Industrial Evolution: Processes, Types, and Global Locations
Renewable Energy: The force of water stored in artificial embassaments is transformed into electrical energy. Electrical energy depletes fossil fuels used in thermal power plants, obtaining the sun’s energy and electricity using photovoltaic cells, and wind energy.
Types of Industries
Industrial activity is very diverse. We can group industries by multiple criteria. One criterion depends on the destination of manufactured products.
Production of Industrial Goods
Manufactured semi-finished products handle
Read MorePopulation Distribution: Rural, Rururban, Suburban & Urban Areas
Population Distribution: Rural, Rururban, Suburban & Urban
The distribution of population across a territory significantly shapes its characteristics. Population density, calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants by the area (usually square kilometers), is a key indicator of population distribution.
Urban vs. Rural Population: Blurring Boundaries
Population growth, economic development, and social modernization have led to settlement patterns that don’t neatly fit into traditional urban
Read MoreSpain’s Industrialization: History, Development, and Challenges
Spain’s Industrialization
Spain industrialized late due to a dominant nobility, numerous guilds, and a predominantly agricultural economy.
Early Stages (1830s)
Large entrepreneurs emerged in the north and northeast:
- Vizcaya and Asturias: Iron ore trade and exploitation led to the development of the steel industry.
- Barcelona, Terrassa, Béjar: Textile industry development.
Growth Factors (1939)
- Population growth created a supply of cheap labor.
- The textile and steel industries found a large market within
Economic Development in India: Key Factors & Analysis
Economic Development: Factors and Analysis
Factors Hindering Economic Development
- Explain factors hindering economic development.
Characteristics of Developing Economies in India
- Analyze critically the characteristics of developing economies with special reference to India.
Indicators of Economic Development
- Examine the indicators of Economic Development.
Population and Human Resource Development
Population Growth in India
- What are the causes for the rapid growth of population in India and suggest measures
Spanish Migration Patterns: Historical Analysis & Trends
Spanish Migration Patterns: A Historical Overview
These movements were reduced in the ’30s and ’40s because of the economic crisis of ’29 and the Civil War.
1960-1975: Rural Exodus and Metropolitan Development
From 1960 to 1975, there was a massive rural exodus and a development of metropolitan areas. In 1964, the highest number of migrants was recorded, almost half a million, because the provinces most affected by rural exodus were those where agricultural activities predominated and had a high vegetative
Read MoreSpanish Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries: Challenges and Policies
Challenges in Spanish Agriculture
Spanish rural areas face significant challenges:
- Lack of competitiveness in some agricultural products, relying on subsidies and protected pricing.
- Progressive depopulation and aging in rural areas.
- Aging farm owners, as agriculture is unattractive to younger generations.
- Reduction in agricultural jobs due to mechanization and land abandonment.
- Lower average income for farmers compared to industry or service sectors.
- Increasing environmental impacts, such as chemical contamination