Theory question 105
Manufacturing Industry(a) Name three broad classes into which manufacturing industries can be grouped and one important area in the world where an example of each is located
(b) Describe three main characteristics of each class of industry named in (a) above.
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(a) Cottage/craft industries (e.g. West Africa, India); light industries (e.g. Japan, southern Nigeria); heavy industries (e.g. Ruhr in Germany, north-eastern USA)
(b) Cottage: done at home by few workers; simple hand tools, little power; small output using local materials and skills
Light: produce small, light consumer goods (textiles, food, plastics); need little capital and space; employ many, often female, workers; located near markets
Heavy: produce bulky goods (steel, ships, machinery); need huge capital, power and raw materials; products often used by other industries; employ mainly men; located near raw materials or ports
Name a real region for each class.