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Economic Change

Rosie Carver Geography AS - Level English 29 cards

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  1. 1Name the four sectors of industry and give an example of eachPrimary (fisherman, farmer) Secondary (Builder, Factory Worker) Tertiary (teacher, doctor) Quaternary (Teacher Trainer, Bank Researcher)
  2. 2What is Primary Industry?The extraction of raw materials from ground or sea
  3. 3What is secondary Industry?The manufacturing of goods using the raw materials from primary industry
  4. 4What is Tertiary Industry?Doing a service
  5. 5What is Quaternary Industry?Providing information or training a group of people
  6. 6What are the reasons for the decline in the Primary sector in the UK?Depletion of resources, Cheap Imports from Abroad, Social Change (Seen as hard work, low pay) Mechanisation (jobs on farms done by machines, animals fed by machines, computers used to locate fish)
  7. 7What are the government issues towards the value of Primary Industry?If a country's economy may be based on primary industry, this means the value of Primary Industry will be high. Some countries have lots of primary resources such as oil, which continues to be of value, In many LIC's Primary Industries are used to feed their populations
  8. 8What are the reasons for the decline in the Secondary Sector in the UK?Globalisation- (companies can communicate globally and goods can be transported around the world quickly) Mechanisation (Factories use machines) Cheaper productions in LIC's and MIC's (Cheaper to produce in foreign countries, Fewer regulations in LIC's so less money spent on safety) Government Policies (withdrawal of government help to industrialize)
  9. 9What are the Government attitudes towards the value of secondary industry?Differs from place to place, In HIC's much of the manufacturing is done in MIC's. Some countries have tried to keep some manufacturing in the country by offering grants. In the late 1980's Toyota was given money to set up a manufacturing plant in Derbyshire. UK concentrates on tertiary industry.
  10. 10What effect has Private Ownership of businesses had on the growth of the secondary industry in China?20% of companies are privately owned, where previously all industry was owned by the government
  11. 11What effect has Infrastructure had on the growth of the Secondary Industry in China?New Roads have been built to improve transport
  12. 12What effect has Energy had on the growth of the Secondary Industry in China?Government has built many nuclear and hydroelectric power stations to power new industries
  13. 13What effect has Education had on the growth of the Secondary Industry in China?Large unskilled workforce, over the next 20 years 500,000 million people will migrate from rural to urban area in search of work. Growing skilled workforce
  14. 14What effect has Safety for the Workforce had on the growth of the Secondary Industry in China?Few rules for health and safety, means they can produce goods cheaply
  15. 15What effect has Wages had on the growth of the Secondary Industry in China?People in China will work for less money than the UK
  16. 16What effect has Raw Materials had on the growth of the Secondary Industry in China?China has a lot of natural resources such as coal, oil and natural gas
  17. 17What effect has Trade had on the growth of the Secondary Industry in China?China has a long coastline with major ports on trade routes
  18. 18What are the positive effects of China's growth?People who live in Urban areas can now get jobs, which mean a higher standard of living. The government has spent $172 billion on protecting the environment. Many new homes have been built which workers can afford
  19. 19What are the negative effects of China's growth?90% of the underground water is polluted. 760,000 people die a year from illnesses related to water and air pollution. Workers are poorly paid (40p a hour). Many workers have left rural areas to go to urban areas, leaving a shortage of workers in rural areas. Many urban areas suffer from pollution such as Linfen
  20. 20What are the reasons for the growth of the tertiary industry since 1970?More disposable income (Rise in demand for services such as beauticians and health clubs. In 2000 4 million people were members of fitness clubs, in 2012 it was 6 million) Development of new technologies (people employed in telecommunications, people work at call centers rose from 350,000 in 2000 to 950,000 in 2008) Decrease in employment in Primary and Secondary Industries (More in tertiary) Demographic Changes (Average parent age is 29 years old. 35% population are over 50 and 20% over 65, wealthy retired population spending grey pound)
  21. 21What factors affect the location of primary industry? Extraction of Kaolin St Austell CornwallMarket (Where your target market is. There was a demand for kaolin by Wedgewood) Location of Raw Material (Kaolin is only found in the South West of England) Transport (Kaolin was moved to Par by train, then by ship to Liverpool, barge to Winsford and packhorse to stoke on trent)
  22. 22What factors affect the location of secondary industry? Toyota Car Factory at BurnastonTradition (Tradition of Car Manufacturing in the area, workers skilled and many suppliers of parts) Transport (excellent transport routes A50 and A38) Land (The land is a greenfield site with 280 hectares of flat land) Area (Located close to villages so attractive to managerial workers)
  23. 23What factors affect the location of tertiary industry? David Lloyd Health Club, HatfieldDemand (Large housing estate nearby, which form a large proportion of clubs members. Club is near shopping center) Transport/Accessibility (Club is close to A1 giving easy access to a large number of people. University is walking distance) Location (Located on Hatfield business park, workers may use health club)
  24. 24What are the costs of the South Wales coal extraction? (Benefits and costs of industrialisation in rural areas)A landslide occurred from a coal waste heap fell after heavy rainfall, which killed 144 people, 116 children
  25. 25What are the benefits of coal extraction in South Wales?The land is now used for agriculture and leisure visitors to the area would be unaware of its industrial past
  26. 26What are the costs of the extraction of sand in Reading?The extraction left many dangerous water filled quarries, many jobs were lost so other industries needed to be developed to provide for the quarry workers
  27. 27What are the benefits of the extraction of sand in Reading?Copthorne hotel was built next to a lake, it provides many jobs for the local community. Green Park, a science park was also built
  28. 28What are the costs of the Eden Project Cornwall?When the quarries closed, a number of people lost their jobs and the local government lost income.
  29. 29What are the benefits of the Eden Project?The pit has been transformed into a tourist attraction. They employ 500 staff. It has contributed £1 billion to the Cornish economy

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AS - Level Geography (GCSE) Flashcards on Economic Change, created by Rosie Carver on 26/05/2014.
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