2. Mention two ways by which the government
can influence the location of an industry.
3. Why is the sugar industry located near sugar
cane growing fields?
4. How do industries pollute water resources?
5. Why is the iron and steel industry located near
coalfields?
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Answer:
ɪ) ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛʟʏ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs, ʙʏ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴀx ɪɴᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴠᴇs ,ᴄʜᴇᴀᴘ ʀᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ.
ɪɪ) sᴜɢᴀʀ ᴍɪʟʟs ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴇᴀʀ sᴜɢᴀʀᴄᴀɴᴇ ғɪᴇʟᴅs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛᴇᴅ sᴜɢᴀʀᴄᴀɴᴇ ᴅʀɪᴇs ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ 16 ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴏғ ɪᴛs ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴜs sᴜɢᴀʀᴄᴀɴᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʟʟs.
ɪɪɪ) ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs ᴅɪsᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪsɪɴɢ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴇғғʟᴜᴇɴᴛs ɪɴ ʀɪᴠᴇʀs, ʟᴀᴋᴇs, sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍs ᴇᴛᴄ. ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀɪᴇs sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀᴡᴀʏs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ sᴇᴡᴇʀs ʙʏ ᴅᴜᴍᴘɪɴɢ ᴏɪʟ, ᴛᴏxɪᴄ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀʀᴍғᴜʟ ʟɪǫᴜɪᴅs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴇғғʟᴜᴇɴᴛs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
ɪᴠ) ɪʀᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴇᴇʟ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴᴜғᴀᴄᴛᴜʀɪɴɢ ɪs ᴇxᴛᴇɴsɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴅᴇᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ. ... ɪʀᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴜɴᴅᴀɴᴛ ᴍɪɴᴇʀᴀʟs. ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴇᴇʟ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴄᴏᴀʟ ғɪᴇʟᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀɴᴀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀʏs.