The question
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________ A foreign carmaker's plant in a farming province: agglomeration, growth poles and the world economy (7 points)
Text
Source 1: Plan for the Eastern Plains, Ministry of Industry of Country A, 2013 (invented for practice)
The Eastern Plains are a farming province, and many young people leave for jobs in the Capital Region. To bring work to the province, the government has agreed with Kestrel Motors, a carmaker based in another country, that Kestrel will build a car assembly plant near the town of Varno, to open in 2014. For ten years Kestrel will pay no tax on its profits from the plant, and the government will build a new rail line from Varno to the port on the South Coast. Kestrel plans to buy many of its parts from firms that set up near the plant.
Data
Source 2: Jobs in the Eastern Plains, by sector
| Sector | 2005 | 2015 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farming | 120 | 110 | 95 |
| Car assembly | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| Car parts suppliers | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Shops, schools and other services | 60 | 68 | 88 |
| All jobs | 180 | 187 | 227 |
Invented data for practice.
(A) Identify Using Source 2, identify the sector that added the most jobs in the Eastern Plains between 2015 and 2025. [1 point]
Identify means: Give the information asked for: a word or short phrase can earn the point, with no reasons needed.
(B) Describe Using Source 1, describe ONE incentive the government of Country A offered Kestrel Motors. [1 point]
Describe means: Give the relevant characteristics: what it is like, where and how much. A name alone earns nothing.
(C) Explain Explain how the arrival of parts suppliers near the assembly plant is an example of agglomeration. [1 point]
Explain means: Say how or why, with every link of the chain: a cause, then because or so, then its effect, tied to the place or data asked about.
(D) Explain Using Source 2, explain whether the assembly plant is acting as a growth pole for the Eastern Plains. [1 point]
Explain means: Say how or why, with every link of the chain: a cause, then because or so, then its effect, tied to the place or data asked about.
(E) Compare Using Source 2, compare the change in farming jobs with the change in car parts jobs in the Eastern Plains from 2005 to 2025. [1 point]
Compare means: Give a similarity or a difference and say it about both things, not one.
(F) Explain Explain ONE likely effect of the new jobs in the Eastern Plains on internal migration in Country A. [1 point]
Explain means: Say how or why, with every link of the chain: a cause, then because or so, then its effect, tied to the place or data asked about.
(G) Explain the degree Explain the degree to which the jobs shown in Source 2 are likely to last, given that Kestrel Motors is a multinational corporation that can move production to other countries. [1 point]
Explain the degree means: State the degree first (to a high, moderate or low degree), then explain why with evidence.