Industrial Location In An MEDC - Economic Development

Question 1

• what is the industry?
• where is it located
• PSD (1)

Answer 1

• orange call centres (tertiary industry)
• Cobalt Park, Newcastle, UK
• Cobalt Park employs 14,000 people

Question 2

Social factors affecting location (3)

Answer 2

• busy bees children’s nursery on site
• Nucas boot camp classes for 45 minutes or 1 hour in the morning, at lunch or in the evening
• Cobalt Car Share Scheme with liftshare.com

Question 3

Economic factors affecting location (3)

Answer 3

• Newcastle has a large population of 280,000
• Newcastle has a low average wage of £16,500 compared to UK average of £21,500
• accessible by bike, bus or metro. 10 minutes from the city centre and 20 minutes from Newcastle International Airport

Question 4

Environmental factors for location (2)

Answer 4

• includes 39 acre biodiversity park

- large area of flat land to build on allows for 2.5 million square feet of office space to be constructed