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Warmup. The I ndustrial Revolution A. Had little impact on urban areas B. Spawned vast manufacturing centers C . Began in the Great Lakes region D. Made factory workers obsolete E. Cause an urban to rural migration. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt?. Corn, Sun , Bible, or Rust Belt?.

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Warmup

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  1. Warmup The Industrial Revolution A. Had little impact on urban areas B. Spawned vast manufacturing centers C. Began in the Great Lakes region D. Made factory workers obsolete E. Cause an urban to rural migration

  2. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt?

  3. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt?

  4. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt? ?

  5. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt? ?

  6. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt?

  7. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt?

  8. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt?

  9. Corn, Sun, Bible, or Rust Belt?

  10. Why the Rust Belt?

  11. Flint, Michigan

  12. Flint, Michigan • Most workers were employed by General Motors, or served those employed by General Motors. • 80,000 of 190,000 people employed in GM factories. • General Motors closed the factories in 1989. • 85,000 people left • The town basically collapsed. • 10,000+ abandoned homes • Now 110,000 people, most of them live in poverty.

  13. Wrong Idea?

  14. Statistics: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_50/b3912051_mz011.htm Who is paid more? $3 an hour $22 an hour + benefits Factory worker in Mexico Factory worker in US $0.64 an hour Factory worker in China

  15. Cartogram of Outsourcing What’s the pattern?

  16. New International Division of Labor • Low skill jobs moving from MDCs to LDCs. • High skill jobs are found in MDCs

  17. Where was your shirt made?

  18. History of Saginaw

  19. Saginaw Questions 1. Describe Saginaw in 1908. 2. Name four differences between Saginaw in 1908 and Saginaw in 1958. 3. Judging by this information, what circle(s) of von Thunen’s agricultural model would Saginaw have fallen into? Why? 4. Name three differences between Saginaw in 1958 and Saginaw in 2011. 5. Name two specific industrial developments that transformed Saginaw from 1908 to 1958.

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