Changing places: Changing places

Question 1

What are the 3 main external forces that cause change to a place?

Answer 1

• Government policies
• Decisions of multinational companies
• Impacts of international or global institutions

Question 2

Explain how government policies can cause change to a place:

Answer 2

• Directly affect the demographic characteristics of a place e.g. China through the one child policy to decrease birth rate, France through better maternity leave conditions to increase birth rate.
• Cultural characteristics of a place e.g. controlling immigration.
• Affecting the demographic, economic and social characteristics e.g. regenerating poor areas

Question 3

Explain how the decisions of multinational corporations can cause change to a place using the Detroit case study:

Answer 3

• Major impacts on demographic, economical and social characteristics, e.g. Detroit’s car manufacturing industry.
• Investment in industry caused economic boost - loads of jobs were created with comparatively high wages.
• Changed demographic characteristics - attracts large numbers of global migrants.
• Investments then stopped, causing mass unemployment, population decline and social deprivation.

Question 4

Explain how impacts of international or global institutions can cause change to a place:

Answer 4

• Impacts demographic and social characteristics e.g. the World Food Programme ensures people have enough food, preventing death from famine.
• World bank organises projects that reduces poverty. Improves social conditions e.g. waste collection, access to clean water