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Industry flashcards
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- 1primary industryinvolves collecting raw materials: farming, fishing, mining, forestry
- 2secondary industryinvolves turning a product into another product (manufacturing):
making textiles, furniture, cars - 3tertiary industryinvolves providing a service: financial services, nursing, retail, police force, transport
- 4quaternary industryhigh technology where scientists and researchers investigate and develop new products
- 5employment structure changes as a country develops
- 6location of primary industryraw materials
suitable climate
good quality soil
cheap land
good transport routes - 7location of secondary industryclose to raw materials
plenty of flat land
local water supply
suitable local market
government grants
lots of workers
good transport routes - 8location of tertiary industrygreen open spaces
suitable local market
good transport routes
skilled/educated workers - 9location of quaternary industrygreen open spaces
near similar businesses
skilled/educated workers
quality houses - 10primary industry impacts on the environmentdeforestation
loss of habitats
uses lots of water
pollution - 11secondary industry causes pollutionair/water pollution
habitats destroyed
energy used - 12tertiary and quaternary industries use lots of energyrun things
burning fossil fuels
use resources - 13ways to make development sustainablefewer herbicides
maintain forests
reduce water pollution
limits on fish caught
reduce energy usage
efficient machinery - 14climate changeany change in the weather of an area over a long period
- 15global warmingthe increase in global temperature over the last century
- 16greenhouse gases and global warming
- 17environmental impacts of climate changerising sea level causing flooding
decrease rainfall
change in species distribution - 18social impacts of climate changecan't grow as much food
people die - extreme weather
disease spreads easier
flooding/hot and dry - 19political impacts of climate changecompetition over scarce water leads to wars
rise in immigration/emigration
under pressure to come up with ways to slow climate change
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- GCSE Geography (Economic Development) Flashcards on Industry flashcards, created by katiehumphrey on 18/01/2014.
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