Economic development

Question 1

what is the pearl river delta a case study for?

Answer 1

Conflict between economic activity and the environment

Question 2

Location: Pearl river delta

Answer 2

South-East China

Question 3

good things- pearl river delta

Answer 3

focal point of foreign investment into china

•major manufacturing base for products such as electronics , plastics etc

Question 4

how much is made in a year?

Pearl river delta

Answer 4

$448 billion

Question 5

why is the location of the pearl river delta good?

Answer 5

drains into south chin sea- easy access for overseas workloads
•one of most densely urbanised regions in the world

Question 6

Pearl River- what is pollution a risk to?

Answer 6

Chinese white dolphins

Question 7

pearl river delta

water pollution

Answer 7

wastewater in urban areas not treated before dumped into river = disease

Question 8

pearl river delta

air pollution

Answer 8

Acid rain
2007-45% of rainfall
-dangerous to those in area

Question 9

pearl river delta

soil?

Answer 9

high amount of acid rain

= crops destroyed

Question 10

problems of crops being destroyed

Answer 10

loss of income

serious illness if consumed

Question 11

MNC - Nike

who makes? how much do they pay workers a day?

Answer 11

$2

don’t make themselves, LEDC

Question 12

MNC - Nike

how do they promote products

Answer 12

pay millions of dollars to sport superstars

Question 13

MNC - Nike

what is it

Answer 13

worlds leading supplier of sports footwear and equipment

Question 14

MNC - Nike

When was it founded

Answer 14

1972

Question 15

MNC - Nike
Vietnam
Pay in comparison to other factories

Answer 15

$54 a month

3x higher than other jobs

Question 16

MNC - Nike

Accused of what

Answer 16

using child labour in the production of its soccer balls in Pakistan

Question 17

MNC - Nike

Child labour law

Answer 17

1998- changed minimum age to 17

Question 18

MNC - Nike

4 negatives

Answer 18

• sweatshops
• child labour
• hazardous working conditions
• below subsistence wages

Question 19

MNC - Nike

Code of conduct

Answer 19

nike hired to ensure company subcontractors are living up to it

Question 20

water aid- mali

what is it?

Answer 20

international non-governmental organisation/charity

Question 21

water aid- mali

What does it focus on?

Answer 21

The provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to worlds poorest people

Question 22

water aid- mali

Vision

Answer 22

World where everyone has access to safe domestic water and effective sanitation

Question 23

water aid- mali

Malis environment

Answer 23

rainfall levels low, falling further
50%- access to clean water
4%- facilities (toilet)

Question 24

water aid- mali

Poor sanitation

Answer 24

bad health
disease - typhoid cholera
millions of deaths

Question 25

water aid- mali

Improvements

Answer 25

Health- reduced deaths from diarrhoea
65% improvement
Education and more money for infrastructure

Question 26

water aid- mali

Why does mali suffer

Answer 26

65% of country -= dessert/ semi-desert

Question 27

water aid- mali

Water industry in Mali

Answer 27

privatised but often fails to provide to rural and urban

Question 28

water aid- mali

How is it sustainable

Answer 28

employs local people
training to maintain system and raise money to keep it running
then invest in the community

Question 29

water aid- mali

When did it start?

Answer 29

2001

Question 30

what is nike a case study for

Answer 30

economic activity in LEDC

Question 31

Cambridge Science Park

Case study for what?

Answer 31

Location of Economic activity in an MEDC