What is an industry?

​What is an industry?

​A set of productive activities that enables or leads to production of goods and services.

​Explain three main factors that influence the location and development of industries

Factors influencing location and development of industries.

• Raw materials 
• Source of power
• Capital
• Human resource
• Infrastructure
• Market
• Government policies
• Water availability
• Availability of land.

​Using relevant example explain the following terms

i) Primary industries

​Concerned with extraction and exploitation of natural resources.                     

ii) Secondary industries

Also called manufacturing industry concerned with conversion of raw materials into finished goods. 

iii) Tertiary industries

​Also called service industry. These industries offer services such as banking, administration, banking.

​Highlight four negative significances of industrialization to Kenya 

Negative significances of industrialization 

• Pollution 
• Displacement of people
• Imbalance in economic development 
• Neglect of some economic sectors 
• Unemployment 
• Moral decay

What is cottage industry? 

​This is a kind of industry in which employees work in their homes using their own equipment and human skill.

​Name two challenges facing cottage industries in India 

Challenges facing cottage industries in India

• Inadequate capital
• Exploitation by middlemen
• Competition for market

​Briefly explain five factors that have favoured industrialization in the Ruhr region

Five factors that favoured industrialization in Ruhr region.

• Availability of coal
• Availability of raw materials 
• Presence of limestone
• Well developed infrastructure 
• Available skilled labour 
• Capital availability
• Large market
• Central location of Ruhr.