GS Review

  1. industries
  1. Tourism
  1. Food Production
  1. Urban Living
  1. Development

Key Term

Unit 02: Floods

Unit 01: Transport

Where is traffic congestion found in the city?


Why does traffic congestion occur?

How does traffic congestion affect people and the environment?

what is traffic congestion?

How do some cities manage traffic congestion?

which cities are prone to floods?

What are floods?

Why are these cities more prone to floods than others?

Unit 02: Industries Location

Unit 03: Global Industrial Shifts

Unit 01: Types of industries

Unit 02: Why has tourism become a global phenomenon?

Unit 03: Developing tourism at what cost?

Unit 01: How does the nature of tourism vary from place?

Unit 02: Reasons for variations in development in the world?

Unit 03: Strategies to alleviate uneven development?

Unit 01: variations in development in the world?

Unit 02: What are the trends and challenges in the production of food crops?

Unit 03: How can the problem of food shortage be addressed?

unit 01: How and why have food consumption patterns changed since the 1960?

Why do foods consumption patterns vary between DCs and LDCs

How do foods consumption patterns vary between DCs and LDCs over time?

What factors affect the intensity of food production and supply? 5 factors

What are the effects of continuing intensification of food production?

How has the production of crops changed since the 1960s? 3points

How effective is technology in solving the problem of food shortage?

What are the strategies to overcome food shortage?

Why do food shortages still occur?

Is technology in food production an effective solution to food shortage?

  1. looking at uneven development
  1. assessing the level of development of a country
  1. what is development?

why does uneven development exist?

How can we alleviate uneven development?

Economic

Socio-cultural

Political

pricing

Disposable income

food preferences

migration

religious beliefs

population growth

changing diets

food safety

stability of food supply

natural disaters

Civil war

organic food

fast food

what are the consequences of variations in food consumption patterns?

economic

political

health

social impacts

health

starvation

malnutrition

higher public health expenditures

lower productivity

long-term debt

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Impact of excess food consumption on individuals and countries

Economic

Social

Health

obesity and related illnesses

higher public health expenditure

lower productivity

dieting

food wastage

indicators of food consumption

changing food preferences

DCs and LDCs

daily calories intake

starchy staples as a percentage of all calores

food consumption per capita

meat

feuits and vegetables

cereals

standard of living

quality of life

DCs & LDCs

core-periphery theory

limitation of the HDI

Human development index

  1. differences in the levels of development in DCs and LDCs

Economic well-being

employment structure

employment opportunities

income per capita

Health

Education

infant mortality rate

availability of clear water supply

life expectancy

good sanitation

Literacy rate

  1. Economic reasons
  1. Social reasons
  1. Physical reason
  1. Political reasons
  1. Historical reasons

leadership

political conflict

Colonialism

climate

presence of raw materials

Cumulative causation

Population growth rate

Education

What is an industry?

Types of industries

Secondary industries

Tertiary industries

Primary industries

quaternary industries

Forestry industry

Farming industry

Fishing industry

Labour-intensive & capital-intensive industries

Light & heavy industries

Location of industries around the world

The location of industries

Human factors

Physical factors

raw materials

Energy

Land

Market

Technology

labour

Government

Capital

Transport

  1. Trend of transference
  1. Why do industries move their manufacturing activities?
  1. How has the global manufacturing industry changed?
  1. Impacts of the trend of transference

Industrialization due to large-scale manufacturing

Development of large-scale manufacturing

Space shrinking technology

Competitive advantages

Attractive government incentives

Large markets

Lower costs

Containerisation

Communication technology

Transport technology

Increase in foreign investments in LDCs

increase in export of manufactured products in LDCs

Shift in manufacturing-related jobs from DCs to LDCs

stream-powered machines were first used in the manufacturing of textile goods

these machines were then gradually introduced to other industries, leading to large-scale manufacturing

machines driven by steam power were developed

Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

free trade zones (FTZs)

having large population

lower labour cost

land for building factories and natural resources

Tax exemption

close proximity to immensely large populations of countries such as China and India

video conferences

email

How are the impacts of tourism managed?

what are the impacts of tourism?

socio-cultural impacts

environmental

economic impacts

  1. seasonal unemployment
  1. underuse of facilities
  1. infrastructure development
  1. shortage of services
  1. increase in foreign exchange
  1. growth in income
  1. employment opportunities
  1. dilution of culture and local customs
  1. increased crime
  1. preservation of culture and local customs
  1. vandalism
  1. pollution and littering
  1. increased congestion
  1. destruction of habitates
  1. conservation of natural environment
  1. increased carbon footprint

tensions in managing the impacts of tourism

Responsibilities of various groups :

conservation of fragile environments and sustainable tourism

tensions between tourists and the environment

measures for managing the tensions

tensions between tourists and locals

  1. tour operators
  1. non-governmental organisations
  1. visitors
  1. planning authorities
  1. local communities

mining industry