Site vs. SituationIndustrial Location Factors

AP Human GeographyMr. Vaughn

Question

• If you own Coca Cola Bottling Company, where are you going to put bottling plants in North America?

Coca Cola Bottling

• Site- not very important for this producto Land: water is the main ingredient (input)

and most places have abundance of watero Skilled labor is unneededo Access to large amount of capital, large

production plants are also unneeded

Coca Cola Bottling

• Situation- distance for this product is CRUCIAL!o Bulk-gaining process (adding water)o Bottling plants must be near markets to cut

down on transportation costs

Question

• If you own a factory that makes and distributes semiconductors, where are you going to locate your factory in North America?

Semiconductors

• Site- very importanto Skilled labor neededo Capital important because of lots of Research and

Development used in this industryo Land: San Jose and area around

Many universities surrounding(easy skilled labor pool) Silicon Valley located nearby (main raw material for this

product)

Semiconductors

• Situation- not very important for this producto Lightweight and cheap to transport in bulk