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Location,  Location,  Location

Objective: To study the factors relating to the location of different types of industrial activity and to learn how to complete a triangular graph. 

Task 1 - Study the presentation to the right and make a copy of the nine key features of industrial location. Use this sheet to record your information. 

Task 2 - Download the Greenfield help sheet to on the blue tab to the right and save it in to your IGCSE Geography - Industry Folder. 

Task 3 - Click here to be taken to the geographyalltheway activity on industrial location. Complete the worksheet on the page. 

Task 4 - Completing triangular graphs (Skills for Paper 2). Click here for an outline of a triangular graph. Label the three axis as follows:

1. Labour (workforce) closeby (0=Close 100 far)
2. Distance to Market where the goods & services are sold (0 = Close 100 = Far away)
3. Close to the Raw Materials that make the product (0=close 100=far away)


Plot on the approximate locations of the following:

1. Steel making factory
2. Airbus Assembly
3. Foxconn Factory making iPhones & iPads
4. Call centre for HSBC in India
5. Dairy Farm
IGCSE Geography: Industrial Systems: Industrial Location from geographyalltheway.com
greenfield help sheet for task 2
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Revision Time: Watch the video below to help you to revise economic activities & their locations. 

Manufacturing  -   Airbus   A380

Objective: To study the manufacturing process of Airbus planes and why Toulouse was chosen as the location for the manufacturing base. 

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner. Final assembly of the aeroplane occurs just down the road from IST in Toulouse but it is truly a global manufacturing operation. 

There was no way Airbus could create a manufacturing facility large enough to build the entire A380 in one place. Various parts are built all over Europe: Help diagram here.
  • Wings - Broughton, Wales
  • Fuselage parts - Hamburg, Germany
  • Tailfin - Stade, Germany
  • Rudder - Puerto Real, Spain
  • Nose - Saint Nazaire, France
  • Fuselage and cockpit sub-assemblies - Méaulte, France
  • Horizontal tailplane - Getafe, Spain
  • Final assembly - Toulouse, France
  • Cabin installation and painting - Hamburg, Germany

Task 1 - European Components
On the worksheet below, label the components of the A380 Aeroplane and where each is made. 
task 1 - A380 Components worksheet
task 2 - mapping the A380
Task 2 - Spatial Distribution of Manufacturing
i. On the A3 map worksheet above and with the help of Google Maps label on the locations of each of the Airbus sites listed above. Key: 
Ports - Black Dots
Toulouse - Red Cirle

Other sites - Yellow Circle

Task 3 - Complete the chain of production worksheet below, right, following all tasks carefully. 
task 3 - A380 chain of production
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This is a finished A380
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This is a RORO (roll on roll off)
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This is a barge
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Components being transferred to lorry in Langon
Task 4 - Now create a simple flow diagram that shows the inputs, processes and outputs of an A380 aircraft. Don't forget to add a feedback loop from outputs back to inputs. What could this feedback be? Can you link any Quaternary jobs to this and the Airbus site in Filton, Bristol?  

Task 5 - Watch the video beneath to see what happens when all the parts finally reach the factory in Toulouse. 

High Tech Industry - Airbus Toulouse

Hi-tech industry: Industries that are focused on research and development and the production of products that often contain microchips.

Conglomeration: The process of clustering together in one area.
Airbus by nature is a High Tech industry where plane manufacturing takes centre stage using the latest technologies and expertise from a vast and high experienced workforce.  We will be focusing on Airbus Futures as an example of High Tech industry and why Toulouse is at the centre of this operation.

Case Study - High Tech Industry

Task 1 - Watch the first video about how the wings are made in Broughton and complete the following questions:

a. How many years do Airbus have to think ahead?
b. How many people does the plant employ?
c. How many wings are made every year

d. How much does each wing cost
e. How many component parts does each wing contain? 
f. What is the economic boost created by Airbus for the surrounding area and the UK as a whole? 
g. How does training and aircraft manufacturing work together to aid research & development?

Toulouse as a location for High Tech Industry


Task 2 - Read the statements beneath carefully, then complete the worksheet to the right (blue tab). 

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?? - The A62, A64, A66 roads runs close to the facility in Colomiers and connects to the rest of the country. Toulouse has its own international airport - Blagnac. The Airbus factory is on site and has access to the runways. 

?? - there is a large pool of workers, not only in Toulouse, but also in the surrounding area and conurbation.  Workers also arrive on short & long term contracts from other Airbus facilities around Europe and the world. 

?? - Toulouse has its own university that can not only supply skilled labour but also research and development facilities. Other Airbus locations such as Hamburg and Madrid also have their own universities producing skilled and knowledgeable potential workers. 

?? - There are attractive areas to live nearby and enjoy recreation time e.g. Gers, Tarn and the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean coast isn't far away. 

?? - The factory is well connected to the Airbus network by the Beluga aircraft and the road network. 

?? - There is already existing government research facilities and other research based companies like Astrium, British Aerospace and Rolls Royce in the area.

?? - If hi-tech firms group together they can share associated services. By sharing services it should reduce costs and increase the amount offered to potential customers. 
task 2 - toulouse & high tech industry
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Task 3 - Individual Research Task 
You are to choose one of the case studies below as an example of your high tech industry case study using Airbus and future technological developments as your focus.

October 2014 - Airbus planes of the future. Read about the amazing new developments here.


or, check out the videos below:

1. Airbus Concept Plane

airbus Concept Plane information
AIRBUS CONCEPT cabin INFORMATION

2. Airbus Alternative Fuel

airbus alternative fuels information
airbus alternative fuels bbc news

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