Outline the factors that have contributed to the changes in industrial location in the United Kingdom. The meaning of this question is stating the cause that has helped change industrial location

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Outline the factors that have contributed to the changes in industrial location in the United Kingdom.

The meaning of this question is stating the cause that has helped change industrial location in the United Kingdom through out time. The main factors that have contributed to the changes in the industrial location in the UK are: Economic which is to do with finance, Social which is interacting with people and daily life. Political this is the way the government run the country, Physical environmental which is to do with rivers, mountains, streets, roads, natural state of the earth's surface. Technological this is to do with machines, computer and technology, cultural moral which is religion and a society's background. The classification and characteristics of economic activity (primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary). The distinction between basic manufacturing industries and consumer industries. The influence of physical factors and the natural environment on industrial location. Case studies of (a) iron and steel in the UK, and (b) hi-tech industrial development in Cambridge (& M4 corridor).

Classical location theory (eg Weber) and its weaknesses when applied to modern manufacturing industry. Smith's concept of spatial margins.

Factors affecting present-day industrial location, concepts