WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT

TYPE OF INDUSTRIES?

Heavy

industries

(Ship building /

car factories)

Why do they want to be near raw

materials?

LIGHT

INDUSTRIES

produces

tablets/phones

Why do they not

need to be near

raw materials?

FOOTLOOSE

INDUSTRIES

What kind of industries are all of these?

How do they make their decisions about where to

locate?

Questions...

• In your own words explain the difference

between a LIGHT and a HEAVY industry.

• Why are LIGHT industries also called

FOOTLOOSE?

• Give THREE examples of multinational

companies in ireland. Can you think of THREE

reasons why they are here?