2. Why might a cement factory be located here

3. The location of an industry. Transport. Raw Material. What you need to make the product Workers/ labour Government aid. Personal reasons. Markets Who you selling the material to? Services Electricity/ Gas/ water

7.  These are raw materials necessary as basic inputs into any factory system.  If the raw materials needed by a factory are big, heavy and bulky it needs to be close to this raw material otherwise it would be too expensive to transport.

10.  A market is the people/companies that will buy the product.  Important for a factory to be near its markets or connected via good transport routeways.  The closer you are the cheaper the transport costs.

11. Why are these clothing factories located on the periphery of Dublin

12.  Reliable transport (roads, rail, ports & airports) is necessary for moving resources & goods to the market place as quick as possible to reduce cost.  Transport routes could be road, rail and port for heavy goods and airport for lighter products

14.  Labour refers to the people needed to work in the factory.  These workers are usually highly skilled & educated work force.  Factories must be built close enough to towns and cities to get enough workers.

17.  Factories need services such as electricity, running water, sewage treatment, waste disposal, telephone, broadband and wifi.  Companies need good quality services so set up where these are readily available.

18.  This is money needed to set up & run a factory, generally provided by banks or Government Grants.

19.  Government do many things to encourage companies to set up industries.  They offer incentives grants and low corportation tax.

20.  Some people set up a factory in an area where they come from.  Local people are happy when companies set up in their area as it provides jobs. Other people may not like it as factories can be noisy, dirty with a lot of heavy trucks on the road