Ch 25

“Resources and Regions: The Global Distribution of Industry”

Chapter 25

Major Industrial Regions of the WorldWest and Central EuropeEastern North AmericaRussia and UkraineEast Asia

Industrialization through World War IEurope

Industrialization through World War INorth America

Mid-to-late 20th Century industrialization--increasing dependence on oil and natural gas

Mid-to-late 20th Century industrialization--emergence of secondary manufacturing regions

North America

Mid-to-late 20th Century industrialization--emergence of secondary manufacturing regions

North America

Mid-to-late 20th Century industrialization--emergence of secondary manufacturing regions

Europe

Mid-to-late 20th Century industrialization--emergence of secondary manufacturing regions

Europe

Mid-to-late 20th Century industrialization--emergence of secondary manufacturing regions

Former Soviet Union

Mid-to-late 20th Century industrialization--emergence of secondary manufacturing regions

Eastern Asia

Mid-to-late 20th Century industrialization--emergence of secondary manufacturing regions

South Asia

What is a growth pole?

• …An urban center that has certain attributes that , if augmented by a measure of investment support, will stimulate regional economic development

What is deindustrialization? Where and why is it occurring?