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Geo ch.11
Industry and Energy - Industrial Areas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hearth of modern industry | northern England and southern Scotland during the second half of the 18th century – diffused to Europe and North America in 19th century and other regions in 20th century |
| the Industrial Revolution | a series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods |
| cottage industry | home-based manufacturing before the industrial revolution |
| technology | the catalyst of the industrial revolution |
| steam engine | invention most important to the development of factories |
| James Watt | patented the steam engine in 1769 in Glasgow, Scotland |
| Richard Arkwright | a barber and wigmaker in Preston, England; in 1768 invented machines to untangle cotton prior to spinning |
| John Roebuck and Samuel Garbett | established a factory in 1746 to bleach cotton with sulfuric acid obtained from burning coal |
| Nicolas Appert | a French confectioner, in 1810 canned food in glass bottle sterilized in boiling water |
| UK | steel and textiles, new high-tech industries |
| Mid-Rhine | high-value goods |
| NE Spain | textile industry and country's largest motor vehicle plant |
| Po Basin | textile center, uses hydroelectric power from the Alps |
| Silesia | most rapidly growing in 21st century, skilled but low paid workforce |
| Donetsk | one of the world's largest coal reserves |
| Moscow | Russia's oldest industrial region |
| Volga | Russia's largest petroleum and natural gas fields |
| St. Petersburg | Russia's 2nd largest city, shipbuilding |
| Urals | world's most varied collection of minerals |
| Kuznetsk | Russia's most important manufacturing district east of the Urals, country's largest coal reserves and lots of iron |
| Rhine-Ruhr Valley | center of iron and steel manufacturing, contains Rotterdam: Europe's largest port |
| SE Ontario | Canada's most important industrial area |
| N California | leading center for social media, biotech, software, and electronic devices |
| S California | country's largest area for textiles, 2nd largest for furniture, and major food processing center |
| W Great Lakes | center of nation's transportation network and steel production |
| Pittsburgh - Lake Eerie | leading steel producing area in the 19th century because of proximity to Appalachian coal and iron |
| Mid Atlantic | largest US markets, attracts industries that need proximity to lots of customers and depend on foreign trade |
| New England | cotton textile center in 19th century |
| Mohawk Valley | uses inexpensive electricity generated at Niagra Falls |
| China | world's largest supply of low-cost labor and world's largest market for consumer products |
| Japan | initially produced goods sold in large quantities at cut-rate prices to other countries, now manufacture high quality electronics |
| South Korea | focuses on export-oriented manufacturers, leading producer of oceangoing ships |
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