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?