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Geography Economic Change
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- 1What is the definition of the Primary Industry?The industry that produce or gather/collect raw materials for other industry
- 2What is the definition of the Secondary Industry?The industry that takes raw materials that were provided by the primary industry and make manufactured goods out of them
- 3What is the definition of the Tertiary Industry?The industry which sells the goods and products that are made by the secondary industry or the primary industry. They also involve selling skills or services to the consumer/public.
- 4What are 3 examples of jobs in the Primary Industry?Farmer(ing)
Fisherman
Coal Miner - 5What are 3 examples of jobs in the Secondary Industry?Carpenter
Baker
Car production worker
Factory Worker - 6What are 3 examples of jobs in the Tertiary Sector?Fireman
Doctor
Teacher
Lawyer
Mechanic - 7—Label where LIC
HIC
MIC
would be and explain why - 8How has the depletion of resources led to the change in Primary industry in a HIC (UK)?Most mining resources have been used up
The coal resources that are left are inaccessible and costly - 9How has cheap imports led to the change in Primary industry in a HIC (UK)?HIC's find it economically cheaper to import raw materials because the resources left in the HIC (UK) is inaccessible and costly
Coal is now imported from Russia
Iron ore is now imported from Norway - 10How have social change led to the change in Primary industry in a HIC (UK)?People now see jobs such as mining and farming as dirty and too physically demanding
There are now fewer job prospects in the industry
The hours and pay are now less appealing compared to jobs in the tertiary industry - 11How has Mechanisation led to the change in Primary industry in a HIC (UK)?There is now improvement in technology that are now doing the jobs that people once did, which leads to less people being needed to be employed by the industry.
and example is in farming, where machines now pick potatoes instead of people
Or on fishing boats there are now computers that aid them to find Shoals of fish and machinery that work the nets to catch the fish - 12What is the definition of Globalisation?The growing economic interdependency of countries worldwide
- 13What is the definition of a Multinational country?A Company that has a global presence
- 14What are the main reasons for Globalisation?There has been an improvement in transportation, such as larger cargo ships which then decreases the price of shipping
The Freedom of trade, such as the organisation like the world trade organisation, which then promotes fair trade which then removes barriers between countries.
The labour availability in countries such as India, which have a 1/3 of the labour costs as those in Britain do and have a higher skill level - 15How has the Chinese government led to the growth of the secondary sector in China?Because China was more of a communist country, Transatlantic companies weren't allowed in invest into Chinas businesses, however now many Transatlantic companies are encourage China and other asian countries to make products, because its cheaper, and now 20% of companies are privately owned with investors, which then leads to more and more competition which in turn leads to bigger profits.
- 16How has the Chinese infrastructure led to the growth in the secondary sector in China?Many new roads have been built along with factories which then fuels the economy because transport links have now been improved.
- 17How has the Chinese energy led to the growth of the secondary sector in China?Since the 1960's China has been developing hydroelectric power stations along with nuclear power stations and coal power stations to power their manufacturing buildings (Factories)
- 18How has the Chinese Education system led to the growth of the secondary sector in China?There are large unskilled workforce, and over the next 20 years approximately 500,000 million people will leave the Chinese countryside in search of work in the cities, which leads to a growing more skilled workforce.
- 19How have the Safety for the workforce lead to the growth of the secondary sector in China?There are few rules and regulations for health and safety in Chinese factories which means they can produce good a lot more cheaply
- 20How have the developing countries (LIC) lead to the growth of the secondary sector in China?Because countries like Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and other asian countries (South Korea etc.) are major trade routes between the eastern asian countries and the US and Europe, who are the main buyers of Chinese goods.
- 21How have Raw Materials led to the growth of the secondary sector in China?China has a great amount of coal, oil and gas reserves that make the materials cheaper for other countries to buy and also the energy that they use to power their factories is a lot cheaper.
- 22How has Globalisation led to the decline in the secondary sector in the UK?Modern communication, such as the internet, allows businesses to communicate globally, which means that the owner of a company can produce their products in another country from which they are living in and still keep tabs on it.
The developments in transportation means that goods can be moved around the world efficiently and quickly and so they don't have to be produced in the country that they are sold in. - 23How has cheaper production in LIC's and MIC's led to the decline of the secondary sector?Goods can now be produced in other countries more cheaply because the workers are poorly paid and the land that the factories are built on is cheap.
There are also very few safety regulations in LIC's because the governments are worried about environmental impacts and so don't spend lots of money on waste disposal and reprocessing. - 24What are the positive effects of the growth of the secondary sector in China?People who live in urban areas can now get jobs which give them a higher standard of living
The government has now spent $172 Million on protecting the environment
Many new houses have been built in urban areas which the workers can afford and people are moving out of shanty towns - 25What are the negative effects of the growth of the secondary sector in China?90% of the underground water in urban areas is polluted
Many workers that have left rural areas to live in urban areas which leads to a lack of young workers for jobs like farming in the rural areas
760,000 people die a year from pollution illnesses related to water and air pollution.
Workers are poorly paid, such as 40p an hour - 26What are the factors that affect the location of the primary industry?The location of raw materials
Transport links
Market for the products - 27What are the factors that affect the location of the secondary industry (Toyota in Derby)?There is a large area of flat land which gives room for expansion
The area has a tradition of car manufacturing, meaning that there are many supplies of component parts and engineering components in the area available.
It is located on the edge of the city, and it is a greenfield site.
it is situated near to the park district and has many opportunities for leisure activities
Derbyshire county council has bought a £20 million steak in the company and they also pledged to improve transport infrastructure - 28What are some factors that affect the location of the tertiary industry (David Lloyd health club Hatfield)?It has a modern designed building which attracts people to it
It is surrounded by attractive landscapes which attract more people
It has excellent transport links including bus routes, cycle lanes and pedestrian lanes
It is located on Hatfield business park which is alongside many large multinational firms such as T-Mobile and Ocado, and the worker there will use the health club because of its proximity,
It is located in Salisbury village which is a large area of executive and middle class housing.
It is in walking distance of Hertfordshire university, which is a source of clientele. - 29What is deindustrialisation?areas that are no longer used for industrial purposes.
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