Booklet 3 - Changes over time in the economic characteristics of a place Flashcards
1
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name a country at the pre-industrial stage of clark-fisher model
A
Mali
2
Q
name a country at the industrial stage of clark-fisher model
A
china
3
Q
name a country at the post-industrial stage of clark-fisher model
A
UK
4
Q
Primary stage of the model:
A
- Agriculture (farming)
- collection of natural resources
- export to richer countries (cocoa)1
- low industry and services
- low income country
- poverty
- rural
- lack of technology
5
Q
advantages of using pie chart
A
- easy to interpret (visual)
- Easy to compare different data
6
Q
Disadvantages of using pie chart
A
- % therefore actual data not shown
- over represents larger chunks of data
7
Q
Advantages of clark fisher model
A
- clearly/simply represents data changes over time
- The model works well for Westernised countries which have been through process of industrialisation
8
Q
Disadvantages of clark fisher model
A
- speed of development is different for all countries
- globalisation can speed up process
- tourism = by-pass of industrial phase(saudi)
- ignores import of manufactured goods
9
Q
what are the 5 main factors that cause decline of primary industries (UK)
A
- depletion of natural resources
- cheap imports
- mechanisation
- social change
- change of government attitudes
10
Q
what does depletion of natural resources cause
A
- decline of mining industries (lack of raw materials)
therefore decline in workforce
11
Q
what does cheap imports cause
A
- cheaper to import than mine
12
Q
what does mechanisation cause
A
- need for workers is reduced due to machinary replacing jobs
13
Q
what does social change cause
A
- fewer career prospects
- manual jobs = dirty
- better paid jobs in tertiary sector(less hard working)
14
Q
what does change of government attitudes cause
A
- LIC = economy based on primary industry
-as development increases, value of primary industry decreases
15
Q
when was the greatest decline of industry
A
- coal mining industry in 1923 - 1945
