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9-4 France    2  Economy and regions

 

Geog123   book 3     

                                             pages 48-49   4.4 The economic geography of France part 1

                                             pages 50-51   4.5 The economic geography of France part 2

                                             pages 52-53   4.6 Letter from Langy

 

 

 

Montpeyroux

 

A75 Motorway link

A75 site in French

 - goes with the video

 

 

 

France - factors that influence jobs

  1. Geog123 book 3 page 49 questions 1-3. 

  2. Using the list of France's top 11 earners, complete the tick box of factors which are important to these industries.

  3. Using pages 48-49, explain why the French government wants to set up new industries, and how it helps set to make more jobs.

  4. Below is a divided bar chart of the percentages employed in the different sectors of industry in France, over the years 1970-2000.

 

Below is the data for the graph:

year 1970 1980 1990 2000
primary 13 8 6 4
secondary 38 35 29 25
tertiary 49 57 66 71

 

  1. Geog123 book 3 page 49 question 5. 

  2. Write a short comparison of the two methods for showing these figures - line graph or divided bar. Which do you prefer and why? what shows the data best?

  3. On the sheet Regions of France in word format make a key for the percentage of Employment in primary industries.

over 8%      green

5-8%           blue

3-5%           orange

under 3%     red

 

and another map showing the Production of wealth (GDP) in each region of France:

 

over 5%      red

3-5%          orange

2-2.9%       blue

under 2%    green

 

homework. Finish the mapping tasks and write about the maps. Is their a link between primary industries and income?

 

homework. sheet 4B Population density in France

 

Regions of France data in Excel format.

 

France - letter from Langy - depopulation

  1. Geog123 book 3 page 53, qns 1-4. Qn. 5 can be answered on the printed sheet: Auvergne Population change.

  2. Watch the video G 199 France 2000, Massif Central, and fill in the response sheet: Village Revival in the Massif Central.

  3. Label a sheet of A4 with the changes in Montpeyroux and its hopes for the future.

Montpeyroux map for labelling

 

 
   

 

9-4 France 1  Layout and people

9-4 France 2  Economy and regions

9-4 France 3  The Paris Region

9-4 France 4  France in the World

 

Year 9 work

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