Give geographical reason: Distribution of industries is uneven in the world.

Answer: Because the factors needed for industries are not equally available everywhere.

• Industries need raw materials, power, capital, labour, water, transport, markets and government support.
• These factors are concentrated in some regions such as north-eastern USA, western Europe, Japan and eastern China, which therefore have major industrial regions.
• Regions with harsh climate, rugged relief, poor transport or low capital (e.g. deserts, polar areas, dense equatorial forests, much of Africa) have few industries.
• Hence industries are unevenly distributed in the world.