Case Study - Economic Development

Question 1

Name a sustainable aid project case study

Answer 1

Wateraid - Mali

Question 2

Name the case study for factors that influence economic activity

Answer 2

MEDC M4 Corridor

Question 3

Name the factors that influence economic activity/international MNC investment in LEDC case study

Answer 3

Ford in Brazil

Question 4

Name the factors that influence economic activity LEDC case study

Answer 4

South East Brazil

Question 5

Name the conflict between economic and the environment case study

Answer 5

The Pearl Delta, China

Question 6

What type of aid is Wateraid - Mali

Answer 6

International NGO (non-governmental organisation)

Question 7

How is Wateraid - Mali sustainable?

Answer 7

Wateraid employs local people - creates jobs & training
Reduces deaths from diarrhoea
Educate people on hygiene - to keep it clean and working for longer
Education improves - more children can go to school instead of walking to get water - economy improves

Question 8

What are the advantages of the M4 corridor?

Answer 8

Out of town areas are easier to access than city centres
Good transport links
Land on edge of cities is cheaper than city centre
Grows economy of local area
Attractive
Few raw materials needed- makes transport costs low, ‘footloose’ not tied to any location

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of the M4 corridor?

Answer 9

People want to live nearby - houses in higher demand - prices increase
puts pressure on green belt land
less skilled lower paid workers can’t afford to live there

Question 10

What is the M4 corridor used for?

Answer 10

Quaternary industry- research and development, links with universities who provide high skilled workers

Question 11

What are the advantages to Ford in Brazil

Answer 11

Provides 50,000 jobs and 900 hours of training for each worker - people get better quality of life
Uses recycled/natural materials
Set CO2 reduction goals
Composts all the food waste to build up soil - builds up rainforest again
The states GDP has doubled since it opened

Question 12

Why did Ford decide to locate in Brazil

Answer 12

Access new markets
Avoid import taxes
Reduce costs by using cheaper labour

Question 13

What are the factors that influence Primary industry in South East Brazil?

Answer 13

Good for farming - warm temp, average rainfall, rich soils - coffee, rice, fruit ect grown
Mining - lots of gold, iron ect
Energy - oil, gas, hydroelectric power from river is produced
Fishing
Forest/logging

Question 14

What are the factors that influence Secondary industries in South East Brazil?

Answer 14

Good rail/road links and ports, airports
Investment from the government
Car industry is major

Question 15

What are the factors that influence Tertiary industry in South East Brazil?

Answer 15

São Paulo is the largest financial centre in South America

Most bank headquarters for Brazil are here

Question 16

What are the factors that influence the Quaternary industry in South East Brazil?

Answer 16

San Jose and Dos Campos is the centre of research and development in public/private sectors
The Aerospace Technical Centre is where space & aviation is developed and tested

Question 17

Why has the Pearl River Delta become so polluted?

Answer 17

Has become the worlds workshop and is a major manufacturing base for many products like toys/watches/textiles/plastic ect
5% of the worlds goods were produced there
Over 70,000 Hong Kong companies have plants there

Question 18

What are the problems with the pollution in the Pearl River Delta?

Answer 18

Health problems - cancer, damage to nervous system, endocrine disruption, renal failure
Much of the area is covered in brown smog
Puts great risks to the Chinese White Dolphins that live in the area

Question 19

How does China plan to stop the pollution in the Pearl River Delta?

Answer 19

$96 million loan from the World Bank
7.1 billion spent on the river to clean it up in 2010
Build 30 water treatment plans, which will treat 2.25 million tonnes of water a day
Hopes to cut amount of sewage by 85%