industry Flashcards
primary ?
industries extract raw material from the earth
secondary?
industries that process and manufacture products from raw materials
tertiary?
industries which provide a service
quaternary?
industries which incorprate a high degree of research and technology
examples primary?
farming, fishing, mining
secondary examples?
brewery, car manufactor
tertiary examples?
teaching, retailing
quaternary examples?
programmes, designers
inputs?
physical, human and economic inputs
eg. packaging, thread, cotton,
processes?
activities involved with input
eg. packing, sttitching, cutting, folding
outputs?
finished products and waste
eg. profits, shirts, trousers
human factors?
- skilled labour
- cheap labour
- available capital
- market
- supply network
- good housing
- good schools and hospitals
- nearby universities
- transport links
- good communication
- reliable electricity and water supply
physical factors?
- flat land
- available land
- unpolluted land
- natural transport links
- available raw materials
- renewable energy sources
- nice environment
- water supply
- climate
CASE STUDY: Bangalore India’s high tech city
location
- pleasent climate
- location on the ocean plateau over 900 m above sea level
- attraction for foreign and domestic companies
- known as the ‘garden city’
- claims to have the highest quality life in the country
- most important centre for aerospace and bio technology
CASE STUDY: Bangalore India’s high tech city
development
- large public sector under taking (eg. indian space research organisation were made by indian government
- long history of supporting science and technology
- colleges of higher education in sector
- first location in 1980 for large scale investments in science and technology
- population grew from 2.4 million in 1981 to 12 million in 2017
- texas instruments chose this city over a number of other possibilities for investment
