§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 educated people) 3 examples of jobs they may have.

§4 Netherlands: winners and losers

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.

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 well connected a country is to  foreign countries

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

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

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

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

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 for "reasons for a company to locate itself somewhere'

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

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

www.oecd.org

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

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 are opportunities for Groningen?