Theory question 101
Manufacturing Industry(a) Name two light industries and two heavy industries (b) Outline four factors which an industrialist must consider before locating an industry in a particular place (c) Highlight four contributions of manufacturing industries to the economy of any country.
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(a) Light: food processing, textiles, printing, pharmaceuticals, soft drinks, leather goods. Heavy: iron and steel, shipbuilding, cement, petroleum refining, motor assembly, aluminium smelting.
(b) Nearness to raw materials; labour (skilled and unskilled); power supply; market; transport; capital; water supply; government policy; political stability; land.
(c) Employment; government revenue; foreign exchange earnings and savings; diversification of the economy; transfer of technology; growth of towns and infrastructure; higher standard of living; goods for local use.
Name industries clearly as light or heavy.