Makes products for direct consumption. Its principal characteristics are
the following:
·
Consumes fewer raw materials
and energy resources tha heavy industry and capital goods industry.
·
Is generally less
contaminating, but modifies natural space because it is concentrated in
specific areas.
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Usually located near cities
and transport links.
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Its size can vary a lot.
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There are different types of
light industry: food, light chemical products and computing, textiles, etc.
Food
industry
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Transforms and manipulates
(refrigerates, packs, etc.) vegetable, meat, fish an diary products. The United
States and the Netherlands are some of the principal producers.
Automobile industry
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Manufactures industrial
vehicles (lorries, vans, buses, etc) and vehicles for individual use (cars and
motorbikes). The main producers are European countries, Japan, the United
States, countries from southeast Asia, like South Korea and China.
Light chemical industry
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Manufactures pharmaceutical,
photographic, cosmetic products and plastics. France, Germany, the United Kingdom
and Italy are some of the main producers.
Electronics
and computing industry
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Manufactures equipment like
televisions, telephones, computers, multimedia recorders and players (for DVDs
and MP3s), cameras and digital video cameras. The United States, some European
countries, Japan and the countries from South-Asia are the principal roducers.
Textile
industry
·
Groups activities like
spinning and weaving, making clothes and other articles (rugs, bags, belts,
etc). Asian countries, like China, have replaced traditional textile producers,
like France, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Nethelands.
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