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Flashcards by Cecily Russell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Cecily Russell
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 1. What are the four employment structures? 2. What is Primary + Example? 3. What is secondary + example? 4. What is tertiary + example? 5. What is quaternary + example? 6. Difference between formal and informal work? | 1. Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary 2. Sourcing products e.g. farmer/fishing 3. Manufacturing e.g. carpenter, car assembly 4. Service sector e.g. teacher, lawyer 5. Research & Development e.g. microbiologist/ meteorologist 6. Formal: contract, job security |
| 1. Give an example of changing technology affecting employment 2. What other factors affect employment structure? 3. Describe the shift in employment between UK & Malaysia | 1. The mechanisation of agriculture leads to loss of jobs 2. Climate change (no crops to grow), increased technology (loss of jobs), NICs. 3. % of males in primary sector in both places decreased from 1980 to 2010. In UK, females in primary stayed same, decreased in Malaysia. |
| 1. Give 3 factors influencing location of economic activities 2. Give 2 reasons why locations may change 3. Define MNC 4. Benefits of being a MNC? 5. What is a footloose company? | 1. Tariffs, energy source, labour costs 2. Cheaper labour, cheaper to locate in NICs (avoid taxes) 3. Multi-National Corporation, company with branches in more than 1 country 4. closer to markets, cheaper labour, gain governmental grants 5. They move around a lot and have no ties |
| 1. What are the 4 top causes of climate change? 2. What is an economic consequence of climate change? 3. What is a social consequence? 4. Environmental impact? | 1. fossil fuels, air travel, deforestation, transport 2. Paying to reduce effects 3. Communities forced to relocate 4. Ozone layer being destroyed |
| 1. Define Interdependence 2. What are 4 factors affecting this? 3. What is a trade deficit? 4. What is a trade surplus? 5. Define a Quota | 1. mutual reliance on another country 2. migration, trade, investment, culture/technology 3. More imports than exports 4. More exports than imports 5. a set limit of import of export amount |
| 1. What are trade blocks and 2 examples? 2. What is bilateral aid? 3. What is unilateral aid? 4. What is tied aid? 5. What is multilateral aid? 6. How much did the UK spend on aid in 2013? | 1. Trade partnerships, EU & NAFTA 2. Aid between two nations 3. Aid organised by organisation 4. Trade that involves a catch 5. When many countries contribute 6. £1.4 billion |
| 1. What is an Aquifer? 2. What is the difference between Emergency Aid and Development Aid? 3. Define the development gap 4. Define water insecurity | 1. An underground water store 2. Emergency Aid: quick after disaster, development aid: planned over time for development 3. The difference in levels of development between richest and poorest countries 4. Insufficient water to live a full & healthy life |
| 1. What is desalination and where does most of it happen? 2. How many people worldwide do not have fresh water? 3. By how much did development aid to the water sector go down by from 1997 to 2013? | 1. Converting salt water to fresh water, Middle East 2. 900 million 3. 3% |
| 1. What are 3 physical factors controlling water supply? 2. What is abstraction? | 1. Altitude, latitude/climate, presence of aquifers 2. Removing water from underground |
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