The sub continental non European region which I have studied tht deals with secondary economic activities is south west USA. the natural resources here are oil, gas and gold. Silver can also be found in cali. Natural resources such as oil and gas can be found in Texas, it can be found in the Houston area, it's also known as chemical
crescent. Petrochemical + fertiliser industries are located here. There is a nucleur industry right throughout the south west USA, copper, lead, zinc, sulphur, iron and steel have also strong industries throughout the sw USA. Texas has a strong beef cattle industry, this gives a spin off industry such as meat packing and processing. Los angelus has a warm climate, which allows the vegetable, fruit and citrus industry to be possible, this gives a spin off industry of the canning and production industry. Vines can be grown in cali which makes the wine industry possible. The human factors tht are in this region are the labour force. Educated graduates from Stanford university spawn IT high tec industries. Silicon valley is knowledge based and has a smart economy. Dell computers headquarters is located in Austin texas, apple, Hewlett packard and intel are big employers in sw USA. There is a large pool of cheap mexican labour known as the"maquiladoras" factories. cheap intensive assembly lines ar on the Mexican side. On the USA side of the border research and development Marketing is done here and this is where the real money is made. Market places like phaonix Dallas l.a Reno have strong purchasing power. There iz strong infrastructure like the inter state highway. Each city has an international airport such as LA San Fran Dallas and Houston. Long beach carpus christi LA San Francisco and Houston are sea ports which allow acsess for it industry to the pacific markets like china japan Korea and taiwan. Tertiary economic activities factoring it's development is the climate. There is a variety of climate such as mediteranien dessert and...