Geography- Economic Change Flashcards
What is the Clark fisher model?
The Clark fisher model is a line graph that shows the changes of employment in the primary, secondary and tertiary industry.
What are primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary industry?
Primary are jobs who take the materials. Farming, mining and fishing.
Secondary are jobs that create things with the materials. Car manufacturing and steel.
Tertiary are jobs that provide a service. Teaching, and nursing.
Quaternary are jobs that design and make things. Research, manufacturing.
What are 2 reasons why secondary industry declined in Britain?
Because machines were taking over people’s jobs and products were becoming too expensive.
What is 1 reason tertiary industry has increased in Britain?
The UK’s products were being sold to places all over the world.
What is fair trade?
Fair trade is paying the producers of the products fairly, unlike they did in the past.
Why is there unequal trade in the coffee industry?
Because the people who have the hardest jobs are the people that produce the coffee beans, but they get paid the least.
What is a TNC’s?
Transnational companies. They operate in several different countries.
What does LIC stand for?
Low income country.
What are 3 reasons why TNC’s moved manufacturing to LIC’s?
- There profits will increase
- The people expect very low payments
- It is hard to get a job in these areas
What are 2 benefits of tourism in a fragile ecosystem?
Many people will pay a lot to visit a famous place and because the wilderness is shrinking, it’s popular for people to see it.
What are 2 costs of tourism in a fragile ecosystem?
- The fish and plants can only live in certain temperatures and people body heat will add to the water temperature.
- Much litter which will destroy the natural environment.
What are 2 management strategies used to make tourism in fragile ecosystem sustainable?
Zoning plans which reduces the amount of fishermen and tourists in certain areas at certain times.
Building regulations which keeps buildings and sewers away from the reef because it will pollute the water.
