Human geography - case studies Flashcards
Farming - lower ganges river
Location and introduction
- The Lower Ganges valley is India’s most extensive and productive agricultural area, it is a v-shaped valley with a river passing through
- The valley is located through the Himalayas, in India and Bangladesh, which are both L.E.D.C
Climate
- The temperature is 21 degrees Celcius throughout the whole year, allowing two lots of crops to be grown annually
- Lots of rainfall, In monsoon season, there is 2000 mm of rainfall, which is sufficient for all of the rice to be grown
Information on crops used
- Rice needs a growing season of only 100 days
- The rice crop gives high yields per hectare
Farming system
- Subsistant type of farming
- no irrigation is needed, floods supply all of the water
- Due to the country being an LEDC, there is barely any mechanization
Soil type
- Alluvial deposits that come from the rivers leave the soil very fertile
- There is one important dry period for harvesting
Sudan food shortages
REDO
Transnational co-orperation
Nike in vietnman
Location and whats happening:
The athletic footwear company Nike became a transnational company in 1975, its manufacturing areas expanded to all around the world including Vietnam. The main headquarters or the company was set up in Oregon - USA - North America. One large manufacturing space is located in Vietnam - South-East Asia
Causes: ———————–
Nike had many reasons for becoming a transnational company, its main being reduced manufacturing costs, with less costs there is higher profit for the company. Here are some reasons why moving manufacturing to Vietnam leads to reduced manufacturing costs:
* Vietnam is a L.E.D.C - meaning people are less wealthy and will accept jobs for lower income
* Vietnam is a L.E.D.C - meaning there is a high percentage of people in the primary sector, leading to an abundance in labour supply
* More resources in Vietnam, by moving there it’s easier to extract and refine
* Subsidies from governments to move there
Another important reason to why Nike became a transnational company is that there was an expanding market as countries developed economically.
Benifits: ————————–
Vietnam as a country has benefited in multiple ways as well, such as:
More people have jobs, leads to a reduction in poverty
More people have jobs, leads to economic growth
Knowledge and technology brought in by M.E.D.C
There are several advantages to the company Nike because of this action, some of them are:
Reduced manufacturing costs due to cheaper prices - leads to more profit
Increased demand because of expanded market - leads to higher revenue
Access to a larger talent pool - higher output and quality
The USA has also benefited from this in some ways such as:
Lower prices - due to price competition
Higher quality and output to citizens
Wider variety of product available
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Disadvantages:
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Environmental problems in an economic area
China pearl river
