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GCSE Geography
Industry &
Development
Cambridge IGCSE
, GEOGRAPHY GCSE – INDUSTRY &
Contents
Development: q Cambridge Science Park Case Study –
q What is Development – q Toyota Case Study –
q Indicators of Development –
q Physical Factors Affecting Development –
q Human Factors Affecting Development –
q Scatter Graphs & the Brandt Line –
q Composite Indices –
q Inequalities between countries –
q Globalisation & TNC’s –
q Impacts of Globalisation–
q Nike Case Study-Globalisation(TNC’s)–
Industry:
q Industrial Systems –
q Industrial Sectors –
q Employment Structures –
q Distribution & Location of Industries –
What is development
Development is a process of change that affects peoples lives. It may involve improvement in th
life as perceived by the people undergoing change(social). Or it may involve the economic gro
country. Development measures how economically, socially, culturally or technologically advan
country is. The aspects that can be measured as economic and social development.
Absolute poverty à The people who do not have enough money to buy basic necessities of life
food, clothing and shelter. UN describes this as living on less than $2 a day.
Relative poverty à This means a person is poor when their standard of living is compared with th
average person living in the same country.
Economic indicators Quality of life is the
measuring development: degree to which an
GDP individual is healthy,
GNI(Gross National Income) comfortable and able
GINI to participate and
PPP Social indicators measuring enjoy life events
HDI development:
water food
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy shelter
Literacy rate Basic
HDI clothes needs
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