land Flashcards
why were early factories located in cities
situation-local market and rail shipping to mnational market
site-labor and sources for capital
what did early factories need
land
what was the solution to lack of land
multistory buildings
how did the multistory early factories work
small raw materials asembled at top and sent down throught chutes and pulleys
water was stored in tanks on the roof
how do contemporary factories work
raw materials delivered at one end and then transported through factory on conveyors and forklifts
products are assembled in logical order an then shipped out the other end
why are onestory factories located in suburbs or rural
land available
land cheap
facilitate inputs and shipping products-cuz its not by rail anymore, its by truck
aluminum requires
electricity to seperate pure aluminum from bauxite ore
where are aluminm factories
dams
what do factories look fo in land
suburban-highways and land available and cheap
environmental factors- climate, topography, energy…