Switched on/ Switched off countries

Question 1

Define a ‘Switched on country’

Answer 1

Switched on places are those nations, regions or cities that are strongly connected to other places through the production and consumption of goods and services.

Question 2

Define a ‘Switched off country’

Answer 2

Places, nations, regions or cities that are poorly connected and isolated from global networks due to conflict, political instability or debt.

Question 3

Give 2 examples of a switched on country

Answer 3

China and India

Question 4

What are the physical cause of a place being switched off?

Answer 4

1) Highly vulnerable to climate change/hazards
2) Poor resources for agriculture
3) Landlocked eg no coastline

Question 5

What makes a country switched off?

Answer 5

1) Land locked
2) Corruption/ political instability
3) Debt
4) Poor infrastructure and techonolgy

Question 6

Give 2 examples of switched off countries

Answer 6

North Korea and Cambodia

Question 7

Why is North Korea switched off?

Answer 7

1) Leadership, Kim Jong-un is dictator and ensures NK remains isolated
2) Censorship of the media ie no foreign news outlets
3) Tourism is banned, permits are only given to the select few
4) Lack of techonolgy, only 1 million people have internet and its also censored

Question 8

Why is Cambodia switched off?

Answer 8

1) War in the 1980’s
2) Foreign debt (Russia)
3) Agriculture is main economic sector
4) Corruption and conflict between government and people

Question 9

What are the Human causes of a place being switched off?

Answer 9

1) Lack of skilled and literate workers
2) Politically isolated
3) Ethic clashes and civil war
4) Overproduction and trade rules on exports

Question 10

Define ‘two speed world’

Answer 10

A country were the gap between the richest and poorest increases as a country industrailises eg India that has the largest concentration of millionaires and the largest percentage of people living below the poverty line