Industry (including Bangalore) Flashcards
Location of Bangalore
- capital city of Karnataca state
- located on Deccan plate - 900m above sea level
Key location facts
- good infrastructure - attracts TNCs, e.g. Indian space research centre
- many colleges of higher education in this sector - 21 engineering colleges
- apart from ICT industries, Bangalore is also India’s most important centre for aerospace + biotechnology
- 80% global companies have based their India operations in Bangalore
- good climate
Reasons for development in Bangalore
- labour costs considerably lower
- India has a large + able English speaking workforce - 80 million English speakers
Physical factors for location
Raw materials - factory needs to be close to these if they are heavy/bulky to transport
Energy supply - needed work machines in a factory - early industries were near to coalfields
Natural routes - river valleys and flatland were essential in the early days before railways and motorways made the move,ent of materials easier
Site and land - most industries require large accessible areas of cheap, flat land on which to build their factories
Human factors for location
Labour - large, cheap labour force required for labour intensive manufacturing industries. High tech industries have to locate where suitable skilled workers are Available
Market - if goods are bulky and heavy then factories need to be located near where they have a market for them
Transport - good transport network helps reduce costs and make the movement of material easier
Cost of land - greenfield sites in rural areas are usually cheaper than brownfield sites in cities
Capital - the money invested to start the business - the amount of capital will determine the size + location of factory
Government policies - industrial development is encouraged in some areas + restricted in others
What is industrial agglomeration
The clustering together of economic activity
