For example.. Silicon Valley.
I just need a few more regions and some businesses...
2007-09-17 00:54:10 · 4 answers · asked by tess_d2 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Chicago/Gary Indiana: steel mills because of proximity of northern iron mines:
Detroit and surrounding "rust belt" states because of ready access to steel from Chicago mills: automobiles
Formerly, mid-atlantic and New England States: with its readily available hydropower, the textile manufacturing and apparel industry
Mid-south: (Carolinas, Virginia; Tennessee, Georgia): the farm crop of cotton contributed to the birth/growth of textile and apparel manufacturing
New Orleans/surrounding gulf coast: shipbuilding industry because of easy access to send the ship East (to Europe) or West (through Gulf to Panama Canal)
Champagne, France (and other regions, such as Burgundy): specific wines
2007-09-17 01:06:33 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Southern China - Electronics and toys
Finger Lakes & Sonoma Valley - Wine
Central Michigan - Cars
Eastern Seaboard (USA and Canada) - Seafood
Washington - Apples
Washington DC - Manure ;-)
2007-09-17 08:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wine...Napa Valley of California
cheese....Wisconsin
ships....Newport News, VA
2007-09-17 08:09:43 · answer #3 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hollywood - movies
wheatbelt (you name the area) - wheat
Alaska - salmon and other fish
2007-09-17 08:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by bluebell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋