Question
Weight-losing and Weight-gaining Industries.
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Answer
| Weight-loosing | Weight-gaining |
| (i) Weight-losing industries are those industries in which raw material are relatively bulky but finished products are relatively light. | (i) Weight-gaining industries are those industries in which raw materials are relatively lighter than finished products. |
| (ii) Weight-losing industries are located near raw materials. | (ii) Weight-gaining industries are located near markets. |
| (iii) For example, sugar industries locate near sugarcane producing areas. 10 tons of sugarcane is required to produce 1 ton of sugar. | (iii) For example, cotton textile industries locate near the market because finished product cotton cloth is heavier than the raw material cotton. |
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