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Secondary Economic Activities

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Practice · 15
  1. Read the following situations and answer. 1) Look at the map of Solapur district in fig. 5.2, which shows the location of some major sugar industries at Vairag, Akluj, Pimpalner, Takli Sikandar, Bhilarwadi, Bhalwani, Waki Shivne, Dahitane, Mangalvedha and Solapur. Shamrao is a farmer at location A. He has just harvested his sugarcane crop. 2) Firoz's son has done an advanced course in Bakery Management from the nearby city. Firoz wants his son to start a bakery in their village but his son says it should be in the city, which is around 20 kms from their village. 3) Shantaram is a young boy from a tribal area in Maharashtra. He wants to start a honey processing unit as he has access to good honeycombs in the forest. The city is around 35 kms away. He has his own land in the village and is also getting land in the city.
    Act p01 Scen(1)
    Study the map and tell where should Shamrao send his crop? What factors will Shamrao consider for this?
  2. Act p01 Scen(2)
    Who is correct, Firoz or his son? Why?
  3. Act p01 Scen(3)
    Where should Shantaram establish the honey factory, in the village or in the city? Why?
  4. Act p03 CYT
    Find examples of market-oriented industries.
  5. Act p05 Footloose
    Following is a list of a few industries. Think about the factors of location of these industries and tell whether they are footloose industries or not. Complete the table accordingly. 1) Cotton textile industries 2) Cement industries 3) Diamond cutting industries 4) Mobile manufacturing units 5) Paper industry 6) Sugar industry 7) Food processing industry 8) IT (Hardware) industry 9) Oil refinery 10) Hairpins industry
    Name of IndustryRaw materials requiredFinished productsFactor affecting location
    ....................................
  6. Study the given map in fig. 5.3 and answer the questions that follow. Fig. 5.3 is a world map titled 'World - Major Industrial Regions'. Latitude lines are marked at 60 degrees N, 30 degrees N, 0, 30 degrees S and 60 degrees S. The industrial regions are shaded and named: North America: N.W. Region, Western Region (Pacific Coastal Region), S. Canada, New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic Region, Eastern Texas. South America: Venezuela, Eastern Brazil, S.E. Brazil, Argentina, Chile. Europe: Scandinavian countries, Great Britain Region, Ruhr Region, Italy, Moscow-Tula-Vladimir triangle, North Caucasus Region, Ural-Volga Region. Africa: Ghana, Congo, Zambia, Kimberley, Witwatersrand. Asia: Siberian Region, Manchurian Region, Vladivostok Region, S. Korea, Tokyo-Kawasaki-Yokohama, Nagoya and N. Kyushu, Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, East Coast (Beijing), Lower Yangtze (Shanghai), Middle East Region, Ahmedabad-Vadodara, Mumbai-Pune, Chhota Nagpur Plateau, Coimbatore-Bangalore Region. Australia: Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Waikato, Canterbury. Antarctica: no industrial region is shown. Almost all the shaded regions lie north of the equator, and the great majority of them between 30 degrees N and 60 degrees N.
    Act p05 F5.3(1)
    In which hemisphere do you find more concentration of industries?
  7. Act p05 F5.3(2)
    In which part of North America has the industrial region been mainly developed?
  8. Act p05 F5.3(3)
    In which parts of Europe is concentration of industries mainly found?
  9. Act p05 F5.3(4)
    Why is less industrial development found in the other parts of African continent except coastal areas?
  10. Act p05 F5.3(5)
    In which part of India do you find concentration of industries?
  11. Act p05 F5.3(6)
    Why do you think coastal areas have higher concentration of industries?
  12. Act p05 F5.3(7)
    Write a concluding paragraph on latitudinal distribution of industries in the world.
  13. Act p09 UBP(1)
    Refer to the lumbering map of the world in fig. 4.1 and to fig. 5.3, and tell which industries will be located in the northernmost island of Japan.
  14. Act p09 UBP(2)
    How have the Great Lakes been instrumental in development of industrial region in the USA?
  15. Act p09 UBP(3)
    How has the Trans-Siberian Railway contributed to development of industries in Russia?

Exercise

22 q
  1. Ex Q1
    Complete the chain.
    ABC
    1) Small-scale industries1) Manual manufacturing1) Ceramics
    2) Cottage industries2) Skilled crafts person2) Tata Iron and Steel company
    3) Consumer goods3) Individual ownership3) Potters
    4) Private sector4) Ready for direct consumption4) Pharmaceutical
  2. Identify the correct correlation : A : Assertion; R : Reasoning
    Ex Q2(1)
    A : The humid climate of Mumbai offered great scope for the development of cotton textile industries. R : Industries require ample amount of water.
    1. A.
      Only A is correct
    2. B.
      Only R is correct
    3. C.
      Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
    4. D.
      Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. Ex Q2(2)
    A : In India, industries are found concentrated in few areas are available. R : India is predominantly agrarian country.
    1. A.
      Only A is correct
    2. B.
      Only R is correct
    3. C.
      Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
    4. D.
      Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
  4. Give geographical reasons :
    Ex Q3(1)
    Distribution of industries is uneven.
  5. Ex Q3(2)
    Iron and steel industries are found in mineral rich area of Dhanbad.
  6. Ex Q3(3)
    Fruit-processing industries are found in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of Konkan region.
  7. Ex Q3(4)
    Industrial growth in southern America is limited.
  8. Short notes :
    Ex Q4(1)
    Footloose industries.
  9. Ex Q4(2)
    Public sector industries.
  10. Ex Q4(3)
    Economies of scale.
  11. Ex Q4(4)
    Role of transportation in industries.
  12. Differentiate between :
    Ex Q5(1)
    Weight-losing and Weight-gaining industries.
  13. Ex Q5(2)
    Primary and Secondary activities.
  14. Ex Q5(3)
    Basic industries and Consumer industries.
  15. Answer the following :
    Ex Q6(1)
    Explain the physical factors affecting location of industries.
  16. Ex Q6(2)
    Explain the factors affecting location of sugar industries.
  17. Ex Q6(3)
    Describe the factors that are responsible for less developement of industries in central Australia.
  18. Show the following on a map of the world with suitable index :
    Ex Q7(1)
    Ruhr industrial region
  19. Ex Q7(2)
    An industrial region in Japan
  20. Ex Q7(3)
    An industrial region in South Africa
  21. Ex Q7(4)
    An industrial region in Australia
  22. Ex Q7(5)
    Industrial region near Great Lakes