The major industrial regions of the world especially manufacturing industries include:
1. North-east USA, noted for iron and steel, heavy equipment automobiles, chemicals, textiles and electronic industries.
2. The Ruhr Valley of Western Germany is noted for iron and steel, chemicals automobiles and heavy equipment industries.
3. The Donbas region of Ukraine is noted for iron and steel industries.
4. The midlands of Britain, are well known for automobiles, iron and steel, and chemicals industries.
5. Japan is a world leader in electronics and automobiles industries. Other notable industrial countries are those of Western Europe, China, Korea, Canada and Brazil. South Africa is the only significant industrial nation on the continent of Africa.
