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Geography Quiz M3Changing Industrial Location : IT industry

Submission instruction
1. Put your answer on a piece of paper by handwriting.
2. Scan your work (using apps e.g. fasterscan, fast scanner etc).
3. Save as a file using your exam no for example 4421e, 4219e etc. as the file name.
4. Then upload to Geography google classroom.

1. Figure 1a shows the world distribution of the IT industry. Figure 2b shows the production mode of IT firm X.

Figure 1a

Figure 1b

a i Refer to Figure 1a. Describe the distribution pattern of the IT industry.

(2 marks)
ii Explain why the IT firms cluster in the USA. (4 marks)

b i Match countries A and D in Figure 1b with locations 1 and 2 shown in Figure 1a. (2 marks)
ii Describe and explain the benefits brought to IT firm X by locating the production plant in Country D.
(4 marks)

iii Describe the negative environmental impact on Country D brought by setting up the production plants there.
(3 marks)
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