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Industry
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Geography Mind Map on Industry, created by sulemanadam99 on 28/04/2013.
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Industry
Primary
Refers to extraction of materials from land/sea
eg. mining/quarrying/fishing/farming
secondary
Use of raw materials to manufacture new product
furniture production/trainers/car manufacture/oil refinery
Reebok Lancaster: founder from nearby Bolton/good road network M6/skilled workers/university/good premises for manufacture/storage/port Heysham/inpor
Nissan factory in UK Washington/newcastle
Ideal site/air field
UK government offered £100million grant
good transport links
airport
trains
ports
skilled workforce
universities
As in EU, avoid import taxes
Boosts local economy
Tertiary= service industry
Retail or sevice/selling services or skills
egTrafford Centre/Tescos
Good transport links for goods and for shoppers
Large area
large catchment area
great location
Leisure facilities
Restaurants
space to develop and expand
not affected by weather
health service
tourism
Finance
Education
Fastest growing sector/industry
Quaternary
eg ICT/research/consultancy
Also a service so can include in tertiary sector
70% of workforce is in tertiary and quaternary
Poor country eg Nepal most people in primary industry
Rich country eg usa, most workforce in tertiary and quaternary
Changes in employment structure
Mechanisation/machinery
Import goods
Industrial revolution: ship building lots employed in secondary industry
Increased demand in tertiary industry, people move away from rural areas into town
Industry Location
Different industries require different inputs and this determines location: readily available and cheap inputs!
Labour/availability of workers with right skills
Transportation links
Power supply
Telecommunications
Government assistance/grant
Raw materials
Access to markets
Changes in retail industry
online shopping
from home/delivered home/good price
can't see goods/delivery charges/wait for delivery/
giant supermarkets/smaller stores closing down
some small shops making a comeback with horsemeat scandal!
out of town retail parks with good parking facilities
town centre trade decreasing/shops closing down
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