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GSEB Class 8 Chapter 12 Industries Question Answers
Answer the following questions:
What does the word industry mean?
Generally, the industry refers to any activity, labor, or work that is used by man to meet his needs.
Which are the main factors that affect the localization of the country?
The factors affecting the location of industries are the availability of raw materials, land, water, labor, power, capital, transport, and the market. Industries are situated where some or all of these, factors are easily available.
Which industry is mainly known as the backbone of the modern industry? Why?
Steel is often called the backbone of modern industry almost everything we use is made from either iron or steel. Steel is used in manufacturing vehicles, trains, trucks, and ports, as well as for drilling oil wells, transporting oil, and mining minerals.
