3.3 Industry

Question 1

Input

Answer 1

resources, can be physical e.g. ore or human e.g. labour

Question 2

Output

Answer 2

Product, profit or loss, waste materials

Question 3

Process

Answer 3

turning raw materials into usable things e.g. steelmaking, assembling cars

Question 4

Types of industry

Answer 4

Manufacturing: produces goods that are physically used by consumers

Processing: turns raw materials into other materials used in manufacturing

Assembly: using materials and a design scheme to put together a finished product

Hi-Tech: specialised industries that mostly do research but often have small sections dedicated to each of the 3 normal types of industry

Question 5

Physical factors influencing location of an industry

Answer 5

Near raw materials
Natural routes, rivers
Flat land
Space to expand
Availability of power and water
Climate, (benefit from sunny climate indirect benefits include lower heating bills and just a more favourable quality of life

Question 6

Human factors influencing location of an industry

Answer 6

Labour,
Suppliers
Near a Good Transport network
Transportation costs
Government policies
Rent
Competitors

Question 7

Define manufacturing industry and list features of it

Answer 7

When raw materials are made into products

large area; high structures; chimneys;

Question 8

Use of having transport links near a factory

Answer 8

Workers need to get to work
Exports/imports
Transportation of supplies and goods

Question 9

Impacts on the local environment

Answer 9

Water/air/noise pollution
Kills wildlife and plants, impacts food chains
Deforestation
Land and visual pollution
Habitat loss, extinction
Waste pollution