED WORKFORCE
2. AREAS
  1. TRADITIONALLY: north-east with N.Y as the financial centre and California in the west
  2. INDUSTRIAL DISPERSAL: South-west , North Pacific and Montreal
EASTERN EUROPE
1. CHARACTERISTICS
  1. LESS TECHNOLOGICALLY DEVELOPMENT
  2. NATURAL RESOURCES
    1. RAW MATERIALS
      1. IRON
      2. COAL
    2. ENERGY RESOURCES
  3. TYPES OF INDUSTRIES
    1. TEXTILE
    2. PETROCHEMICAL
    3. WOOD
    4. METALLURGICAL
2. AREAS
  1. MOSCOW
  2. SIBERIA
  3. BLACK SEA
  4. URAL MOUNTAINS
OTHER INDUSTRIAL AREAS
1. SMALLER AND ISOLATED
JAPAN
1. CHARACTERISTICS
  1. HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE WRKFORCE
  2. CORPORATE GROUPS
  3. ELECTRONICS, IT AND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES
2. MEGALOPOLIS
3. PROBLEMS
  1. LACK OF RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY SOURCES
NEW INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
1. FREE ZONES: TAX REDUCTIONS AND LESS STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
  1. MULTINATIONALS TRANSFER THEIR INDUSTRIES
    1. ASIAN TIGERS
CHINA
1. CHARACTERISTICS
  1. LARGE POPULATION
    1. INEXPENSIVE WORKFORCE
  2. MINING RESOURCES
  3. UNEQUAL DEVELOPMENT
    1. INDUSTRIES IN THE COASTAL REGIONS

Zusammenfassung der Ressource

	Erstellt von Carmen Fernández vor fast 8 Jahre