A) Define the following terms; - Industrial agglomeration - Industrial inertia - Least cost location - Human Development Index - Sustainable development - GNP per head. (6 marks) b) The following are the human development indices for some countries Switzerland 0.94,

Here are the definitions for the terms:

• Industrial agglomeration: This refers to the clustering of industries in a particular area, often due to shared infrastructure, skilled labor, or access to markets and suppliers, leading to mutual benefits.
• Industrial inertia: This is the tendency for an industry to remain in its original location even when the initial advantages that attracted it there have diminished or disappeared.
• Least cost location: This concept, central to industrial location theory, identifies the optimal geographical point for an industry where the total costs of production, including raw materials, labor, and transportation, are minimized.
• Human Development Index (HDI): A composite statistic developed by the United Nations to measure a country's overall achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: life expectancy, education (mean and expected years of schooling), and standard of living (GNI per capita).
• Sustainable development: This is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, balancing economic growth, social equity, and environmental protection.
• GNP per head: Also known as Gross National Product per capita, it is the total value of all goods and services produced by a country's residents (both domestically and abroad) in a given year, divided by the total population. It represents the average income per person.