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THE WORLD'S INDUSTRIAL AREAS (The historical industrial regions…
THE WORLD'S INDUSTRIAL AREAS
The least industrialised areas
They are located in the poorest countries on Earth
The causes of their limited industrialisation are :
A lack of resources or capital for industrial development
Limited markets
Isolation due to poor comunications
However, factories producing low-tech goods are being set up by businesses from emerging countries
The historical industrial regions
The United States
,
Japan
and the
European Union
are the three most important industrial areas
They benefit from:
the high spending power of their local markets
Advanced tehnology
High tech and innovative industry is important
many large businesses have their own headquarters in these regions
However, industry in these regions is declining due to the outsourcing of
:
part of the consumer goods (textiles)
equipment industries (cars)
Basic heavy industries (steel)
Emerging countries
Led by the
BRICKS
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Other secondary emerging countries
Regional Industrial Powers such as
Australia
and
New Zealand
Their highly developed and growing industrialisation is due to :
the exploitation of their abundant natural resources
Globalisation