Unit 3: The Human Environment Flashcards
What are the causes of secondary growth in China?
Physical: there are lots of raw Materials in China, it’s also next to many developing markets so it’s easy to sell goods.
Human: in the next 20 years, 500 million people are expected to move into cities. They’re prepared to work long hours for low wages like 40p per hour. The government have introduced policies to introduce companies into the country. There are lots of skilled workers
What are the effects of secondary growth in China?
Economic: China’s economy has grown 8 times in the last 20 years.
Social: there are poor working conditions, Apple workers get £1.12 an hour and suicide nets have been put around the building. They work for 24 hours and are forced to stand. 167 underage workers were found in Nike in China.
Environmental: 16 out of 20 of the worlds most polluted cities are in China
Why is Nissan located in Sunderland?
They bought the land for 1800 per hectare. A large skilled workforce was available due to high unemployment in the region, is 5 miles to a port and on 2 main roads (A1 and A19)
Why is the metro centre located in Gateshead?
Land was sold cheaply at £100,000. It’s on the A1 and 1.5 million people live within a 30 minute drive.
What are the costs of de industrialisation in a rural area?
Scars can be left on the landscape and people will lose their jobs. In Aberfan in 1966 a waste heap fell onto a school, killing 144 people.
Whet are the benefits of de industrialisation in a rural area?
The madejski stadium in reading was built on an area which was sold for £1.
In st Austell, the old China clay pit was made into the Eden project which has added £1 billion to the Cornish economy and employs 3000 people
What are the causes of counter urbanisation in the isle of Skye?
A bridge was built in 1995 which connected it to the mainland. People living in cities want a safe and clean place to bring up children and people can now work from home. There are 2 good ferry links to the mainland and tolls were removed from the bridge in 2004
What are the effects of counter urbanisation in the isle of Skye?
30 people from the isle of Skye are outsiders, some locals are concerned about them taking their jobs. The population has grown to 9000. House prices have increased by £16,000 in the last 5 years.
What are the causes of depopulation in Cumbria?
There are fewer jobs, from 2000 to 2007, 700 agricultural jobs were lost. People can’t afford to live there due to people buying second homes.
What are the effects of depopulation in Cumbria?
Less demand for services, 35 post offices were closed in 2008, Welton school which had 9 pupils closed in 2011. Few jobs and high unemployment.
What are the causes of urban growth in Cairo?
The population is increasing by 500,000 per year, the life expectancy increased from 41 to 70 in the 50 years. There’s also lots of migration.
What are the effects of urban growth in Cairo?
Positive: large workforce, manufacturing and retail can increase.
Negative: there’s lots of pollution, 37% of the population suffer from lung problems, 40% of waste is left to rot in the streets, 80% of industrial waste is put into rivers untreated, 60% of people live in slums.
What are the incentives of the pro natalist policy in Singapore?
$3000 given for the 1st and 2nd child and $6000 for the 3rd and 4th.
3 months of maternity leave for mothers and 3 days for fathers.
2nd and 4th can have a children development account where any saving are matched by the government.
What are the disincentives of singapores pro natalist policy?
Couples with less than 2 children can only have a 3 roomed flat.
Women with fewer than 3 children just have counselling before they’re sterilised.
What are the incentives of China’s anti natalist policy?
Parents were given a one child certificate which allowed their child to have free education and medical care along with cash bonuses
