The Almighty Dollar Flashcards
Why is it cheaper to make electronics in china
Cheaper wage, lack of environmental laws ,a large work force and land is cheaper
What is a TNC
Trans national corporation, which ope rates in different countries Such as s mcdon la Nike apple, L’Oréal,
How does employment change in a country as it devolves and improves
LIC -more than 80 % of people work in poorly paid primary sector job alike farming
As a country devolves , secondary and tertiary primary jobs decrease
HIC mainly tertiary sector jobs with a growing number of high paying quaternary jobs
What and where is the Middle East which countries are found there
Middle East is a region of the world which consists of 17 countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Egypt, the region, spans of a part of Asia, Africa and Europe .
What are the positives of TNCs locating in China?
They create lots of jobs
Improve infant structure
Improve standards of living
Allow the countries economy to grow
Help the government
Improve international links with other countries

Economy, 
The economy refers to how money is spent and made in area E.G.From, businesses and industry. There are different skills to economy, namely , local, national and global 
Currency
Currency is the type of money used in a particular country E.G The UK currency is pound, the USA’s currency is dollars
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is where products on a large scale to sell, using machinery, E.G.making cars manufacturing as part of the secondary employment sector
Globalisation
Globalisation refers to how interconnected places around the world are in terms of trade, transport and communication. It has caused the best spread of businesses, people, technology, language and culture around the world. 
What are the negatives of TNCs locating in China
Labour exploitation
Environmental issues
Profits 
The best jobs go to foreign workers
Natural resources
Close the factories
How is life different in rural areas of India, compared to cities? 
People work as farmers in rural India. They are poor as they harvest are small as they have little farms View machines and are relying on the yearly monsoon rain. people in cities like Bangalore have more opportunities for work with better wages. Many IT and software companies have located there, people working in call centres.
Why is oil such a valuable and important resource? 
Oil is very valuable as it has many uses in everyday life, such as producing food fuel and creating plastics countries with large supplies can sell abroad to countries who don’t have their own reserves India import oil from Iraq so that it can provide Reliable energy supplies for TNCs, who have located in cities like Bangalore.
Give 4 ways building railways have helped Nigeria
They have made it easier to travel and transport good between major cities like Lagos and abuja
Allowed isloated areas of country to improve
Reduced poverty and improved quality of life for people
Describe the physical human geography of the Middle East 
Physical – the Middle East has mainly desert landscape such as the Arabian desert. Some parts are Mountainous such as the snow to Elburz mountains in Iran, the Euphareates and Tigris are major rivers in the region. 
Human – there are extremes in world. There are modern cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but equally has many areas which suffer from poverty are conflict like Iran.
What are the positives and negatives of oil industry
We lag oil is verity valuable
Income is used to improve the country infrastructure and sevices roads and schools
Oil is non-renewable so won’t provide jobs and income for ever
Oil extraction prob due carbon emission co2 with comtrubits to the green house gasses locating the revers can be expensive
