AP Success - AP Human Geography: Industrial Manufacturing and Developing Countries

Changes in industrial manufacturing have greatly influenced the contemporary geography of the world’s developing countries.

Describe ONE way that labor costs influence the location of industrial manufacturing facilities in less developed countries.

Describe ONE way that the development of automation has affected hiring practices in China and India.

Explain how the development of industrial centers focused on a single industry has led to migration changes in China and India.

Explain a strength of using the concept of complex commodity chains to understand the production and distribution of ONE of the following: televisions, microprocessors

Explain ONE way that government policies giving manufacturing contracts to political donors may inhibit startups.

Explain why factories in China must create production calendars around Lunar New Year.

Explain the degree to which internal migration policies in China inhibit rural laborers wanting higher-paying jobs in big cities.