Lesson 5 - Switched on and switched off places

Question 1

Which factors allow places to be more switched on/off than others?

Answer 1

Global networks, which create flows
Global hubs
Exclusion creates switched off places

Question 2

Define Switched on

Answer 2

Regions which are most connected to the world economy through consumption and production of goods

Question 3

Define Switched Off

Answer 3

Places with limited connection to the global network

Question 4

Which physical factors may cause a place to remain switched off?

Answer 4

Vulnerable to climate change + natural hazard
Poor resources for agriculture
Physical isolation + lack of coastline deters investors from seeking import/export base

Question 5

Which human factors may cause a place to remain switched off?

Answer 5

Lack of skills + literacy deters inward investors
Political isolation
Ethnic clash + civil war

Question 6

Which physical + human factors may cause a place to remain switched off?

Answer 6

Resources controlled by foreign TNC’s due to old trade agreements
Resources controlled by a small elite
‘Resource Curse’ - Infighting over resource
Low prices on food exports due to trade regulations + overproduction

Question 7

Why are large parts of Africa bypassed by globalisation?

Answer 7

Corruption
Political instability
Weak market
Negative image
Weak/volatile currency
Crime
Little government support
Debt
Unskilled labour
Poor infrastructure