Ch 19: Secondary Economic Activities Flashcards
What would be an input, processes and output of an crips factory?
Input= potatoes Process= cutting and baking Output = crisps
What are the factors affecting the location of an industry?
1) Resource material
2) labour
3) transport facilities
4) markets
5) services
6) capital
7) EU policy
8) the preferences of entrepreneurs
What are resource materials?
They are the ingredients used to make a product. They are the inputs of any factory.
What is the system in a factory?
The factory takes in the inputs
It processes the inputs
It produces an output
How does labour influence
The location of an industry?
The type of industry will determine the workforce that is needed. The type of workforce will affect where the industry locates
What are the factors of labour?
1) Qualifications
2) Language
3) costs
4) source
What modes of transport are there?
1) Road
2) Rail
3) Air
4) sea
5) rivers and canals
How do markets affect the location of industry’s?
And give examples of different types of markets
Industries sometimes locate close to their markets. The market can vary in size, depending on the type of product being sold
Eg. 1) Regional
2) National
3) European
4) GlobalHow does services affect the location of industry’s?
The services used by industry include energy, water and telecommunications. Factories will locate where good services are available.
What is capital?
Capital is the money required to set up a buissness. This money may come from the investors or from government grants.
How does Government policy affect the location of industry’s?
The Government can prevent industries from locating in certain areas or countries.
What does the IDA stand for and what does it do?
IDA stands for ‘‘The Industrial Development Agency. They work to attract foreign investors to Ireland.
How does EU policy affect the location of an industry?
When an industry locates in the EU, it gains access to the EU market. Industries which set up In Ireland are governed by EU regulations.
What is the preferences of entrepreneurs or local communities?
Entrepreneurs are people who take risks involving a buissness venture. They will look for the ideal location for their industry.
Local communities are social groups, who normally have shared interests. They are against the industry setting up.
What is a heavy industry?
And give examples
A heavy industry is one in Which the resource material and the goods produced are bulky and heavy.
Eg: 1) Iron and steel manufacturing
2) Cement manufacturing 3) Heavy engineering
What is a light industry?
And give an example
A light industry is one in which the resource materials and the goods produced are small, light and easily transportable.
Eg: 1) Electronic products
2) Textiles and clothing 3) Pharmaceuticals
What does MNC stand for and what are they?
MNC stands for Mutlinational Corporations . They are companies which operate in several countries at the same time.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of MNC’s?
Advantages:
. MNC’s provide direct employment
. This generates income in the economy
Disadvantages:
. Decisions are made by the headquarters in the parent country, and may not take into account the needs of the local community.
What are footloose industries?
Footloose industries are industries that can locate in aside range of places
There is a number of reasons why footloose industries are so flexible. What are they?
1) Services
2) Market
3) Energy
4) Transport
5) Labours
What is industrial inertia?
Industrial inertia is when an industry has reasons to relocate but decides to remain in its original location.
The British iron and steel industry has changed over time. Describe this through the 18th to the 20th century.
In the 18th century, Britain ironworks were small. They had to locate beside iron mines as transport systems were poor
In the 19th century Britain’s ironworks remained on the coalfields. Canals and railways were built to transport the bulky resource material of iron and coal.
In the twentieth century Britain’s coalfields were rapidly being used up.
The production of iron and steel became more efficient, as less coal was needed for the smelting process.
Where have britians ironworks moved now?
They have moved to the coasts, as resource materials and finished goods could be transported easily by sea.
What did Sheffield steel do and how did the company survive?
Sheffield steel remained in its original location. It is an eg of industrial inertia.
It survived because….
1) Sheffield produced high quality, expensive steel
2) it had a highly skilled work force located in the area.
3) the smelters were modernised
4) a good customer base was already established
5) the government assisted them
