Chapter 11 (Industry) AP Human Geography: The Cultural Landscape
Nick D?Souza Period 5 Chapter 11 Study Guide Industry is concentrated in three main regions: - Europe, North America, East Asia, ( 3 main) Brazil, and India James Watt patented steam engine in 1769, maker of mathematical instruments in Glasgow, Scotland. Connections: 2 connections are critical in determining the best location for a factory where the markets for the product are located where the resources needed to make the product are located Industrial Revolution: began in the late 1700s in the U.K.; a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing, heavily impacted the industries of iron, coal, transportation, textiles, chemicals, and food processing