Industrial sector

Question 1

What factors favour industrial development

Answer 1

Water 
Capital 
Markets 
Power
Materials

Question 2

What factors hinder industrial development

Answer 2

Pollution 
Transport 
Diseases
Rand value 
Sanctions

Question 3

What are the 4 SA industrial regions

Answer 3

Gauteng, PWV
Durban, pinetown
Port Elizabeth, uitenhage
South western cape, Cape Town

Question 4

Discuss PWV industrial sector

Answer 4

Situated in gauteng
Discovery of gold
Large labour
Eg. Sasol. Highveld steel

Question 5

Discuss Uitenhage industrial sector

Answer 5

Situated in eastern cape
Exports
Fruit, sheep, automobile

Question 6

What are strategies for industrial development

Answer 6

Pre 1994… spatial development and centralization

Post 1994… equal distribution, RDP, GEAR

Question 7

What are advantages of centralization

Answer 7

Highly developed areas
Good market
Labour force available

Question 8

What are disadvantages of centralization

Answer 8

Uneven wealth
Rural decline
Congestion, pollution

Question 9

Example of decentralization

Answer 9

Bison board factory Pietermaritzburg to Eastern cape