unit 3: chapter 9 economic change © hodder education 2009 tomorrow’s geography for edexcel gcse...

UNIT 3: Chapter 9 Economic Change

© Hodder Education 2009Tomorrow’s Geography for Edexcel GCSE Specification A Dynamic Learning Network Edition


© Hodder Education 2009

Changes to different economic sectors

Tomorrow’s Geography for Edexcel GCSE Specification A Dynamic Learning Network Edition



Learning objective

•To study changes in different economic sectors.




Learning outcomes

• To recognise the relative importance of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors in countries at different levels of development.




Learning outcomes

• To understand that these sectors change over space and through time.




Learning outcomes

• To know the reasons for the decline in numbers employed in the primary sector in the UK.




Learning outcomes

• To know the reasons for the decline in the secondary sector.




Learning outcomes

• To study the growth of the secondary sector in one LIC.




Learning outcomes

• To know the reasons for the decline in the secondary sector.




Key terms

Globalisation

The way that companies, ideas and lifestyles are increasingly being spread around the world.




Key terms

Desulphurisation

The process of removing sulphur.




Key terms

Disposable Income

The amount of money that people have to spend on luxury goods.




Key terms

Telecommunications

Communicating by telephone or cable.




Key terms

Saga

An organisation for people over 50.




Key terms

Pension

Money a person receives when they retire.




Key terms

Grey Pound

The spending power of the elderly population.




Economic locations




Learning objective

• To study the location of different types of economic activity.




Learning outcomes

• To understand the factors affecting the location of primary, secondary and tertiary activities.




Learning outcomes

• To be able to explain the benefits and costs of deindustrialisation in rural areas.




Key terms

Porcelain

A fragile type of china.




Key terms

Barge

A flat-bottomed boat.


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