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Factory Relocation and the Search for Lower Costs
Explain why corporations moved manufacturing operations to other regions or countries with lower wages and operational costs.
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Causes and Impacts of Deindustrialization
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Understand why manufacturing declined and evaluate the economic, physical, and social impacts of factory closures on local communities.
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Learning standards covered
6/7.2.2.bMaryland Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeComparing and contrasting the cause and effects of industrialization and urbanization in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
6/7.2.2.cMaryland Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeEvaluating the local impact of industrialization and deindustrialization on the environment and individual communities.