Success And Decline Flashcards

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How many people live in the bay area?

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7.65 million

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Examples of cities found in the bay area?

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San jose, San Francisco and oakland

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Explain the internal inward migration to the bay area?

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Bay area is the only area in the region in California where the rate of people migrating in from other areas in the US is greater than the rate leaving

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What is the ethnic makeup of the Bay Area? (San Francisco)

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2010 population was 7.15 million
52% white
23,5% hispanic or latino of any race.

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What is an example of rural area in a successful region

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Napa valley
Premier wine region
Wine production date back to 19th century
Premium wine only dates back to 1960

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What is the unemployment % in NAPA?

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4.2%

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What drives napa’s wine industry?

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An immigrant workforce
Led to an increase in latino population 1/3 of total population

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Why is Napa succesful?

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Provides higher wages which increases the productivity of workers meaning more and better quality wine is produced

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What is cumulative causation? (Regeneration)

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Introduction of a new industry or the expansion of an existing industry in an area also encourages growth in other industrial sectors

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What is the rust belt

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Reference to the once powerful manufacturing region for steel and cars in the US

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Why did the rust belt fall into decline

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Fell inti economic decline following
Automation
Global shift
Increased free trade

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What are the main problems in Detroit?

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Loss of core employment
Large scale deindustrialisation
Derelict buildings and land

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What are some In-depth economic factors for decline in the rust belt?

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Moved east to china
Automation (robots)
Outsourcing jobs from USA

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Did all areas in the rust belt decline

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Some managed to adapt by shifting focus towards services, others didnt fare so well, witnessing rising poverty and declining populations

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How did the US manufactuing of steel change after the global shift?

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20% to 12%

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How did employment in manufacturing change?

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Dropped from 400,000 to 140,000

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Effects of deindustrialisation in Detroit on buildings? (examples)

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Michigan central station not used since 1988
William livinstone house $4000
Prominent skyscarper left abandoned