AP Human Geography Unit VI

Invention that kick started the Industrial Revolution

• Airplane

• Automobile

• Bessemer Process

• Steam Engine

Became the dominant fuel source during the Industrial Revolution

• Wood

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

Textiles were made by hand in people's homes

• Fabrication industry

• Homestead production

• Cottage industry

• Outsourcing

The Industrial Revolution originated in

• Britain, and then spread quickly to W. Europe and N. America

• The US, and then spread to North America and Japan

• Japan, and then spread to China and Russia

• Europe

Which of the following regions is NOT considered a major industrial center?

• East Asia

• Eastern Europe

• North America

• Western Europe

The largest industrial center in the US is

• The Southwest

• New England

• The South

• The Mid Atlantic

Image above is an example of

• Post-Fordist production

• Bulk-gaining industry

• Deindustrialization

• Bulk-reducing industry

Example of a bulk-reducing industry

• Auto manufacturing

• Cell phone production

• Snack foods

• Lumber

Became the largest producer of steel in the mid 1800s

• The Southwest

• The Northeast

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

The most important (costly) site factor to production

• Land

• Labor

• Capital

• Resources