LIGHT INDUSTRY OR HEAVY INDUSTRY
WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT SECONDARY
INDUSTRIES (MANUFACTURING), WE CAN
CLASSIFY THE INDUSTRIES INTO MANY TYPES.
ONE CLASSIFICATION IS
HEAVEY OR LIGHT INDUSTRY
WHEN WE DECIDE IF AN INDUSTRY
SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS HEAVY OR
LIGHT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH OF
THE CRITERIA SEPARATELY, THEN MAKE AN
INFORMED DECISION
FOR EXAMPLE, MAKING IRON
Does it require a lot
of raw materials?
YES
DOES IT REQUIRE A LOT OF SPACE TO
MAKE IRON?
YES
ARE THE GOODS OR PRODUCTS THAT
ARE MADE BIG AND BULKY?
Can be…
DOES MAKING IRON CREATE A LOT
OF POLLUTION?
YES
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HEAVY
INDUSTRIES, WE ARE USUALLY TALKING
ABOUT PRODUCTS THAT ARE NOT MEANT
FOR THE CONSUMER (YOU) SUCH AS
CLOTHES, OR RADIOS, OR TV’S. HEAVY
INDUSTRIES OFTEN PRODUCE MATERIALS
THAT ARE USED IN OTHER INDUSTRIES
SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION…
WERE THESE PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY
LIGHT INDUSTRY OR HEAVY INDUSTRY?