O-LevelGeographyEconomic development2217/22 · May/June 2018 · Q68 Marks

What is the meaning of the following terms: • secondary industry; • assembly industry?

(a)What is the meaning of the following terms: • secondary industry; • assembly industry?[2]
(b)Study Fig. 6.1, which shows the location of towns A, B and D and rural area C. A new factory is to be built for an assembly industry which uses inputs from each of these areas.
(b)(i)Which location would be best for easy exporting of the finished product?[1]
(b)(ii)In which location would it be easiest to find labour?[1]
(c)(i)Suggest an advantage of locating a factory in a rural area such as C.[1]
(c)(ii)Suggest three disadvantages of locating a factory at C compared to locating at the other sites.[3]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] 6(a)(i) Secondary industry: Manufacturing / processing raw materials
[1] 6(a)(i) Assembly industry: Putting together previously processed components / building a product
[1] 6(b)(i) D
[1] 6(b)(ii) A
[1] 6(c)(i) Greenfield site / space to build
[1] 6(c)(i) Room to expand
[1] 6(c)(i) Cheaper land
[1] 6(c)(i) Air / visual / noise pollution less of a problem
[1] 6(c)(ii) Small labour supply
[1] 6(c)(ii) Lack of motorway / main roads
[1] 6(c)(ii) Small local market / far from market
[1] 6(c)(ii) No government incentives
[1] 6(c)(ii) No training institutions / not a university town
[1] 6(c)(ii) No port for exports
[1] 6(c)(ii) Inadequate electricity / water supply

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