Geography Notes PDF

The Almighty Dollar 1. **What is the economy?**\ The economy is how money, goods, and services are made, shared, and used in a country. 2. **What are sectors of the economy?** - **Primary**: Jobs that take resources from nature (farming, fishing). - **Secondary**: Job...

The Almighty Dollar 1. **What is the economy?**\ The economy is how money, goods, and services are made, shared, and used in a country. 2. **What are sectors of the economy?** - **Primary**: Jobs that take resources from nature (farming, fishing). - **Secondary**: Jobs that make things in factories (cars, clothes). - **Tertiary**: Jobs that provide services (teachers, doctors). - **Quaternary**: Jobs that involve knowledge (scientists, IT experts). - **Formal**: Jobs that follow the law and pay taxes. - **Informal**: Jobs that are not officially recorded (street vendors). 3. **How does a country's economy change over time? (Clark-Fisher Model)**\ Countries move from farming (primary) to making things (secondary) to focusing on services and technology (tertiary and quaternary). 4. **How and why did China become the Workshop of the World?**\ China became the world's factory because it has many workers, low wages, strong government support, and good infrastructure (roads, ports). 5. **Where are TNCs locating their factories now?**\ Many companies are moving factories to countries like Vietnam, India, and Bangladesh because it's cheaper to make products there. 6. **What influences the location of industries?**\ Industries choose locations based on where resources, workers, good transport, and customers are, as well as support from governments. 7. **What are the advantages and disadvantages of Chinese Investment in Africa?** - **Advantages**: Better roads, buildings, and jobs in Africa. - **Disadvantages**: African countries may owe too much money to China and lose control of their resources. 8. **What are the characteristics of the 'cycle of poverty' and why does this cycle continue?**\ Poor people can't afford good food, schools, or healthcare, so they stay poor. It continues because they don't get the help needed to escape poverty. 9. **Why does Nigeria have to import rice?**\ Nigeria doesn't grow enough rice, and its farming methods and infrastructure are not advanced enough to meet the demand. 10. **What contributes to India's Tax Problem?**\ Many people in India don't pay taxes because they work in small, informal jobs. Tax cheating also makes the problem worse. 11. **Why does India need so much oil?**\ India has a huge population and needs oil for cars, factories, and electricity. Prisoners of Geography 1. 1. **What is physical geography?**\ Physical geography is about natural features like mountains, rivers, weather, and land. 2. **How can we link physical geography to development?**\ Geography affects how a country grows. For example, good land and water help farming, while being near the sea helps trade. 3. **What is a prisoner of geography?**\ A country that is held back by its location or natural environment. For example, landlocked countries can struggle with trade. 4. **Is physical geography a blessing or curse?**\ It can be both. Rich soil and good climates help countries grow, but deserts, mountains, or bad weather can make life harder. Top of Form Bottom of Form