1. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT
TYPE OF INDUSTRIES?

2. Heavy
industries
(Ship building /
car factories)
Why do they want to be near raw
materials?

3. LIGHT
INDUSTRIES
produces
tablets/phones
Why do they not
need to be near
raw materials?

4. FOOTLOOSE
INDUSTRIES

5. What kind of industries are all of these?
How do they make their decisions about where to
locate?

6. Questions...
• In your own words explain the difference
between a LIGHT and a HEAVY industry.
• Why are LIGHT industries also called
FOOTLOOSE?
• Give THREE examples of multinational
companies in ireland. Can you think of THREE
reasons why they are here?