Geography - industry

• Factors influencing the distribution of factories and industrial zones

  - large, cheap, falt land to build on

  - labour supply: skilled/unskilled workers

  - raw materials: some industries locate close to their raw materials which can be bulky and expensive to transport

  - transport: ports, railways, and roads make transport of raw materials and goods faster.

  - markets: large numbers of people living close to buy products will help businesses thrive.
• Nike case study

  Inputs: labor, raw materials(rubber, fabric), energy(electricity)

  
  

  Processes: assembly(sewing, glueing), maintenance, packaging, transport

  
  

  Outputs: product(shoes, trainers), profit, waste

  
  

  
  

  Vietnam Nike factory: river for transport, airport nearby

  - cheap labor

  - easy access to the port

  - on a trade route between china and America

  - available workforce

  - flat site

  
  

  Cons of Nike in LIC:

  - low wages $1,25 a day

  - workers work long hours

  - poor and unsafe working conditions

  - supervisors allowed to abuse workers