Learning Outcomes:
In this chapter you will learn:
üWhat a secondary economic activity is
üThe factors the influence the location of industry
üThe different types of manufacturing industry
üHow location of industry changes over time
üAbout the role of women in manufacturing
üThe impact of industry on the environment
Key Words
Raw Materials
Product
Transport
Markets
Labour force
Capital
Government policy
Heavy industry
Light industry
Multinational corporations (MNCs)
Footloose
Bauxite
Industrial inertia
Industrialised
Newly-industrialised
Industrially-emergent
Developed world
Developing world
Incinerators
Carcinogenic