Changing distribution Flashcards
What is global shift?
the fact that core countries are no longer the producers of goods, and are becoming less relevant for consumption of goods
Why is global shift occurring?
markets are expanding in NEEs as their populations grow, and get wealthier. Extremely poor LICs in the past have now become wealthier due to tourism (Kenya), or are becoming the face of production
What are the BRIC(S) countries?
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
What are the MINT countries?
Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey
What is NAFTA and when did it come into place?
North American Free Trade Agreement (1994)
What are periphery countries?
lower income countries that have high prevalence of primary industry
What are core countries?
higher income countries, that have higher tertiary and quaternary industry
What is primary industry?
industry that harvests raw materials (e.g agriculture)
What is secondary industry?
industry that is manufacturing raw materials (industrial)
What is tertiary industry?
industry providing a service
What is quaternary industry?
industry in research and development
What is R&D?
research and development
What is sector shift?
a nation changing its proportion of workers in a specific sector
What is deindustrialisation?
the movement of an area away from heavy industry and factories as they shift overseas
How do the Los Maquiladoras link to globalisation and deindustrialisation?
- NAFTA allowed for the movement of the secondary industry into Mexico as the USA deindustrialised
- was dependent on flows of capital, resources and products so Mexico could manufacture and export to the US
