Global systems and Global governance Flashcards

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Industrial Revolution (when / what did it cause)

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

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Industrial Revolution - transformed how society produced products

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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

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Industrial Revolution - change in migration patterns

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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

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Industrial Revolution - changes in culture

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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

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Industrial Revolution - transformed agriculture

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

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Industrial Revolution - creating trade

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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

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primary sector

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jobs based around natural resources

fishermen, farmers, coalminers

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secondary sector

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

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tertiary sector

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jobs are services

lawyers, doctors

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

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tertiary sector - quaternary sector

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service jobs that are about acquiring, processing + sharing info

journalism, finance, real-estate

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tertiary sector - quinary sector

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service jobs that involve making decisions

executives, govm roles, CEO

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less economically advanced countries economic sectors & patterns

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primary activities as main economic production

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core countries economic sectors & patterns

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most advanced economies

higher standards of living

more jobs in tertiary sector

United States & Canada

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semi-periphery countries economic sectors & patterns

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increasing standard of living with more industrialisation

more jobs in secondary sector

Mexico, Brazil, India

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periphery countries economic sectors & patterns

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

jobs located in primary sector

Africa & Asia

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main trend in global economic sectors & patterns

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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

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break of bulk points

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

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

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true

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

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false

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

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true

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

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false

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

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true

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

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false

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

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false

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TRUE/FALSE: Labour costs are lower in developing countries

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true

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

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true

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

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true

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

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false

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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

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true

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

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false

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

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false

32
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dimensions of globalisation

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

33
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page 5 what is globalisation flip the page over

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