Ruhr area
What is the Ruhr area named after?
The river Ruhr
How many sectors are there (also counting the one for high-tech and communication).
4
What do you call the practice of keeping many farm animals in a small space?
intensive livestock farming
What is the most populous continent in the world?
Asia
What does LEDC stand for?
Less economically developed country
What two resources were mostly used in the Ruhr area in 1920?
coal and iron ore
Forestry and fishing are part of what sector?
the primary sector
What are the three dimensions of sustainability?
social, ecological, economical
The distribution of the world population is strongly influenced by climate. True or false?
true
When analyzing a country's level of development you can look at economical and social factors. What category does life expectancy belong to?
social
Most employees in the Ruhr area nowdays work in what sector?
Tertiary sector
Employees in Germany mostly work in what sector?
the tertiary sector
Finish the sentence: Over time the number of farms in Germany ...
... decreased.
What is the name of the diagram that gives you an overview of a country's population?
Age and gender diagram
Complete the sentence: The cycle of malnutrition is stronly connected to ...
... poverty.
In what decade did the coal crises take place?
1950s
What is the technical term to describe the changing employment sturcture of a country over time?
Sectoral change
What is given to plants to make them grow faster?
fertilizer
What form does the population diagram of Germany have?
onion
What is the literacy rate of Germany?
99%
What new kind of energy is supported in the Ruhr area nowadays?
renewable energy
What is the name of the French economist who created a model depicting development of employment in the different sectors?
Jean Fourastié
Digitalization, automation and robotics already play a huge role when it comes to farming. What is this concept called?
Agriculture 4.0
What are the factors called which makes immigrants want to leave their country and move to another country?
push and pull factors
What type of poverty does Germany have?
relative poverty