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Key themes:
Sample Questions:
a.) Identify the requirements of a large manufacturing plant [5]
b.) Discuss the changing relative importance of labour in the location of manufacturing industry (20).
a.) Outline the main characteristics of assembly industries [5]
b.) Examine the causes and consequences of the rise of manufacturing in NICs (Newly Industrialised Countries) [20].
a.) What is meant by the term 'optimal location'? [5]
b.) Assess the value of classical location theory in explaining the location of manufacturing industry today [20].
a.) Distinguish the difference between 'tertiary' and 'quaternary' employment [5]
b.) Account for the changes in the employment structure of the UK since 1945 [20].
a.)What is meant by the term 'trade bloc' [5]
b.) Assess the reasoning for and against the expansion of trade blocs. [20]
a.) Distinguish between 'globalisation' and 'glocalisation' [5].
b.) Assess the importance of political processes in influencing the location of industry [20].