{"id":22872,"date":"2019-01-20T00:50:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T05:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=22872"},"modified":"2024-04-19T22:50:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T22:50:37","slug":"ap-human-geography-industrialization-and-economic-development-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/ap-human-geography\/ap-human-geography-industrialization-and-economic-development-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Human Geography: Industrialization and Economic Development Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key Takeaways: Industrialization and Economic Development<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Industry is based on transportation and labor costs. Weber\u2019s least cost theory suggests that a production point must be located within a \u201ctriangle,\u201d with raw materials coming from at least two sources. Weight-gaining industries must have their production point closer to the market. Weight-reducing industries must have their production point closer to the source of raw materials. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Basic industries are city-forming industries, whereas nonbasic industries are city-serving industries. Basic industries are often the main business for which a city is known. Detroit and automobiles, Pittsburgh and steel, San Jos\u00e9 and computer chips are just three examples of basic industries in major urban areas in the United States. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The five main means of industrial transportation are truck, train, airplane, pipeline, and ship. Each has advantages and disadvantages for hauling raw materials or finished products to production points and markets around the globe. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. A common statistic used to measure an area\u2019s development is the Human Development Index (HDI), which measures average life expectancy, amount of education, and per capita income. Since 1990, the United Nations has used the HDI as a way to rank all of the countries in the world in terms of their development. <\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The core-periphery model describes regions as core, semi-periphery, and periphery areas. It also describes four areas: the industrial core, upward transition, downward transition, and resource frontier. The model can be used from a worldwide scale down to an urban scale to analyze city zones. <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. The latest development strategy, sustainable development, attempts to improve the lives of people without depleting resources for future generations. This approach is often successful on a small geographic scale.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Natural resources are either renewable or nonrenewable. Water, wind, and the sun are common examples of renewable resources. The burning of nonrenewable fossil fuels and the extraction of natural resources can have negative environmental consequences.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Industrialization and Economic Development Key Terms<\/h3>
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    Keys to Economic and Industrial Development<\/h4>
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