1. See
Think
Wonder
What factors would need to be considered when deciding on a location for steel factories?

2. What factors would need to be considered when deciding on a location for IT companies?

3. Learning objectives: To understand the factors affecting the changing location and growth of tertiary and quaternary activities
Arrange these steps in order to explain the growth of the tertiary sector
More personal income
More and better jobs
More demand for goods and services
More personal spending
Increase in Services

4. Many tertiary and quaternary industries are ‘footloose’ industries
Footloose industries are not tied to a particular location. They include high-tech industries and are located near motorway junctions or on the edges of towns and cities in business parks.

6. Why have tertiary industries located on the M4 corridor?

7. Back to back task Turn facing away from your partner
One must have a pencil and paper
The other an image
You will describe the image to your partner.

8. Key terminology
Location factors – the reasons why an economic activity is found in a particular place
Sphere of influence – the average distance people are willing to travel to get to a place
Decentralisation – the movement of tertiary and quaternary industry out from the CBD to the rural urban fringe

9. Business parks – created by property developers to attract firms needing office and retail accommodation. Often including leisure activities.
Science parks – contain high – tech industries and quaternary activities
Synergy – the benefits of two or more industries locating close to one another. E.g. Science parks and universities

10. Footloose Industries: Normally tertiary or quaternary industries that are not tied to raw materials and therefore don't have such strict location requirements. Because of this they might look for more human factors like skilled labour, good housing and recreational facilities or access to capital.

11. How many similarities can you identify between these industries?

12. Why have hi tech industries located on the M4 corridor?
2) Annotate the factors that influence the location of these industries on the M4 corridor
1) Plot on the locations of the hi tech industries we have looked at (Vodafone, Panasonic, intel, dell, symanitec, Microsoft, Dell)

14. Why are hi tech industries located away from city centres?
Reading business park

15. Technology map of Britain

16. The M4 corridor stretches from London to Bristol and along to South Wales.
New high-tech industries have developed along this main communication route, being described as 'footloose' industries
They have grown up in the past 25 years in important growth areas and have brought prosperity to many regions.
Location of high-tech industry is important to its success, access to raw materials is unimportant.
Locating to an area, such as the M4, gives the company access to a motorway system and important communication infrastructure with London, Europe and the rest of the world.
With a concentration of industry companies may share knowledge and information and have access to a skilled workforce.
Use the information above to annotate your map. Explain the location factors that influence tertiary and quaternary industry on the M4 corridor

17. Microsoft Based in Thames Valley Park, Reading
Functions include: Sales, marketing, support

18. Describe and explain the changing locations of tertiary industries
(9 marks)

19. What is analysis? Saying what something is like?
A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
Studying the key features of something