Secondary Economic Activity

Question 1

Factors that influence the location of a factory x7

Answer 1

Raw Materials
Markets
Transport 
Labour force
Capital
Government/EU policy
Personal preferences

Question 2

Heavy industry

Answer 2

The resource materials and products being made are big and heavy. Eg. Aughinish Alumina

Question 3

Light industry

Answer 3

Products being made are small and light. Eg. Intel Ireland

Question 4

Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

Answer 4

These companies make their products in many different countries. Eg. Nike

Question 5

Footloose Industries

Answer 5

Aren’t tied to one location. Most settle in industrial estates

Question 6

Industrial inertia

Answer 6

When a company doesn’t relocate even though it may be economically sound to do so

Question 7

Different industrial regions

Answer 7

1. Industrialized regions
2. Newly-industrialized regions
3. Industrially emergent regions

Question 8

Industrialized regions

Answer 8

All countries that industrialized since the industrial revolution

Question 9

Newly- industrialized regions

Answer 9

Cheap labour is here. MNCs are attracted to these areas eg. Thailand

Question 10

Industrially-emergent regions

Answer 10

Very little manufacturing takes place here (Africa). Africa is becoming more attracted by MNCs looking for labour as the newly industrialized regions are developing more and expect higher wages

Question 11

Acid rain

Answer 11

Acid rain is created when fossil fuels are burned and combine with the water vapor in the atmosphere and falls as acid rain.

Question 12

Problems caused by acid rain

Answer 12

Pollute rivers= kills fish
Cause disease in forests = Black Forest in Germany
Acid rain damages old buildings and stone eg. limestone

Question 13

Solutions to acid rain

Answer 13

Use renewable energy sources
Use natural gas
Use filters on coal and oil power stations to reduce sulphuric dioxide emissions
Use public transport

Question 14

Incineration

Answer 14

Factories that burn waste