An Introduction to Economic Geography: Globalization, Uneven Development and Place

Danny Mackinnon, Andrew Cumbers

Chapter 4 Spaces of production and consumption - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
What have been the main industries located there?

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Problem 2

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
What markets did these industries serve and where were raw materials and components supplied from?

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Problem 3

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
In what ways has this area been affected by successive waves of industrialization?

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Problem 4

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
How have the economic fortunes of the place changed over time.

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Problem 5

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
What key institutions have shaped the process of economic development?

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Problem 6

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
Can this be understood in relation to changing spatial divisions of labour?

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Problem 7

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
Has the area been affected by deindustrialization since the 1970s?

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Problem 8

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
Have any new industries or new forms of investment grown in the same period?

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Problem 9

Concentrate on the city, region or state in which you live. Investigate the restructuring of its economy since the early nineteenth century. Prepare an essay that addresses the following questions.
What are the economic prospects of the area in the early twenty-first century?

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