are many TNC’s such as Nike‚ McDonald’s... Most of the money that is made in these places goes back to the mother country of the TNC’s‚ though they might want to keep things the way they are‚ they are still TNC’s meaning they must report back to the MEDC they are from‚ therefore they must keep certain global standards‚ exposing the Chinese to these standards pushes the local factories to bring up their standards as well‚ and when the local factories achieve the same standards‚ the workers will come
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by 2015. Developing countries will have 18 of the 22 megacities in 2015. LEDCs vs MEDCs: Since 1950‚ the most rapid growth in urbanisation has occurred in LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Countries) in South America‚ Africa and Asia. Between 1950 and 1990‚ the urban population in LEDCs has doubled. In China‚ the urban population grew from 192 million to 375 million in 16 years. However‚ this is not the case in MEDCs‚ which instead face the phenomenon of counter-urbanisation where people choose
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A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life. Volcanoes exist all over the world and countless of them go over without us releasing because they are all of different magnitude. Only 10% of volcanoes are monitored around the world from which 90% of these are located in MEDC’S ( More Economically Developed Countries) Volcanoes can pose different type of hazards separating into primary and secondary. Primary being the ash and dust‚ lava flow‚ volcanic gases and pyroclastic flow. How
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‘Explain the benefits and problems associated with globalisation‚ using examples’ 10 marks Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming gradually interdependent on each other as a consequence of increased trade and cultural exchange as countries interconnect together the increase of trade rises. Companies have expanded and become transnational cooperation’s with divisions in many countries to their factories. The reasons for globalisation interlinks with the benefits and problems
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and other Western countries. Limitations - Birth rates in several MEDCs have fallen below death rates (Germany‚ Sweden). This has caused‚ for the first time‚ a population decline which suggests that perhaps the model should have a fifth stage added to it. However the model does not go beyond Stage 4. - The model assumes that in time all countries pass through the same four stages. It now seems unlikely‚ however‚ that many LEDCs‚ especially in Africa‚ will become industrialized - External influences
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political and financial level. This generally results in poorer countries’s capability to export goods and generate their own capital. However the Uruguay Round (1986-1994) led to a reduction of developed countries trade tariffs by nearly 40%‚ although MEDCs then introduced NTBs which are arguably even more detrimental to an advancing global economy (Bacchetta‚ 2001). Rather than having
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Population In Transistion Word population growth * The world’s population has been growing increasingly rapidly and most of this growth is quite recent (since the mid 19th century) * Up to 95% of population growth is taking place in developing countries * The world’s population is expected to stabalize by around 2050-80 * North and Latin America is an exception because the population is predicted to be fallin by the end of the 21st century * Now‚ at 1.2% a year‚ the increase
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URBANIZATION – IMPACTS 1. THE CONCEPT OF URBANIZATION Urbanization refers to general increase in population and the amount of industrialization of a settlement. It includes increase in the number and extent of cities. It symbolizes themovement of people from rural to urban areas.Urbanization happens because of the increase in the extent and density of urban areas.The density of population in urban areas increases because of the migration of people from less industrialized regions to more industrialized
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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 10 +11) Tobacco Growing Tobacco thrives in poorer soils‚ providing farmers with a welcome alternative crop. In many cases‚ it provides a higher income than any other smallholder crop. It integrates well into environmentally friendly crop rotations‚ benefiting subsequent crops like maize. This excludes the USA‚ where the crop is mechanically harvested‚ the farmer will typically harvest by hand over two to four months‚ taking off between two and four leaves per plant
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Development and Globalisation Development A process of social and economic advancement in terms of the quality of human life. Development can involve can involve economic‚ demographic‚ social political and cultural changes. Development is a term that can be used in many different contexts whether it is social‚ economical‚ political etc. However generally development refers to an improvement in certain areas: • Economic o An increase in the country’s economy with
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