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                                    What are the various factors that affect the location of industries in an area? Explain briefly any two of them.                                                  

Answer:

(a) The location of industries is affected by the availability of the following factors:

(i) Raw materials

(ii) Land

(iii) Water

(iv) Labour

(v) Power

(vi) Capital

(vii) Transport

(viii) Market

(b) Raw Material: Industries are located near source or region of the raw materials. For example,

Sugar industries are situated near sugarcane producing area.

Power: Power is one of the important factors because without power source, no industry can run.

Coal, mineral oil and hydel power are the three important power resources. Most of the industries tend to concentrate near the sources of power.