Geography (Industries)
This Exam Covers the Following Topics
- Introduction to Industries
- Definition and significance of industries
- Types of industries (production of goods, extraction of minerals, provision of services)
- Classification of Industries
- Based on raw materials (Agro-based, Mineral-based, Marine-based, Forest-based)
- Based on size (Small scale, Large scale, Cottage industries)
- Based on ownership (Private sector, Public sector, Joint sector, Co-operative sector)
- Factors Affecting Location of Industries
- Availability of raw materials, labor, land, capital, transport, power, market
- Role of government incentives
- Industrial Systems
- Inputs, processes, and outputs in an industrial system
- Industrial Regions
- Major industrial regions in the world (North America, Europe, Asia)
- Industrial clusters in India (Mumbai-Pune, Bangalore-Tamil Nadu, Chhota Nagpur, etc.)
- Major Industries
- Iron and steel industry
- Textile industry
- Information technology industry
- Industrial Disasters
- Bhopal gas tragedy (1984)
- Gao Qiao gas well blowout (2005)
- Risk reduction measures for industrial disasters
- Emerging (Sunrise) Industries
- Information technology, Wellness, Hospitality, Knowledge-based industries
- Case Studies
- Jamshedpur as an iron and steel hub in India
- Pittsburgh as a steel city in the USA
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