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GCSE		Edexcel Geography Specification A syllabus no.1312
A3 The Economic World		5  Location of Hi-tech industry
Chapter 2  pages 61-63		Tomorrow's Geography  Mike Harcourt and Steph Warren, published by Hodder and Stoughton 0 340 79965 X
In MEDC's, the broad physical, economic, political and human factors affecting the location of  secondary industries. case study: the study of one modern hi-tech industry to consider the specific factors affecting its location.
students should - Explain the factors that affect the location of industry. Describe and explain the specific locational factors of their chosen hi-tech industry.
Industrial location   Hi-tech industries   (4 lessons)		Location of industry Class discussion of factors affecting the location of industry 7.2 Locating industry sheet. sheet on Location of industry - factors .... picking which factors are especially important for locating certain industries. Tomorrow's Geography page 61 Activities question - a matrix. printed sheet  The factors that affect the location of industry ..put in the arrows and a central graphic!
checksheet for A3 Economic World 5 & 6
Bracknell for business                    Cambridge Science Park	Locating Hi-tech industry Bracknell case study   Tomorrow's Geography page 62-63 What is hi-tech industry? Explain the meaning of the word footloose when referring to industrial location? Locate Bracknell by making a small sketch map. Label Bracknell's links around the outside of the map. Make a spider diagram illustrating the locational factors that have helped Bracknell. To get better detail these can subdivide down into smaller branches. One factor helping hi-tech firms locate in an area is the availability of good leisure, recreation and educational facilities.  Why is this factor special to hi-tech firms? Worksheet 3F Employment in Bracknell .. changes in the sectors of industry in Bracknell. A comparison between Bracknell and Bangalore Make up a sheet of A4 outlining the case for Locating Hi-tech industry in the Ipswich-Colchester area. You can pick a site if you wish, and then add all the factors which make it good for this sort of industry. Stane Park Colchester - website
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