Unit 5: Industry - siting factors

Factors influencing distribution and location of factories/industrial zones

• Land                                                                
• Labor                                                              
• Raw materials                                                  
• Fuel and power                                                
• Transport                                                        
• Markets                                                                             
• Political factors                                                

Sources: http://www.adandp.media/blog/post/audi-expanding-manufacturing-in-germany 

http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/industrial-neighborhoods/  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_preparation_plant 

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/electrical-power-plant-with-three-smokestacks-stock-video-footage/170517116 

http://revistadoispontos.com/trilha-do-minerio/um-trem-chamado-desenvolvimento/ 

http://www.platts.com/news-feature/2014/oil/latin-america-oil-gas/index 

http://tribunasobral.info/veveu-arruda-entrega-alvara-de-construcao-da-nova-fabrica-da-votorantim-em-sobral/

All the factors listed above combined influence on the location, scale of production, methods of organization and the products of an industrial system. 

Follow the link below for an activity on industries siting factors:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/economic_change/characteristics_industry_rev4.shtml