Factors affecting the location of an economic activity in an MEDC

Factors Influencing Industrial Location

• United Kingdom Industry-fairly closely tied to where the raw materials were- "coal for power"
• Divided into 2 things = PHYSICAL factors and SOCIO-ECONOMIC (HUMAN) factors

Physical Factors

• Accessibility- site of the new factor needs to be accessible, so importing of raw materials and exporting of finished products is easy

• Climate- affect where an industry is located- needs to attract workers to the area.

• Land- site is very miportant. Flat land is the…