Explain how Government Policy functions as a factor deciding location of  industries. 

Government policies encourage or discourage manufacturing activity in certain loca­tions or regions and the control is very strong in planned economies. While the government may encourage establishment of industries in some regions in order to achieve a regional balance or ..

Account for the spatial pattern of the Zinc around the world.

Zinc occurs generally in association of lead and both these minerals are therefore mined together. The only area in the world where zinc is mined without lead is the Franklin Furnace area in New Jersey State in US. The world ..

Critically assess the implications of China’s coal peak over coal industry in the world.

For several decades, China has been world’s largest producer and consumer of coal. Due to its huge coal consumption, the country is also world’s biggest polluter emitting billions of tonnes of CO2. The coal consumption in China peaked in 2013-2014, ..

Discuss the locational aspects of silk textile industry around the world.

Unlike the cotton textile and woolen textile industry that are largely market oriented, silk industry has developed in countries with a high level of techno­logical development and the regions where skilled manpower is available. This is largely because silk textiles ..

Elucidate the locational aspects of cotton textile industry around the World.

Geographi­cally, the cotton textile industry is fairly widespread in the world. However, the largest concentrations are in US, India, China, Russia, Japan, Pakistan, France and UK. Other important producers of cotton textiles are Germany, Poland, Italy, Romania, Hong Kong and ..

Differentiate between raw material oriented industries and market-oriented industries with suitable examples.

Since all industries need raw materials, the distance from which they have to be obtained is an important consideration. If the amount of raw materials required is more than the amount of finished product, i.e. the industry is weight losing, ..

Examine the factors responsible for the location of sugar industry around the world.

Sugar industry is a highly weight losing industry. Therefore manufacturing has to be done quickly after the crop is harvested from the field. Due to these facts, sugar industry is highly raw material oriented. The leading sugarcane producing countries in ..

“In last few years, the Global oil prices have fallen sharply.” Examine the reasons and its implications for oil producers, consumers and environment.

The fall of oil prices globally can be cited by reasons: Low demand due to weak economic activities Growing switch away from oil to other fuels USA has become the world’s largest oil producer Saudis and their Gulf allies have ..