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Hope Quarry and Cement Works
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WJEC B Geography case study
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Hope Quarry and Cement Works
Location
Peak District
Outskirts of castle ton
Village of hope
What is a Quarry?
a place tipically, a large deep pit from whihc stone or martericals have or are extracted
Hope quarry mainly extracts limestone
What type of industry is it?
Primary
An industry involved in the extraction and collection of natural materials
Why was the Location Chose?
Because it is close to a railway
Meaning easier transportation of the limestone as a train can carry much more that 1 lorry.
Close to the Cemenet works
meaning low transportation costs again as it is close by to there main buyer
What resources does it produce?
Limestone
Cement
Benefits
New Jobs Created
More income for families
money pumped inti local economy
Problems
Eye sore compared to the natural environment surrounding it
Destroyed natural surroundings
More noise and air polluition created from the transportation of the limestone
Dust and un-clean air created from digging for the stone.
Ways of minimising Problems
Plant trees along the border of the cemennt works to make it less of an eye sore and to make it fit in more.
Buliding blends in with colour of quarry
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