GCSE 3. Industry
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| Inputs | Factors that go into a system
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| Processes | The stages in a production of a good
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| Outputs | Something which comes out of a system
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| Natural resources | Any part of the natural environment which is useful to people
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| Primary industry | An economic activity which involves the extraction or production of raw materials eg farming
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| Raw materials | The natural substances needed by a business to make a product
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| Subsistence farming | The type of farming where people rely on the food they grow for themselves
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| Manufacturing | The production of goods on a large scale in FACTORIES
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| Secondary Industry | An economic activity in which raw materials are processed and component parts are assembled to make finished products
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| Services | Organistations or infrastructures which help the general public;can be personal such as tourism and health care or professional such as banking and lawyers
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| Tertiary industry | An economic activity which generates wealth by providing a service to the public
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| Quaternary | An economic activity which involves research and development of new products and technology
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| Capital Intensive | Economic Activities with heavy investment in plant, machinery, energy inputs etc per unit area of per employee
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| Employment Structure | How the workforce are divided between the four types of industry. In LEDCs, many people may be in the primary sector
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| Industrial REvolution | A rapid development of industry the occured during the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain
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| Labour Intesive | An economic activity which requires a lot of work to be done by people or by hand
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| De-Industrialisation | The long and steep decline of a country's or a region's industrial base. (1960-80 in the UK)
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| Heavy Industry | The traditional manufacture of large, heavy products such as steel or ships. Often associated with pollution and the growth of cities in the Industrial Revolution
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| Diversification | A region will try to stop the concentration of jobs in a few indsutries and broaden jobs available
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| Re industrialisation | The establishment of new industries into an area which has seen considerable decline of traditional industries
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| Labour | Another term for the workforce, MEDCs tend to have more skilled employees
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| LOcational factors | Aspects managers have to consider when locating a factory
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| Greenfield site | Footloose industries prefer an attractive environment so opt for these newer sites
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| Accesibility | Good sites have access to motorway junctions and airports
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| Footloose Industries | Light or high tech industries which have freedom to choose where to locate as they use lighter raw materials
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| Communications | Means of connection between people or places includes transport routes as well as media
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| Market | The place where goods and services are sold. This will be larger in MEDCs
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| Energy | The power used to provide heat and light and to work machines
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| Brownfield sites | Traditional industry was in the Inner City; many of these derelict sites are now available for redevelopment - but this may be expensive
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| Government incentives | The package offered by UK government or EU to attract businesses to deprived areas or 'Assisted areas' eg South Wales
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| Enterprise Zones | A small area of the UK in which businesses can receive financial help from the government - usually on an 'Assisted area'
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| Industrial estate | An area planned especially for industrial development with space and good transport links - eg. Sowton
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| Multiplier effect | Growth in one business can help or regenerate growth in all aspects of a local economy. Governments aim for this with incentives. Also called 'Cumulative Causation'.
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