SECONDARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (PT.2)

In the past

Most industries needed to be close to coal mines because coal was the main source of energy

In the late 1700's

Britain began to develop its Iron and Steel industry

Britain had

Large amounts of coal and iron ore

This helped Britain

Become the most powerful country at the time

The coal mining industry peaked in

1913 where there were over 2500 coal mines

In 1947

There were still lots of deep mines, but they continued to close in the 60's

The availability of

Cheap oil and North Sea Gas reduced demand for coal

Sheffield

An example of industrial inertia (employment is gone)

Until the 1970's

Most Irish women worked in traditional roles as wives and mothers

Why are more women in the workforce now? (3)

Free secondary school – Gender equality laws – Cost of living

Groups based on Industrial Development (3)

Industrialised Regions – Newly Industrialised Regions – Industrially Emergent Regions

Industrialised Regions

U.S.A, China, Ireland

Newly Industrialised Regions

Mexico, Brasil

Industrially Emergent Regions

Mali, Sudan

Newly Industrialised Countries are mainly in

South East Asia such as South Korea, India

MNC’s are outsourcing

Production to these countries because of the cheap labour

Things like

Shoes, clothes, and electric goods are produced in these countries