Location Change O The Iron And Steel Industry In China Flashcards
What are the locational factors of steel plant before 1950 in china?
Proximity to the sources of raw material ad power: establishing a steel plant near the sources of heavy coal and iron ore
What is the location of the steel factory located in 1950
Concentrated in the north east china
what is the reason behind the relocation from the ZDR to the provinces of the mainland?
Push factors of the ZDR
Increasing labour costs
Increasing land prices
Polluting industries are no longer welcomed under the government policy of emptying the cage and letting the gift birds in
Pull factors of other regions
Low labour costs
Low land prices
Less strict environmental protection regulations
Favourable terms given to foreign investors
What is the distribution of industries in before1950
In north east china
What are the locational factors that attract industries
Government policies
Availability of capital
Land attributes(flat land)
Access to raw materials
Access to power recources
Access to labour
Access to business partners
Transport and telecommunications
Access o management
Technology and innovation
What is the reason behind the relocation of industries from Hong Kong to china (1980s-early2000s)
Push factors of Hong Kong
- high labour costs
High land prices and limited flat land
Strict pollution controls
Pull factor of china
Low labour costs
Low land prices and plentiful of flat land
Less strict pollution controls
Favourable government policies
Near Hong Kong
Good connections
What is the distribution of industries in 1950-70s
Inland shift
Government policy
Proximity to raw materials and power recources
What is the distribution of industries in 1980-early 2000s
Coastal shift
government policy
presence of large domestic markets
technological and transpost advancements
comparative advantages of the coastal regions
what is the distribution of industries since the early 2000s
setting u more production centers in the south
increasing imoportance of port locaitons
moving away from large cities
What are the characteristics of the IT industry in the USA
Capital, technology and R and D intensive
Short life cycle of IT products
Multi-point and multinational production
Concentration in clusters
Importance of global markets
What are the locational factors of the R&D centres
Good access to R&D talents
Sufficient venture and capital
Government support for R&D and innovation
A suburban site with good infrastructure and amenities
High technological levels
