Answer
the following briefly in not more than 30 words.
(i) What
is manufacturing?
(ii) Name
any three physical factors for the location of the industry.
(iii) Name
any three human factors for the location of an industry.
(iv) What
are basic industries? Give an example.
(v) Name
the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement?
Answer the following briefly in not more than 30 words.
(i) What is manufacturing?
(ii) Name any three physical factors for the location of the industry.
(iii) Name any three human factors for the location of an industry.
(iv) What are basic industries? Give an example.
(v) Name the important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement?
(i) Manufacturing is the process in which goods are produced after processing the various raw materials. The raw materials themselves may be manufactured products.
(ii) Physical factors essential in deciding the location of an industry are − availability of raw materials, availability of capital and the proximity to the market.
(iii) Human factors essential in deciding the location of an industry are − availability of cheap labour, availability of services such as consultants and financial advice, and resources for maintaining labour.
(iv) Basic industries are those which supply their raw materials to industries which manufacture other goods. An example is the iron and steel industry which supplies steel to the automobile industry.
(v) The important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement are: limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum. Apart from these, coal, electric power and rail transportation are also needed.
(i) Manufacturing is the process in which goods are produced after processing the various raw materials. The raw materials themselves may be manufactured products.
(ii) Physical factors essential in deciding the location of an industry are − availability of raw materials, availability of capital and the proximity to the market.
(iii) Human factors essential in deciding the location of an industry are − availability of cheap labour, availability of services such as consultants and financial advice, and resources for maintaining labour.
(iv) Basic industries are those which supply their raw materials to industries which manufacture other goods. An example is the iron and steel industry which supplies steel to the automobile industry.
(v) The important raw materials used in the manufacturing of cement are: limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum. Apart from these, coal, electric power and rail transportation are also needed.
