(a) Describe three ways in which light industries differ from heavy industries
(b) Give four reasons why light industries are more prevalent than heavy industries in tropical Africa.
(a) Three differences between light industries and heavy industries
| Light industries | Heavy industries |
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(i) They produce relatively small light weight goods, e.g shoes |
(i) They produce heavy and bulky goods, e,g iron and steel |
(b) Four reasons why light industries are more prevalent than heavy industries in tropical Africa are:
(i) Lack of capital; Poor funding leads to the establishment of light industries than heavy industries
(ii) Lack of technical know-how: Africans do not have the skills for heavy industrial operations
(iii) Lack of raw materials; Raw materials: for heavy, industries are lacking in African countries
(iv) Africans generally tend to engage in production of consumable goo than non-consumable goods because of the low level of development.
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