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    1. The key factors that affect the location of industries include availability of raw materials, labor, infrastructure, capital, markets, and climate. Industries tend to locate near raw material sources to reduce transportation costs, and near markets and population centers to reduce costs of distributing finished goods. 2. Plain areas with moderate climates and good infrastructure like roads, rails, water, and electricity are generally suitable for industrial development as they allow for easy transportation and supply of resources. 3. Industries also locate in areas with available labor forces and capital sources like banks to support their financial needs. The document provides examples of various industries located based on these location factors.

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    1. The key factors that affect the location of industries include availability of raw materials, labor, infrastructure, capital, markets, and climate. Industries tend to locate near raw material sources to reduce transportation costs, and near markets and population centers to reduce costs of distributing finished goods. 2. Plain areas with moderate climates and good infrastructure like roads, rails, water, and electricity are generally suitable for industrial development as they allow for easy transportation and supply of resources. 3. Industries also locate in areas with available labor forces and capital sources like banks to support their financial needs. The document provides examples of various industries located based on these location factors.

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    1. The key factors that affect the location of industries include availability of raw materials, labor, infrastructure, capital, markets, and climate. Industries tend to locate near raw material sources to reduce transportation costs, and near markets and population centers to reduce costs of distributing finished goods. 2. Plain areas with moderate climates and good infrastructure like roads, rails, water, and electricity are generally suitable for industrial development as they allow for easy transportation and supply of resources. 3. Industries also locate in areas with available labor forces and capital sources like banks to support their financial needs. The document provides examples of various industries located based on these location factors.

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    FACTORS AFFECTING

    LOCATION OF INDUSTRIES
    By Jonas, Sarogar, Christian and Jethro
     Raw materials are the inputs to a factory system. The factory
    1. Availability of raw materials processes these raw materials into the finished product which
    is then sold to market. Factories usually locate close to the
    source of their raw materials. This is because the cost of the
    raw material includes the cost of transporting it to the factory.
    By locating close to the raw material, a factory can reduce the
    cost of manufacturing its products. This is especially the case
    for heavy industries which use bulky (takes up a lot of space),
    expensive-to-transport raw materials. If the finished product
    is bulkier than the raw materials, a factory will locate close to
    its market to reduce the transport cost of the finished product.
    For example, iron and steel industries are located near the
    iron-ore mining areas.
    2. Climate and Topography

     Industries are generally developed in plain areas. This is


    because plain areas provide facility for development of
    transport and communication. They also give scope for
    infrastructure development. Moderate climate also gives
    impetus to industrial development.
    3. Availability of labour

    There are mainly two types of labour: Skilled


    and unskilled. Industries are located In areas
    where the density of poplutation is high. These
    areas have easy and cheap availabiltiy of
    labour
    Availability of infrastructure  Industries require water, electricity, road network, rail
    network, etc. Similarly, road and rail network are also very
    important for development of industrial towns, like in north
    India major towns have been interconnected such as Varanasi,
    Kanpur, Lucknow, Hugli, Patna, etc.

     Ex:- The textile industry of Mumbai gets its power from Tata
    Hydel Scheme in the Western Ghats.
    Availability of capital
     Money is the most important prerequisite for establishing
    industries. Enough money is generated either by individual
    himself or by acquiring loan from the bank.

     Main:- Therefore it is important to have banks and banking


    facilities in the area.
    Availability of market
     Once the goods are manufactured, they need to be sold.
    Therefore, it is important to be closer to a market. The market
    should be well connected to the area of production. Some
    goods need international markets, like cars.

     Fact:- India is a market for many brands of cars like Honda,


    Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki, Volkswagen, etc
    End

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