§1.5 Netherlands: winners and losers

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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 educated people) 3 examples of jobs they may have.
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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 educated people) 3 examples of jobs they may have.
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§4 Netherlands: winners and losers

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Lesson goals 
  • You know which factors explain why the Eindhoven region has developed into a brainport.
  • You understand why East Groningen is one of the least economicaly developed regions in the Netherlands and Eindhoven one of the most successful.
  • You can assess whether the Netherlands benefits from a more closed or more open world economy.


Slide 3 - Diapositive

What are internal causes
A
natural and human causes in a country
B
location of a country to its neighbour
C
Colonial past of a country
D
place of a country within the worldsystem

Slide 4 - Quiz

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.

Slide 5 - Question de remorquage

Explain what trade colonisation means

Slide 6 - Question ouverte

What do these countries have in common?


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

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Slide 9 - Diapositive

Which areas are striking?

Slide 10 - Diapositive

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

Slide 11 - Question ouverte

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 

Slide 12 - Diapositive

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

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Slide 14 - Vidéo

You know which factors explain why the Eindhoven region has developed into a brainport.

Slide 15 - Diapositive

Now assess in about 30 words which factors explain why the Eindhoven region has developed into a brainport.

Slide 16 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 17 - Diapositive

What is the globalisation index?
A
The extent to which two countries work together
B
How strong a country is connected to the rest of world
C
How strong a country is connected to its neighbours
D
How strong the economy of a country is

Slide 18 - Quiz

Which keyword for "reasons for a company to locate itself somewhere'
A
business location factors
B
factors for location
C
kaas
D
business location reasons

Slide 19 - Quiz

Why is population decline or shrinkage a problem for a region like Groningen?

Slide 20 - Question ouverte

Slide 21 - Lien

Eastern Groningen is not doing well. What are opportunities for the region? What CAN they do to improve their economy?

Slide 22 - Carte mentale

Opportunities for Groningen
1. The living environment

Slide 23 - Diapositive

Opportunities for Groningen
1. The living environment
2. The energy policy.

Slide 24 - Diapositive

Opportunities for Groningen
1. The living environment
2. The energy policy.
3. Government intervention

Slide 25 - Diapositive

What are opportunities for Groningen?

Slide 26 - Question ouverte