industries Flashcards
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Define industry.
“Industry is a place or a process in which we convert the shape of raw material with the help tools and machines into finished goods.”
Write down different types of Industries. how many types we can divide the industries according to their vastness?
Industries are very vast sector of manufacturing therefore these are divided into following different types: (i)Cottage Industry · (ii)Community/local industries (iii) Primary or Simple Industries (iv)Heavy Industries
Define Cottage Industries
and explain it with examples?
Cottage or handicraft industries are those industries in which all the productive work is being done inside the homes of the workers”. Examples: Cooking, iron work, gold work, silver work, carpets, rugs, stone work, clay pots and toys
Write down important physical factors required for industrial development
(i)Land availability(ii)Raw material(iii) demand(iv) Energy resources (v)Suitable Climate (vi) Water resources (vii) Physical features
Write down suitable socio-economic factors for development of industries?
(i)Capital (ii)Skilled Labour (iii)Demand (iv)means of transportations (v)Market availability (vi)Management (vii)Tax structure (viii)Govt. patronage & Political system.
Describe importance of industries. Sort out the impacts of industrial revolution or industrialization
(i)Increase national income (ii)Increases income of people (iii)Increases exports (iv)Increases foreign exchange (v)Source of economic stability (vi)Source of innovation (New goods for market)
Define complex/heavy industries.
“Complex or heavy industries are those industries which are producing goods on a very large scale”. Examples: Textile industry, Chemical fertilizer industry, Cement industry, Shipping industry Petrochemicals industry, Tobacco and Lather industry, Sugar industry, Textile industry, Iron and steel industry.
What was the basic source of energy in the world at the beginning of industrial Revolution?
At the beginning of industrial Revolution Coal was big energy source in the world.
Write down importance of seaports and ship transportation in the international trade.
In the international trade seaports and sea transportation (Sea ships) play key role
because: Goods are transported in the international market via sea or oceans. Sea transport is very cheap as compared to other international sources.
Write down important industrial countries of the world?
(1)U.S.A. (2)China (3) Japan (4)South Korea (5)U.K (6)Canada (7)Russian Federation (8)Germany (9)Italy (10)France (11)India
Define simple/primary industries.
“Simple or Primary industries are those industries in which we reducing the weight of raw materials or making them able for transport.” Examples: (i)Preparation of pig iron from iron ore. (ii)Separation of cotton seed from raw cotton in the ginning factories (iii) The packing of fruits, vegetables and meat, (iv) The grinding of flour and the sawing of timber.
Who presented the Alfred Weber’s industrial theory in which year?
Alfred Weber’s theory was presented by Alfred Weber in 1909.
Define community/local/workshop industry.
“Those industries in which goods are produce to fulfill the necessities of life of the specific area or local people.” Examples: Ice factories, Bakery and dairy industries etc are the examples of community industries. These types of industries are mostly seen in developing industries.
When and from where industrial revolution started in the world?
The Industrial revolution began from UK in the late 18th century (1750).
Define Handicraft industries.
“Such industries in which all the products or goods are being made by hand or manually are called as handicraft industries” Examples: Cooking, iron work, gold work, silver work, carpets, rugs, goods made from the leaves and cane for daily use, stone work, clay pots and toys are the examples of handicrafts industry.
Write the names of any three most important inventions of the industrial revolution.
(i)Spinning & Weaving Machines (ii)The Steam engine (iii)Telephone (iv)Electric Blub (v)blast furnances
In which country world’s first industrial festival or exhibition took place?
World’s first industrial festival took place in 1851 in Britain (UK / England) in Tondon Hyde Park.
What is Raw material?
The material which is used to manufacture.goods in industries is called raw material. For example
sugarcane is a raw material for sugar industry.
What is the importance of energy resources in industrial development
There is immense importance of energy resources in industrial sector. Any country cannot make industrial progress without energy resources. Energy resources should be cheap and continuously available. For working of machines
to melt iron and for many other purposes energy is being used.
How many methods are used in steel manufacturing?
(i)Open hearth process (ii)The Bessemer process (iii)The crucible process (iv)the electric process
Write down the types of iron ore.
There are four types of iron ore: (i)Magnetite 60% to 70% iron element (ii)Hematite 50% to 60% iron elemen (iii)Limonite 50% iron element (iv)Siderite 38% iron element
Write down the types of steel.
Carbon Steel Stainless Steel Alloy Steel High Strength Steel Tool Steel
What do you know about open-hearth process?
Essentially the production of steel from pig iron
by any process
consists of burning out the excess carbon and other impurities present in the iron. In open- heart process furnace can be operated at a high temperature by regenerative preheating of the fuel gas and air used for combustion in the furnace. Through this method open hearth furnaces can reach temperatures as high 1650° C (approximately 3000°F).
In which industries iron is being used?
Iron is being used in transport
defense
architecture and other industries.