§1.5 Netherlands: winners and losers

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Starter

Which regions in the Netherlands have the highest degree of highly educated people? which regions have the least.  Name for both groups (highest and lowest) 3 examples.

§4 Netherlands: winners and losers

Lesson goals 

-You know the causes, consequences and possible solutions for the de-industrialisation of the Ruhr region.

-You understand why southern Germany is a role model for successful manufacturing in a MEDC.

-You can explain the connection between deindustrialisation, restructuring and the knowledge economy.

What are internal causes

1. natural and human causes in a country
2. location of a country to its neighbour
3. Colonial past of a country
4. place of a country within the worldsystem

correct the combinations. Swipe the yellow boxes towards the right word

I. Communism

II. Dictatorship

III. Capitalism

A. Government of a country where one person has total power.  

B. Political and economical system where profit is highly vallued. 

C. Policital and economical system where they aspire to have total equality.

Explain what trade colonisation means

What do these countries have in common?

Globalisation index = this reads how connected a country is to  foreign countries

development of the population 2012-2025

Which areas are striking?

Which link can be seen between the two maps. Create a 'the.., the..' sentence.

Innovation and population

General rule: 

the more inventive a region, the stronger the population growth

Why:

innovative areas often provide a lot of job opportunities 

Brainport Eindhoven, the smartest

• a lot of businesses that support each other (agglomateration advantages)
• highly educated inhabitants
• a strong sales market nearby 

All very favourable business location factors

Eastern Groningen

- rural area

- location in relation to other places?

- youth moves away

- all kinds of facilities disappear 

-> The result is that the population shrinks and ages, and the number of empty properties increases

Oke, het gaat niet best in groningen. Welke kansen liggen er nu? Hoe kunnen ze proberen het tij te keren?

Opportunities for Groningen

1. The living environment

Opportunities for Groningen

1. The living environment

2. The energy policy.

Opportunities for Groningen

1. The living environment

2. The energy policy.

3. Government intervention

What is the globalisation index?

1. The extent to which two countries work together
2. How strong a country is connected to the rest of world
3. How strong a country is connected to its neighbours
4. How strong the economy of a country is

Which keyword with "reasons for a company to locate itself somewhere'

1. business location factors
2. factors for location
3. kaas
4. business location reasons

Bekijk de bronnen die volgen. Geef twee manieren

waarop de aanwezigheid van de ‘brainport’

een impuls geeft aan de regionale economie

van Zuidoost-Brabant.

De regio Eindhoven is één van Nederlands creatieve hightech centra. Er bevinden zich een technische universiteit, onderzoeks- en ontwikkelingsafdelingen van Philips, meer dan honderd ingenieursbureaus en tal van kleine creatieve en innovatieve bedrijven. De ‘brainport’ Eindhoven heeft een aandeel van 36 procent in de totale Nederlandse investeringen in onderzoek en ontwikkeling en biedt aan meer dan 50.000 mensen werk. Onder andere daarom wordt de stad in het rijksbeleid aangemerkt als ‘brainport’. De ‘brainport’ Eindhoven dankt haar succes vooral aan de samenwerking tussen bedrijven,

onderwijsinstellingen en de overheid. 

Bekijk de bronnen. Geef twee manieren
waarop de aanwezigheid van de ‘brainport’
een impuls geeft aan de regionale economie
van Zuidoost-Brabant.

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