F2 - SEM2 - What are the factors that affect industrial locations? - 1.3

Question 1

What is meant by location factors?

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Answer 1

factors need to be considered when determining the location of a factory

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Question 2

What are the 2 main location factors?

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Answer 2

physical factors
human factors

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Question 3

What are the 7 location factors?

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Answer 3

Physical factors
* Land
* Energy
* Raw material

Human factors
* Labour
* Transport
* Market
* Government policy

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Question 4

Physical factors - Land

Land is particular important to which industry?

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Answer 4

Heavy industry

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Question 5

Physical factors - Land

Where are heavy industry located and why?

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Answer 5

located in coastal area because
* extensive, cheap and flat land is found
* reclamation can also be carried out to expand the scale of production

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Question 6

Physical factors - Energy

What is power-oriented industries? Gives an example.

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Answer 6

• industries that consume large amount of energy
• e.g. iron and steel industry

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Question 7

Physical factors - Energy

Where are power-oriented industries located and why?

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Answer 7

close to coal mines because
* reduce the transport cost of energy resources

place with stable and cheap power supply

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Question 8

Physical factors - Raw material

What is raw material-oriented industries?

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Answer 8

industries that uses bulky, heavy or perishable raw material

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Question 9

Physical factors.- Raw material

Where are raw material-oriented industries located?

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Answer 9

near the sources of raw material because
* reduce transport cost

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Question 10

Human factors - Labour

Where is labour-intensive industries located?

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Answer 10

densely populated areas because
* cheap labour is abundant

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Question 11

Human factors - Labour

Where is high-tech industries located?

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Answer 11

near university because
* there are well-educated R&D professionals

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Question 12

Human factors - Transport

What are the facilities of transport network?

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Answer 12

• highways
• railways
• container terminals
• airports

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Question 13

Human factors - Transport

Why a good transport network is important to industries?

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Answer 13

transport raw materials and products efficiently

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Question 14

Human factors - Market

What is market-oriented industries?

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Answer 14

industries produce bulky, fragile or perishable goods (e.g. cars, glasses and dairy products)

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Question 15

Human factors - Market

Where are market-oriented industries located?

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Answer 15

near the market because
* reduce transport costs and product loss

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Question 16

Human factors - Government policy

Why does government provide manufacturers incentives?

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Answer 16

attract investments

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Question 17

Human factors - Government policy

Gives examples of incentives government provide manufacturers

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Answer 17

• low-interest loans
• favourable tax rates
• good infrastructure

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