Industry Flashcards
(12 cards)
Define Industry
Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories
Formal sector
- regular salary
- employee rights
- must pay tax
Quaternary employment
- high tech service industry
- mainly research /developments
Primary employment
- extracting raw materials from the ground
Define secondary employments
Making products from combining raw materials
Tertiary employment
Sales or provide a service to people
Informal sector
- don’t receive regular salary/no tax
- doesn’t receive benefits such as a pension or health insurance
Factors influencing industrial location(human)
- skilled labor: especially quaternary
- cheap labor
- market
- transport links
- good communication
Factors influencing industrial location(physical)
- flat land
- renewable energy sources
- available land
- water supply
What are associated with inputs?
Capital: money, property or goods
Labor: workers
Raw materials: unprocessed gooss
What are associated with processes?
Assembly
Maintenance
packaging
Transport
What are associated with outputs?
Product
Profit