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The Industrial Heartland

–Megalopolis Essay, Research Paper


The Industrial Heartland–Megalopolis


There are basically seven factors that must be met before an industry can start to take


place in a particular area. Those seven factors are: raw materials, transportation, energy, markets,


labour, capital, and government. The Industrial Heartland is almost like one big industry,


connected in a vast megalopolis. I?ll be taking a closer look at these factors and the way this area


meets the locational factors.


The Industrial Heartland is an area that includes: Quebec, Ontario, Michigan, Illinois,


Indiana, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Washington DC,


West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New


Hampshire, and Vermont.


Raw Materials(ex. iron ore, coal, limestone etc.) is an unprocessed material used as the


base for primary industry. The Industrial Heartland has many different mining sites throughout it.


(ex-the nickel mine in Ontario, mines in Pittsburgh, Gary, Baltimore, Hamilton, Sault Ste.


Marie….etc.)


Transportation is extremely important in this area. Most mines and mills are located by


waterways to make transportation readily available for it?s transport?s. Coal, limestone, and


many other kinds of mines use the Great Lakes to transport, which happens to be in the middle of


the Industrial Heartland. They usually have tons of material to move so water transportation can


carry lots of material, it?s cheap, but it?s also slow. Another important route in this region is the


St. Lawrence Seaway, which was an significant factor in the decision of industries to locate in this


region. Other main waterways in this region are: Ohio River, Mississippi River, New York State


Barge Canal System, New York Harbour, Philadelphia Harbour, and Baltimore Harbour.


There is also Railway to consider for transportation. They can almost go anywhere in this


region, but they are more expensive than Waterway transport, and not as adaptable as trucks.


Truck hauling is considered the best for most of the transport. Though the cost of fuel has


increased over the years, trucks are still the main carrier of cargo.


Energy, is one of the most, if not the most important factor for industries. Every industry


needs power, energy. Some sources of energy are: Hydroelectricity, Thermal electric, natural gas,


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Hydroelectricity is a good choice for energy for home requirements, but for industry,


they need tremendous amounts of energy. To meet the requirements of an industries power, the


industry would have to locate near the hydroelectric plant, and there is just simply not enough


hydroelectric sites.


Thermal electricity is a commonly used power source for industry. It?s convenient for the


industry.


Markets refer to trade, selling of goods to consumers. The Industrial Heartland offers


many places for markets, as it has a large population, therefore, demand. So, an industry close


to the demand wouldn?t have to transport that much. Usually if their is high request for an item,


the manufacturer would set prices higher to grasp extra transportation costs.


Labour-The Industrial Heartland would be an ideal place to locate, as it has a very high


population, thus havingmany people, and workers looking for jobs. Many people live,


locate to the Industrial Heartland to find jobs. There is a widespread of jobs in the industrial


heartland-many different occupations are found there.


Capital is the cash flow, equipment, and buildings of/needed by a certain industry.


Obviously, to set up an industry you need a capital. It?s like the starting money of the


business/industry. Stocks are usually bought by consumers, so an industry can raise it?s capital


(stock-share in a company). Bond issues and bank loans are just some of the other ways


industries start up.


Government-Municipal, provincial, and federal government are concerned with the


industry. Government encourages industry, for the growth of the region. The job of each part of


the government is as follows: municipal-choose land for the industry(make sure it?s suitable),


provide sewers, roads, electrical lines, schools, health care, and police protection. Provincial-sets


rules/regulations, so on, for the industry to obide by. Provide energy, employee-training, enforce


labour laws, safety standards, & working conditions. Federal-provides carriage and


facilities-finances the construction of highways, harbours and airports, and enforces tariff.


The Industrial Heartland meets all it?s locational factors, and provides many jobs for people in the


region. I think transportation, markets, and population of this region has greatly contributed to


the amount of industry within it.

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