xercises
Answer the following questions.
(i) What is meant by the term 'industry?
(ii) Which are the main factors which influence the location of an industry?
(iii) Which industrty is often referred to as the backbone of modern industry
and why?
(iv) Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai?
(v) What are the similarities between information technology industry in
Bengaluru and California?
Tick the correct answer
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Explanation:
1.An industry is a group of manufacturers or businesses that produce a particular kind of goods or services. ... Industry comes from the Latin industria, which means "diligence, hard work," and the word is still used with that meaning.
2. Industrial location factors
power supply.
communications - including transport, telecommunications.
labour supply - including workers with the right skills.
access to market - where the goods are sold.
grants and financial incentives - usually from governments.
raw materials.
3.
Steel is called the backbone of the modern industry because almost everything we use is either made of steel or has been made with machinery or tools made out of steel. The steel industry is basically the feeder industry, whose products are the raw materials for other industries
4.Cotton textile industry expanded rapidly in Mumbai because of the presence of favourable conditions such as warm and moist climate, a port situated nearby to import machinery, availability of raw material and skilled labour. ... The iron and steel industry is referred to as the backbone of modern industry.
5.The similarities which exist in between Banglore and California regarding information technology industry are as such: (a) Mild climate of both the cities is one similarity. (b) Availability of skilled labour. (c) Best means of transport available. (d)Presence of educatiion/ I.T industry in the region.
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Answer:
(i)An industry is a group of manufacturers or businesses that produce a particular kind of goods or services.
(ii) The factors affecting the location of industries are the availability of raw material, land, water, labour, power, capital, transport and market.
(iii)Steel is called the backbone of the modern industry because almost everything we use is either made of steel or has been made with machinery or tools made out of steel. The steel industry is basically the feeder industry, whose products are the raw materials for other industries.
(iv) Cotton textile industry expanded rapidly in Mumbai because of the presence of favourable conditions such as warm and moist climate, a port situated nearby to import machinery, availability of raw material and skilled labour.
(v)The similarities which exist in between Banglore and California regarding information technology industry are as such:
(a) Mild climate of both the cities is one similarity.
(b) Availability of skilled labour.
(c) Best means of transport available.
(d)Presence of educatiion/ I.T industry in the region.