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(1) Ocean transport facilitates foreign trade.

The chemical industry is considered as ‘knowledge intensive high technology industry’. Therefore, conventional factors like raw material availability, cheap labour and market facilities are not enough fort development of this industry. The technological advancement and attainment of know-how is a requisite for this type of industrial development.

In general, two types of location are visible throughout the world:

The iron and steel industry is an excellent example of an industry where changing technology has a ‘ strong effect on location.

Wool, as a raw material, is impure in nature. So, the industry should be located, at least in theory, near raw material source.

Ubiquitous raw material found everywhere as e. water, air, soil, etc.

i. The United States of America and Canada are the largest producers of hydro electricity in the world.

Nature: It is a solid, black mineral made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen in vai proportions.

It is used as a ferro-alloy. The purpose of the input is to neutralize the negative effects of sulphur on the high temperature strength of steel and to act as a cleanser in the manufacture of steel.

According iron content it can be divided into:

The wide varieties of minerals that have been explored by man for general and commercial purposes to satisfy his needs are classified in to the following groups:

(a) Intensive method of agriculture: i. Agricultural practices refer to high inputs (either labour or capital) and usually high yields.

i. Plantation crops are generally raised on large estates of more than 40 hectares.

i. The land of a collective farm (Kolkhozi) is the State property but it is leased to the association of till farm workers (the Cartel) and is worked in the direction of a committee selected by the members’ of Kolkhozi. On small plots farmers keep cows, pigs, poultry, and birds and can also grow some […]

i. The market gardens are located just outside the city in suburban areas or in areas where climatic and soil conditions are particularly favourable.

i. An activity of the temperate latitude based on the utilisation of permanent pastures.