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... > social science subjects > economics > applied economics > economic geography > geography of consumption > manufacturing belt
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > economic geography > geography of consumption > manufacturing belt
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > political economy > economic geography > geography of consumption > manufacturing belt
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political economy > economic geography > geography of consumption > manufacturing belt

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manufacturing belt  

Definition

  • The North American Manufacturing Belt emerged between 1830 and 1880, and well into the 1970s, industry located in this zone dominated manufacturing employment in the continent. This made the belt one of four broad industrial regions that together dominated world industrial production through most of the 20th century. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Manufacturing Belt]

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