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3.1 People work in different
economic systems. These vary spatially and over time
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The relative importance or primary, secondary and tertiary
industries in countries at different states of development.
The change in relative importance of the sectors over time within
countries at different states of development |
The meanings or the terms, and examples or
activities within each category; how importance varies, and reasons for the
differences.
How importance has changed, and reasons for the changes. |
| 3.2 Farming systems show different characteristics.
All farming systems have been experiencing change |
Characteristics of farm systems
- intensive/extensive
- commercial/subsistence
- arable/pastoral
- organic.
The broad physical, economic,
political and human factors affecting a farmers choices.
A study of intensive wet rice farming
in an LEDC and a study from the EU to
consider changes affecting farm systems.
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The meanings of the terms listed. These should
be set in the context of the studies chosen below.
The impact of physical factors (eg, soil quality, relief rainfall), economic
factors (eg cost of land, distance from market), political factors (eg,
quotas and subsidies) and human factors (eg, perception of
opportunities, tradition).
For each study, the relevant physical and human factors influencing
the system, and the relevant changes affecting it (eg, scientific advances
including HYVs and chemicals, and land reform in LEDCs, increase in farm/field
size and the influence of government policies, including diversification,
subsidies and set-aside, in the EU.
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| 3.3 The location of industry changes over time
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In MEDCs
- the broad physical, economic,
political and human factors affecting the location of secondary industries
- recent changes in the UK
- a study of one modern high tech
industry to consider the specific factors affecting its location.
In LEDCs:
- the nature of the formal and informal
sectors
- a study of the factors attracting one
trans-national corporation to a particular country. |
Broad factors include transport, labour,
energy, raw materials, government influences and quality of the environment. The
use of OS and sketch maps and photographs to investigate locational factors. The
specific requirements of the high tech industry in relation to these factors.
The differences between the sectors, and typical activities. The
informal sector could include beach sellers and shoe shiners.
- A case study is required only for the TNC: Fiat
in Betim, Brazil.
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