
9. Changing Economies
9. Changing Economies
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9.1.1 Classification of different industries: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary.
9.1.2 The changing employment structure of low-income countries (LICs), middle-income countries (MICs) and high-income countries (HICs).
9.1.3 Factors influencing the location and distribution of different types of industries: land, labour, raw materials, energy, transportation, markets, political policies, technology, communications, containerisation.
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9.2.1 What is meant by globalisation.
9.2.2 The key features of globalisation.
9.2.3 The impacts of globalisation on trade, transport, culture, communications, and technology.
9.2.4 The role and global organisation of transnational corporations (TNCs).
9.2.5 An evaluation of the impacts of TNCs on the countries in which they are located.
9.2.6 One detailed specific example of a named country or area, to include:
• the impacts of globalisation
• the impacts of a named TNC which is located in the country or area -
9.3.1 The factors that have led to the growth of tourism as an industry.
9.3.2 The Butler model and its strengths and limitations.
9.3.3 The benefits and problems caused by tourism, at a range of scales.
9.3.4 An evaluation of the strategies and techniques used to sustainably manage tourism, at a range of scales.
9.3.5 One detailed specific example of a named country or area to include:
• reasons for the growth of tourism
• the benefits and problems caused by tourism
• the strategies and techniques used to sustainably manage tourism in the named country or area.