Unit 7 FACTS, NOTES, AND INFO Flashcards
Understand Unit 7 (19 cards)
What is the:
Industrial Revolution?
(A series of improvements in … technology that transformed the process of … …s)
A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
What is one of the most important inventions during the industrial revolution?
The steam engine (invented in 1769), which allowed Great Britain (The UK now) to become the world’s first industrial power
Industries affected -
(By the steam engine)
Iron - The first industry to benefit from the steam engine
Coal - Became the main source of energy for stuff like Iron
Railrods - Using the engine brought a lot of workers for factories
Machines - Invented to help with cotton for textiles
Chemicals - Came to dye the textiles
In what late century did industry diffuse to many developing countries?
A. The late 19th century
B. The late 18th century
C. The late 15th century
D. The late 20th century
E. The late 16th century
D. The late 20th century!
Why were early industries near water?
Because water was used for machines often back then
Different Sectors -
Primary Sector - Extracts/Harvests. Fishing and Agricultural jobs
Secondary Sector - Produces/Manufactures.
Consturction and engineering jobs
Teritiary Sector - Sells goods. Restaurant and retail jobs
Quaternary - Smart peple. Governement and IT jobs
Quinary Sector - Gold collar, top people. Health care and science jobs
(The Tertiary Sector is sometimes known as the Service Industry)
(The Quinary sector is similar to the Tertiary but involves the highly paid and influential people)
What 3 factors is the Human Development Index (HDI) based on?
Health, Wealth, and Knowledge
Health has to do with fertility and life
Wealth has to do with money
Knowlegde has to do with literacy
(Life expectancy, Standard of living, and Knowledge)
The smaller a country’s Gender Inequality Index (GII)…
The more gender equality there is!
Only (%) of (?) 15+ are in paid employment
A. 50% ; women
B. 75% ; women
C. 90% ; men
D. 30% ; men
E. 30% ; both genders
A. 50% ; women
Only 50% of women 15+ are in paid employment
Globally
What is the Core-Periphery Theory?
A theory that majority of wealth is enjoyed by core countries (Europe, The US, Canada, Austrailia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea sometimes) because people have access to the good stuff.
The Periphery (any country that wasn’t mentioned above) has very bad conditions and sometimes access to nothing
There is also another section called the Semi-Periphery, which is in between the Core and Periphery
Advantage?
Complementary Advantage - We both have what we want/need
Comparative Advantage - We specialize at what we’re good at
*Both of these establish the basis for trade!
What have new liberal policies created?
Organizations like the EU
What’s an example of Comparative Advantage?
Oil. Oil rich countries provide a cheap source of raw material
Why can Outsourcing cause a loss of jobs in MDCs?
Because the jobs are given to people in LDCs
What is:
Outsourcing?
(Moving jobs in …g, production, and …e outside an area or … in which a … is located)
Moving jobs in manufacturing, production, and service outside an area or country in which a company is located
Different zones??
FTZs (Free Trade Zones) - Focus on facilitating international trade
EPZs (Export Processing Zones) - Operate differently than from the rest of the country
SEZs (Special Economic Zones) - An EPZ in China
(An example of an EPZ is a Maquiladora, which is a country that allows factories to be tax free)
Which countries have more extreme social classes?
Developing countries (LDCs)
An industry near raw materials is…
Bulk-Reducing
(Losing weight)
(Its bc transporting unecessary “weight” is unecessary)
An industry near the market is…
Bulk-gaining
