Secondary Economic Activity Flashcards
Inputs
This is the first material used to start making the product
Processes
These are the things we do to the inputs to turn them into semi finished products
Outputs
This is the finished product
What are the things that influence where factories are built
Resource materials Markets Transport facilities Labour Services Capital Government/EU policy
Resource materials
They are raw materials or semi finished products that factories need to make things
Markets
Access to markets means being close to the place where you sell the product
Transport facilities
Able to transport goods to consumers
Labour
Must be built where there are enough workers
Services
Has to have electricity, sewage, Internet, etc.
Capital
Is the money a company needs to set up a business
Government/EU policy
Governments do many things to encourage companies to set up in their country
Case study: heavy industry
Aughinish Alumina
Aughinish Alumina
- located on the Shannon estuary
- makes alumina which is a white powder used to make aluminium
- Ireland does not make aluminium, it is transported from other countries
Alumina:
Input
Bauxite
Alumina
Processes
Chemical process
Alumina
Output
Alumina
What is secondary economic activity?
Involves making things. It usually involves taking raw materials and making them into new ones
A nishe product
A good made for a particular use eg- surgical instruments used in a hospital
Reasons for little or no manufacturing
Poor services
Badly developed transport system
Industrial inertia
When a factory stays where it is although it has now reason to stay there
Industrial inertia
When a factory stays where it is although it has now reason to stay there
(Aughinish) raw materials
Bauxite is the main material used for making alumina, it comes from africa. It is shipped to the Shannon estuary where there is a large port.
Markets (aughinish)
It can easily be exported to smelters around the world
Transport (aughinish)
The deep water ports on the estuary allow heavy ships to dock and transport the bauxite
