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