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11.3 - Manufacturing and related service industry - content
11.3 - Manufacturing and related service industry - content
Factors affecting the location of manufacturing and related service industry (land, labour, capital, markets, materials, technology, economies and diseconomies of scale, inertia, transport, government policies).
Industrial agglomeration, functional linkages, the industrial estate and the export processing zone (EPZ).
The informal sector of manufacturing and services: causes, characteristics, location and impact.
The map on the left shows a large area of the UK.
Identify a grid square which would be suitable for the development of
An oil refinery
A car plant
A tech start up
Can you clearly justify your choices?
What factors were most important in your decision- making?
Consider
power supply
communications - including transport, telecommunications
labour supply - including workers with the right skills
access to market - where the goods are sold
grants and financial incentives - usually from governments
raw materials
You will need to do some additional research to determine which locations are most suitable for each type of industry.
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