Investment In South Wales Flashcards
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What was industry like on the early 19th-20th century?
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GOOD!
- Lots of raw materials: COAL,IRON,LIMESTONE
- accessibility of raw materials(valleys)
- access to coast for export links
- high labour force
1
Q
A case study of:
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- Employment opportunities
- Employment structure changes over time
- employment opportunities not evenly distributed
- physical landscape affects job opportunities
- political decisions affect job opportunities
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Q
What was the industry like in the 20th century?
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NOT AS GOOD
- supplies began to run out
- industry relied on imported iron and coal
- Integrated steelworks built
3
Q
What was industry like in the 1970’s?
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- most mines had closed down
- cheaper to import
- there were 270,000 miners in 1920 —-> 7000 miners in 1995
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Q
What was the industry like in the 1990’s?
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- Talk of closing down the integrated
- steelworks- reduced profitability
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Q
What strategies are being used to increase employment opportunity?
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- grants,rent free periods, tax allowances, loans.
- factories were ready built
- extension of M5 means better transport
- advertising
- government moved many departments to South Wales
- made a tourist attraction ( mine opened)
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Q
How successful have been strategies been?
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- new jobs created
- many jobs very low skill
- few companies use skills of the miners
- derelict pits
- footloose industries
