Industrial system

Question 1

What is industry?

Answer 1

Economic activity involved in extraction, production and distribution of goods and services

Question 2

What is primary industry?

Answer 2

Extraction of raw materials from the land or sea or the growing of raw materials

Question 3

What is secondary industry?

Answer 3

Processing and manufacturing of goods from raw materials e.g. car manufacturing industry

Question 4

What is tertiary industry?

Answer 4

Providing services e.g. teachers, doctors, taxi drivers, retailing

Question 5

What is quaternary industry?

Answer 5

Using technology, research and development e.g. biotechnology, smartphones

Question 6

What physical factors affected the location of industry in the nineteenth century?

Answer 6

Natural routes, power/energy , raw materials, site and land

Question 7

What (8)human factors mostly affect modern industries?

Answer 7

Transport, labor, capital, money, economies of scale, government policies, improved technology, leisure facilities.

Question 8

How can an industry boost its profits?

Answer 8

Keeping its costs low by locating where transport costs are low, profits are high and there is a low cost of production