Border Midlands West - SEA

Question 1

Physical factors

Answer 1

• Tie in all points from physical to Manufacturing *

Question 2

Human factors

Answer 2

• Manufacturing = poor
• Poor infrastructure
• Low pop density
• Peripheral location
• Small urban pop
• Unskilled work = high - lower wages / disposable income
• Less professional occupations - Brain drain
• Heavy reliance on food industry, textiles + timber - lack of diversity
• Industry = 40% of BMW’s output - same as national avg
• Only few educational centres - scattered - Galway