Global systems and Global governance

Question 1

Industrial Revolution (when / what did it cause)

Answer 1

started in 1700s in Britain
transformed how society produced products
caused change in migration patterns
changed culture
transformed agriculture
created trade

Question 2

Industrial Revolution - transformed how society produced products

Answer 2

prior to IR products produced by hand in ‘cottage industries’ (located in people’s homes) this was slow to produce and required lots of manual labour

after IR products produced more efficiently in factories which operate 24 hours a day

Question 3

Industrial Revolution - change in migration patterns

Answer 3

no more ‘cottage industries’ instead peoples needed to work in factories in cities so people migrated to urban areas and change in agriculture meant less farmers needed so farmers also migrated to urban areas in search for work

Question 4

Industrial Revolution - changes in culture

Answer 4

families work in factories instead of at home
new urban areas had impact on culture as families become busier, rise of segregation, rise of class systems and rise of consumerism

Question 5

Industrial Revolution - transformed agriculture

Answer 5

new farming practices using new technologies which increases crop yield
TMT more food produced created a food surplus which allows for specialisation

Question 6

Industrial Revolution - creating trade

Answer 6

advances in steam engine meant countries could trade around the world and have access to more markets leading to further development of ports being built in colonies and new technologies used to create canals, railways and infrastructure to support global trade

Question 7

primary sector

Answer 7

jobs based around natural resources

fishermen, farmers, coalminers

Question 8

secondary sector

Answer 8

jobs that use raw materials from primary sectors + produce them into products of greater value

Question 9

tertiary sector

Answer 9

jobs are services

lawyers, doctors

broken down into 2 sub-categories which are more specialised: quaternary sector, quinary sector

Question 10

tertiary sector - quaternary sector

Answer 10

service jobs that are about acquiring, processing + sharing info

journalism, finance, real-estate

Question 11

tertiary sector - quinary sector

Answer 11

service jobs that involve making decisions

executives, govm roles, CEO

Question 12

less economically advanced countries economic sectors & patterns

Answer 12

primary activities as main economic production

Question 13

core countries economic sectors & patterns

Answer 13

most advanced economies

higher standards of living

more jobs in tertiary sector

United States & Canada

Question 14

semi-periphery countries economic sectors & patterns

Answer 14

increasing standard of living with more industrialisation

more jobs in secondary sector

Mexico, Brazil, India

Question 15

periphery countries economic sectors & patterns

Answer 15

low standard of living with most of production exported to more developed countries

jobs located in primary sector

Africa & Asia

Question 16

main trend in global economic sectors & patterns

Answer 16

companies in poor countries are offshoring production to developing countries bc easier + cheaper to produce in other countries as cost of shipping significantly deceased lowering cost of production + lowered price of goods so companies increase profit margin

Question 17

break of bulk points

Answer 17

when we’re transferring goods from one mode of transportation to another other long distances

Question 18

TRUE/FALSE: Countries which are less well developed will have most of their industries in the primary sector

Answer 18

true

Question 19

TRUE/FALSE: As countries develop, they move towards specialising in primary industries

Answer 19

false

Question 20

TRUE/FALSE: Core countries have the most advanced economies and higher standard of living

Answer 20

true

Question 21

TRUE/FALSE: Core countries have most people employed in manufacturing

Answer 21

false

Question 22

TRUE/FALSE: Semi-periphery countries have most jobs in the secondary sector and more opening in tertiary sectors e.g. Chine

Answer 22

true

Question 23

TRUE/FALSE: The majority of jobs in periphery countries (LIC) are in the secondary sector

Answer 23

false

Question 24

TRUE/FALSE: Companies in Core countries are mainly employing people within their country of origin

Answer 24

false

Question 25

TRUE/FALSE: Labour costs are lower in developing countries

Answer 25

true

Question 26

TRUE/FALSE: Companies relocate overseas to increase their profit margins as shipping is cheaper

Answer 26

true

Question 27

TRUE/FALSE: Break of bulk points are the transfer of goods from one form of transport to another mode of transporation

Answer 27

true

Question 28

TRUE/FALSE: Weber’s Least Cost Model focuses on how companies choose location based on personal preferences

Answer 28

false

Question 29

TRUE/FALSE: Heavy, bulky goods are expensive to transport so are manufactured closer to their market, and further from the raw materials to reduce transport costs

Answer 29

true

Question 30

TRUE/FALSE: Lighter goods are manufactured closer to their markets

Answer 30

false

Question 31

TRUE/FALSE: Agglomeration is where businesses locate away from each other to avoid competition

Answer 31

false

Question 32

dimensions of globalisation

Answer 32

flows of capital, labour, products, services and information; global marketing; patterns of production, distribution and consumption

Question 33

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