Industries Class 8 Geography Social Science Chapter 5 in One Shot | BYJU'S - Class 8
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The class covers the chapter on Industries in geography for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, explaining manufacturing, industry classification, and location factors in a theory class format. Manufacturing, industry types like agro-based, mineral-based, and marine-based, as well as the significance of raw materials, government policies, and industrial locations, are discussed with examples like steel production in Jamshedpur and Pittsburgh and the textile industry in India and other countries.
Insights
- Industries encompass various sectors like agro-based, mineral-based, marine-based, and forest-based, each utilizing specific raw materials and production processes.
- Location plays a crucial role in industrial success, considering factors like raw material availability, labor force, government policies, and transportation infrastructure, which significantly impact operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
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What is the definition of manufacturing?
The production of goods from raw materials in quantity.
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Summary
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Geography Class: Industries and Manufacturing Explained
- The class is focused on studying the chapter on Industries in geography for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.
- The class aims to cover the entire chapter in one hour, emphasizing the importance of having notebooks, pens, or textbooks ready.
- The teacher interacts with students, addressing their presence and excitement for the class.
- The teacher clarifies that the class is not a menti session but a theory class on social science geography.
- The teacher encourages students to like, share, and subscribe to the channel for future classes.
- The concept of manufacturing is explained as the production of goods in large quantities from raw materials.
- Manufacturing is classified as a secondary activity, converting raw materials into valuable products.
- An industry is defined as an economic activity concerned with the production of goods, extraction of minerals, and provision of services.
- Industries can be classified based on raw materials, ownership, or size, with a focus on agro-based, mineral-based, marine-based, and forest-based industries.
- Agro-based industries process agricultural produce, mineral-based industries use mineral ores, marine-based industries utilize products from the sea, and forest-based industries rely on wood, plant extracts, and medicinal plants.
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Types and Factors in Industrial Location Decisions
- Paper pharmaceutical industries fall under the category of petrochemical units, which primarily rely on oil drills found in water bodies for raw materials.
- Public sector industries are owned and operated by the government, such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Steel Authority of India.
- Private sector industries are owned by individuals or firms, like personal companies.
- Joint sector industries are operated by the state government along with private groups, combining public and private ownership.
- Cooperative sector industries involve producers or workers coming together, like Amul with Dairy Farmers, to form a cooperative unit.
- Cottage industries are the smallest, often carried out at home or by a community, using locally available raw materials and manual production methods.
- Small scale industries involve relatively less investment, few employees, and simple machinery, like rice mills and silk weaving.
- Large scale industries require significant investment, employ many people, use advanced technology, and focus on mass production, such as Iron and Steel or automobile manufacturing.
- Industries must consider factors like raw material availability, labor force, capital investment, and power supply when choosing a location for their operations.
- Location decisions for industries are crucial, as factors like raw material sourcing, labor availability, financial resources, and power supply play a significant role in determining the success and efficiency of the operation.
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Key Factors in Industrial Setup and Success
- Setting up an industry requires a market, not just a decision out of nowhere.
- Having a market means meeting demand and understanding government policies.
- Government policies include subsidies, permissions, and location considerations.
- Industrial location should consider raw material sources, government involvement, and climate.
- Transport of raw materials and finished goods is crucial for industrial location.
- Industrial location should save on heavy transport costs and be accessible.
- Infrastructure, including buildings, is essential for industrial setup.
- Inputs for an industrial system include raw materials, labor, power, and infrastructure.
- Processes involve converting raw materials into finished products.
- Outputs are the end products and earnings from the industry.
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Steel and Textile Industries: Production and Distribution
- To make steel, 8 tons of coal, 4 tons of iron, and 1 ton of limestone are required in a blast furnace to produce 1 ton of steel.
- Steel production involves high-temperature heating in a blast furnace, leading to a melting process where the materials combine to form steel.
- Steel's toughness and malleability make it ideal for shaping, molding, cutting into wires, plates, and forming alloys with metals like aluminum.
- Steel is crucial for machinery and tools, from safety pins to trains and trucks, with major producers including the US, Germany, India, China, Korea, Japan, and Russia.
- Jamshedpur in India and Pittsburgh in the US are significant steel production centers, with more than 10 integrated steel mills and key industries located in Jamshedpur, Bhilai, Bokaro, Durgapur, and Vishakapatnam.
- Jamshedpur's strategic location near railway lines, coal and manganese deposits, rivers for water supply, and proximity to raw materials like limestone and coal make it a vital steel production hub.
- Pittsburgh in the US benefits from easy access to coal, iron ore from Minnesota, and efficient transportation through the Great Lakes, enabling cost-effective shipping and industrial operations.
- The textile industry involves weaving fibers like cotton, wool, silk, and jute into fabric, with natural and man-made fibers like nylon, polyester, acrylic, and rayon used.
- Cotton industry requirements include raw cotton, dyeing chemicals, power resources, skilled labor, transportation systems, a large market, and a favorable warm and moist climate.
- Textile industry distribution spans countries like the US, Brazil, Egypt, Pakistan, India, and China, with cotton industries concentrated in cities like Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolkata, and Coimbatore, each with unique geographical advantages for production.
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