Automobile industry Detroit: Car Capital of World Detroit Bankruptcy Toyota-Nagoya region, Japan Sanand, Ahmedabad: the Nano Factory Shipbuilding industry Japanese Shipbuilding industry German Shipbuilding Mock Questions In the previous article, we saw the geographical factors affecting the location of [...]
Steel Based Industrial Regions USA, Great Lakes-Pittsburg region Canada: St Lawrence Valley Germany, Ruhr Valley Britain: Birmingham, Midlands Sweden, Central region CIS: Ural region China: Steel industry China: Backyard Furnaces Integrated vs Mini steel plants Desi (Indian) Steel Plants [...]
Prologue Iron-coal industry Location factors Iron Industry: three locations #1: Near Forest #2: Near coal fields #3: Near coastal areas Factor: Empty Wagons Ural-Kuznetsk combine Bokaro Rourkela Combine The curious case of Cleveland Factor: Coking coal Shortage Factor: Technology [...]
This is not an article, just a reminder/update for those who’re unaware- IBPS has removed the ceilings about Graduation percentage, upper age and computer literacy for the PO/MT exam. On 22nd July 2013, IBPS changed the original notification click me [...]
SOCIALIST MOVEMENT Early Socialists Babeuf Conspiracy Utopian Socialists Blanqui Communist League Marxian Socialism After 1848 revolution The First International, 1864 The Paris Commune, 1871 The Second International 2nd international: achievements 2nd International: cry against colonialism 2nd International: Limitations EXERCISES [...]
Coffee & American Revolution Coffee: geographical factors Brazil: Sao Paulo Coffee: Kerala In the previous article, we talked about the geographical factors affecting the location of the tea plantation industry in India and China. Moving to the next topic: [...]
Tea: Geographical Factors Black vs Green Tea Factor: break of the bulk (London) Tea: Darjeeling Tea: China In the previous article, we discuss the geographical factors affecting the location of rubber plantation. Now moving to the next topic Tea [...]
Sugar Mills: Nature of Raw material Indian Sugar Mills: Location factors Sugar Mills: Maharashtra Sugar Mills: Uttar Pradesh North Vs South India Cuba, the Sugar bowl Sugar beet Banana Plantations In the previous article, we discuss the geographical factors [...]
Rubber Plantations Processing of Natural Rubber Factor: technology Rubber: Malaysia Rubber: Kerala Factors: Why decline in S.America In the previous article, we discussed the geographical factors affecting plantation crops particularly Cocoa plantations in South America. Now let's move to [...]
Prologue Plantations: Why? Types of Plantation crops Factor: Gestation Factor: Price shocks Cocoa Ghana, Cocoa Triangle Factor: Bean Processing Prologue In the last three articles, we saw geographical factors that affect the location of timber and fish industry; Natural [...]
Vegetables Industry California: veggies and fruits Curious case of oranges Von Thunen Agro land use model Viticulture, Grapes, Liquor Government policy Impact Viticulture India Mock Questions In the previous article, we discussed the geographical factors affecting location of Meat, [...]
Meat industry: USA Shifting locations of Meat biz. Pig rearing Near market away from Market Poultry: India Factor: infertile land Factor: Contract farming Meat industry: USA Chicago=known for its beef industry. Often, Animal is reared in three different regions [...]
Dairy: Near & Away from Market Dairy: New-Zealand Dairy: Europe Dairy: Africa=non-existent Dairy: USA Regional specialization: ice cream/cheese/butter In the previous article, we discussed the geographical factors affecting the location of wheat and corn cultivation & allied industries. In this [...]