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ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Industrial Studies: Introduction
- These are also known as processing and manufacturing industries.
- In these industries, the production processes are undertaken in a unit called the factory.
- It is important to distinguish between processing and manufacturing.
- Processing involves the initial removal of impurities from raw materials while manufacturing is a step further to make or produce end-products as shown below.
| Primary Industry | Secondary Processing | Secondary manufacturing | End Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore mining | Pig iron making in blast furnaces | Steel making in steel mills | Steel in the form of Barbed wire etc |
| Sugar Cane fields | Processing in a sugar mill e.g. purification | Making of sugar in the sugar manufacturing plant | Sugar e.g. brown sugar,icing sugar etc |
| Forest Plantation | Processing in saw mills e.g. to remove barks | Making of furniture in a furniture plant | Furniture e.g in the form of a table |
| Fishing Vessel | Gutting, cleaning and freezing | Cooking and canning | Ready to eat fish e.g in the form of canned sardines or spam |
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