Basic or key industries are those which supply their products or raw materials to manufacture other goods e.g. iron and steel, copper smelting and aluminum smelting.
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What are basic industries? Give an example.
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Which of the following is an example of a basic industry?
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The by products of steel manufacture are useful for another basic industry. Give suitable example.
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the following briefly in not more than 30 words.
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is manufacturing?
(ii) Name
any three physical factors for the location of the industry.
(iii) Name
any three human factors for the location of an industry.
(iv) What
are basic industries? Give an example.
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Give an example to illustrate that metallic oxides are generally basic in nature.