Geography

Industries

Question:

Write a short note on Mineral based industries.

Answer:

Mineral based industries are primary industries that use mineral ores as their raw materials. The products of these industries feed other industries. Iron made from iron ore is the product of mineral based industry. This is used as raw material for the manufacture of a number of other products, such as heavy machinery, building materials and railway coaches.

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Industries

Q 1.

Mention the major industrial regions of the world.

Q 2.

Write a short note on Mineral based industries.

Q 3.

What are marine based industries ?

Q 4.

What are the factors that helped Ahmedabad become a textile centre.

Q 5.

What are the inputs, process and output of a textile industry?

Q 6.

Industries can be classified on the bases of ownership, explain.

Q 7.

What are the stages involved in converting iron ore into steel?

Q 8.

Mention some of the risk reducing measures that have to be adopted by nuclear power industries.

Q 9.

Mention the industrial regions of India.

Q 10.

What are marine based industries ?

Q 11.

Write a note on the Chernobyl disaster.