Secondary Economic Activities Flashcards
What are secondary economic activities
They refer to the making of manufacturing of products often in factories
What are the functions of secondary economic activities
1 To bring together the raw materials and Resources needed to make a new product.
2 to process the raw materials and resources; sometimes this is done through a number of different activities.
3 To produce a product that is usually sold for profit and that is useful for consumers
What are the influences on the location of industry and give one reason they are important
Raw material:
If the raw materials are bulky the fact you need to locate close to them to cut down on transport costs
Transport:
a factory needs to be able to get its raw materials in from its suppliers and it’s finished products out to its market. To do this may need to use many forms of transport
Services:
Factories need services to do business to locate were these services are easily accessible.
E.g broadband, electricity, waste disposal
Labour:
Factories are located near towns and cities these places will provide the workforce. Depending the jobs may need to be skilled or semi-skilled
Market:
Depending on the product the factoring may or may not choose to locate near the target market
Linkages:
When a factory uses and relies on products made by another company, it makes sense to locate factories near to each other, to link up, in order to cut down on transport time and costs
Capital:
Government and eu policy:
Personal preference:
Not as important
What is an industrial estate
And industrial estate is an area of land developed as a site for a number factories and businesses. It may include existing buildings ready for industrial to move into and use
Where are Industrial Estate usually located
They are usually located on the edges of towns and cities, close to transport links.
they provide good access to services needed by the various companies that locate in them.
What is Enterprise Ireland and what does it do
It is a government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish Enterprises in world markets
What are the types of industry and what they do
Heavy industry:
Makes heavy finished products from heavy raw materials e.g Shipbuilding
light industry: make small lightweight finished products from small raw materials e.g the Healthcare industry
multinational corporation:
it may have its headquarters in one country but be present in many countries e.g. Google
Footloose industry:
this type of industry isn’t tied to one location. Footloose Industries can set up successfully in a wide variety of places.
What are Most modern Industries and why
Most modern Industries are Footloose Industries because improved roads allow for better movement of industry products over long distances most people have cars meaning most workers can commute to work
Example of a case study on a heavy industry and where is it located
What is it near
Banagher precast concrete
It is located 2.4 km away from lusmagh quarry which provides 80% of banagher concretes resource materials.
What provides the labour for banagher concrete
Banagher concrete currently employs approximately 200 people.
the workforce is supplied by the town of banagher
the nearby town of burr, kilCormac and tullamore provide other sources of workforce and the good Road network between the towns make it easy for workers to commute
Banagher concrete transport Facilities and markets
To transport large materials produced by the factory it is built a road to bypass the town connecting with a larger main road outside the town.
Due to the wide variety of finished products made by banagher concrete it has markets throughout the world
Factors that may cause an industry to change its location include
A change in the size of the industry
a change in demand for the product
a change in the functions of the company
When does growth in industry occur
Cost of production rise
