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ZIMSEC O-Level Economics

6.3.6Location of industry

Location of industry in ZIMSEC O-Level Economics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 6.3.6.1Form 4: explain the factors affecting the location of industry and how and why government influences location.

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  • Location of industry

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Location of industry: sample question

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A fictional company turns 80 tonnes of chrome ore into 8 tonnes of ferrochrome. The mine is 120 km from the town where the ferrochrome is sold, and transport costs US$0.35 per tonne per kilometre. If the smelter is built in the town, what is the cost of carrying the 80 tonnes of ore from the mine?

Complete: US$ …

Only if the answer has a unit, e.g. cm or km/h.

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