learning objectives: 1.to understand that manufacturing industry can be categorised into 3 divisions...
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Heavy Industry Perform a variety of roles. For example, they may: Refine minerals such as crude oil, into many different products Smelt metals such as iron ore, into steel The works usually cover a large area of land; pollution from their chimneys may be obvious many kilometres away. They do not add to the scenic beauty of the landscape, but they are necessary because they provide the materials many light industries use for consumer goods.TRANSCRIPT
Learning Objectives:
1.To understand that manufacturing industry can be categorised into 3 divisions2.To classify characteristics of the 3 divisions of manufacturing industry
Types of Secondary (Manufacturing) Industry
Secondary (manufacturing) industries make goods from raw material and/or assemble parts made by other companies.
Manufacturing industry can be divided into 3 divisions:1.Heavy2.Light 3.High-tech
Heavy Industry
Perform a variety of roles. For example, they may:•Refine minerals such as crude oil, into many different products•Smelt metals such as iron ore, into steel
The works usually cover a large area of land; pollution from their chimneys may be obvious many kilometres away.
They do not add to the scenic beauty of the landscape, but they are necessary because they provide the materials many light industries use for consumer goods.
Light and High-tech Industries
They are combined under one heading – footloose industries.The term footloose refers to their greater freedom to choose a location compared with heavy industries. This freedom comes from having low raw material demands and the need only for small factories, which means that suitable sites are widely available
Final products are high in value and low in weight, can be easily distributed by road.
New factories have pleasant locations on the rural-urban fringe surrounded by green areas.
Heavy Light
High-tech
1. Involved in the making of goods from raw materials2. Large-scale industry3. Small-scale industry4. Make small products, mainly to be brought by individuals5. Make high-value products using modern technology6. Large factories/plants covering large areas of land7. Small-scale factory units on industrial estates8. Housed in small units on business parks9. Heavy capital investment needed10. Investment required for research and development11. Only a limited amount of capital investment is required.12. Make large products often brought by other manufacturing companies13. Examples include steel, oil-refining, chemicals, engineering and ship building14. Examples include electrical goods, clothing, food-processing and toys15. Examples include computers, business systems, microprocessors and communications
equipment16. Produces high levels of pollution17. Their appearance spoils the landscape18. Also known as footloose industries19. Majority of finished products are transported by road.20. Locate on the rural-urban fringe.