§1.4 Winners and losers in Europe

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On your table is an empty paper. Do not cheat and use your books ;) 

Draw Germany. As much information as you can. Cities, rivers, neighbouring countries etc. You are now making a mental map. 

§9 Winnaars & verliezers in Europa

Winners and losers in Europe

PIF on table?

Laptops closed

5mins reading

Learning goals 1.4

-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.

PIF

Discuss with your neighbour

What could this mean:

1. de-industrialisation
2. manufacturing
3. restructuring
4. the knowledge economy

Learning goals 1.4

• 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.

Ontwikkeling

Arm & rijk

- Interne & externe factoren

* Wat is ontwikkeling?

Steam engine during industrial revolution

Rise of steel industry

A short story of a succesful region

Ingredients for succes from Ch3?

Dortmund city centre

Op blz. 8 wordt bij opsomming 2. mno's

1. Wat is een omschrijving van een mno?

2. Waarom is het verstandig voor mno's om in opkomende landen te vestigen?

End of success

The succes of the Ruhr area ended after 1965

Due to globalisation:

> cheaper production

> different rules

> low wages

>>> de-industialisation

area has a lot of potential  because of highly educated inhabitants

What to do with the Ruhrarea?

After this video & explanation you can

- explain causes & consequences for de-industrialisation

- name possible solutions for the region

Explain to eachother: causes, consequenses & solutions

of de-industrialisation

Laguage support: In the past.. , this led to...

This is problematic because..

Consequentially the blast furnaces...

To solve this issue..

What the region has to offer..

Nowadays..

Industry in Europe is no longer needed ( on a large scale) if we continue to work together economically 

-> De-industrialisation & Redevelopment

Favourable for redevelopment

Ruhr area redevelopment pro:

- many (middle income) people to sell products to

- accessible (infrastructure)

- technically trained labour force

Work on 1.4

1.3 Check your work with the answersheet /online (exc. 1, 2, 4, 5) 

Read 1.4 -> especially about South Germany

Make 1.4 exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

§9 Winnaars & verliezers in Europa

Winners and losers in Europe -2

Knowledge check: what does the Rhine region have to offer that has made it a "winner" in a globalizing world?

favourable

For the Ruhr area redevelopment was not too hard.

- many people to sell products to

- accessible

- good labour market

Knowledge check: give the keyword for totally changing the basis for you economy after de-industrialisation

Southern- Germany

In Baden-Württemberg many high end products are created

capital-intensive industries 

This area exports more than Australia and Brasil!

Baden-Württemberg, one of the cities in South Germany

Find out: what is the biggest industry of Baden-Württemberg?

00:48

How come, as a lot of manufacturing has moved to low wage countries, the products of the Klafs company can be optimally produced in Southern Germany?

01:31

What is the most important synergy (agglomeration effect) in this area of 100 km2?

1. Companies exchange knowledge
2. Local manufacturers use the same infrastructure
3. All parts needed for manufacturing are close by
4. Illig has learned a lot from Klafs

01:50

Illig is a producer of packaging

1. true
2. false

02:56

How has setting up companies after WWII in this rural region helped them grow?

agglomeration advantage (synergy)

around big industries are often many small companies

they need eachother

-> suppliers

-> hightechcompanies (research)

agglomeration advantage

many small companies in a region -> attract big companies:

-> Finance

- > Insurance companies

Knowledge therefore humans are needed:

-> universities

-> people move between jobs and bring knowledge along

Finish the work on 1.4

1.4 exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Done? Check your work with the answersheet.

Work on revising: 

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