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The Cultural Landscape (Rubenstein) Chapter 11 review questions

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?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? AP Human Geography Chapter 11, Industry Introduction 1. Describe the changes in geographic location of Huffy bicycle production from the 1950s to today. 2. Why is the changing geography of manufacturing ultimately a consequence of consumer demand? Give an example. Case Study / Maquiladoras in Mexico 3. What is a maquiladora, and what role does geography play in their location? 4. How many maquiladoras are there in Mexico, and how many people do they employ? 5. How does manufacturing create value? 6. What three aspects help determine the geography of industrial location? 7. Why are connections important for determining the geography of industries? What are the two main concerns with regard to connections?

Analysis of H&M

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Internationalization Process: Case of H&M in China 2 Internationalization Process: Case of H&M in China By (Name) The Name of the Class Instructor Institution City, State Date

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP European History 17 May 2015 Chapter 9 Outline Industrial Revolution/19thSociety Following dev. Of mechanized industry/emergence oflarge-scale manufacturing in Brit textiles, industrialization spread to Euro/North America Led proliferation of capital-intensive enterprises, new ways of organizing labor/cities Made possible by newnrg, led to faster forms ofmechanized transport, higher productivity, emergence of consumer markets for manufactured goods 1800, world produced 10m tons of coal 1900, produced 1b; Industrial Revolution brought fossil-fuel age Mechanization made possible gains in productivity

The Making of Industrial Society

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 16 August 2015 Chapter 30 Outline Making of Industrial Society 1827, after marrying at 23, Betty Harris took job as drawer in coalpit near Manchester, England; involved crawling down mine/hauling coal from bottom Coal went to fuel steam engines that powered factories/mills Wore belt around waist; hitched to it was chain that passed between legs/attached to coal cart that she pulledthru mine; belt strained body, mine shafts were slippery Started work at 6 AM, shift was 12 hrs. Worked in coal pit with 6 women/6 boys/girls; men in shafts didn?t treat women well Belts/chains chafed skin, miners beat/raped them 1-hr. break for midday meal of bread/butter, tried to discourage husband?s advances

euro 20

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Chapter 20 The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain Origins agricultural revolution rapid population growth surplus labor ready supply of capital for investment in new industrial machines and factories ample supplies of important mineral resources abundant rivers Parliament provided stable government; protected private property colonies provided a market as well as raw materials Technological Changes and New Forms of Industrial Organization The Cotton Industry James Hargreaves? spinning jenny Richard Arkwright?s water frame spinning machine Edmund Cartwright?s power loom concentration of labor in factories new towns grew up around factories The Steam Engine

Forging National Economy

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Chapter 14 Forging the National Economy 1790-1860 ? The Westward Movement The life as a pioneer was very grim.? Pioneers were stricken with disease and loneliness. ? Shaping the Western Landscape Fur trapping was a large industry in the Rocky Mountain area.? Each summer, fur trappers would trade beaver pelts for manufactured goods from the East. George Caitlin - painter and student of Native American life who was among the first Americans to advocate the preservation of nature; proposed the idea of a national park. ? The March of Millions By the mid-1800s, the population was doubling every 25 years.? By 1860, there were 33 states and the U.S. was the 4th most populous country in the western world.

Chapter 11 (Industry) AP Human Geography: The Cultural Landscape

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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
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