THE LOCATION OF INDUSTRY

Definition of Industrial Location. Location is a particular place or position Industrial location is therefore the strategic placement of various economic activities in relation to some specific factors. The placement and expansion of industry are the primary concerns of all governments Products from industrial activities provide revenue.

2. The classification of industry. PRIMARY – Usually deals raw materials, e.g. Fishing and Forestry. SECONDARY – Industries that involve producing and manufacturing goods. TERTIARY - Provides a service to the community. QUATERNARY – The most high tech and state -of – the- art of the industry classifications, usually involving research and development..

a. Primary Industry. Is also called extraction- involves changing natural resources into primary products products from primary industry are considered raw materials for other industries examples include agriculture, fishing, forestry, oil and gas and all mining and quarrying industries Primary industry is a larger sector in developing countries.

b. Secondary Industry. also called manufacturing industry takes output of the primary sector and manufactures finished goods produces finished, usable products for other businesses, for export, or sale to domestic consumers divided into light industry and heavy industry examples – Automobile, textile, beverage, steel production.

c. Tertiary/Service Industry. also known as the service industry involves the provision of services to businesses as well as final consumers. may involve the transport, distribution and sale of goods from producer to a consumer, or may involve the provision of a service, such as in pest control or entertainment. the focus is on people interacting with people and serving the customer Examples – healthcare, estate agent, education, hospitality industry, news/media.

d. Quaternary/Research Industry. Also known as a research industry looks for new ways to cut costs, find new markets, produce new ideas, new production methods and methods of manufacture.

Interrelation among Industries. [image] COTTON IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY... p RIM ARY Cotton is grown and picked on a cotton farm SECONDARY Cotton is processed to cloth, which is, in turn, sewn in to clothing. TO PS HOP TERTIARY Cotton clothes (eg jeans, shirts etc) are sold in high street shops. QUATERNARY: Research is carried out in to new ways of processing or growing cotton. e.g. organic cotton..

[image] Leather manufacture in a tannery: secondary Models and fashion shows; tertiary. A shoe factory in hanoi: secondar,' The entire fashion industry involves a great number of different products and services, all of which can be classified according to industrial sector... Sheep farming and sheering for wool production: primary Cosmetics research: quaternary.

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