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Chapter 11: Industry AP Human: Rubenstein Intro Industry: manufacturing goods in a factory persistence or diligence in creating value Factories use large amt of people, machinery, and money Industry?much more highly clustered in space than agriculture Suitability of industry?based on distinctive labour, land and capital 2 connections critical in determining best factory location Where markets are located Where needed resources are located Before, industry?clustered in few communities in few MDCs, Now, industry diffused to many LDCs US lost factory jobs in 2000s b/c jobs being sucked into other countries from recently closed US factories; future of US manufacturing in jeopardy Gov?t recognizes powerful role of industry in economic health of community