Year 6 - Geography
Patterns of production
Global trade: how do we get our stuff?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores global trade and how goods are produced, transported and consumed around the world. Pupils investigate imports, exports, supply chains and the role of ethical trading in shaping how we access everyday items.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to investigate the production of a mobile phone and describe some of the effects the manufacturing process has on people's lives.
Key Notes
- Electronic devices have complex global supply chains.
- The availability of natural resources, workers and transportation costs influence the location of manufacturing.
- The way some products are manufactured can lead to poor working conditions for people in different parts of the world.
Vocabulary To Learn
- supply chain: A supply chain is all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers.
- natural resources: Natural resources are those that come from Earth without human influence and can be used for human needs.
- transport: Transport is a way of travelling between places and methods of transport include cars, buses, trains, bicycles.
- working conditions: Working conditions are the physical and mental conditions that people experience in their jobs.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All the parts of a mobile phone come from one country.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Electronic devices have complex global supply chains. The availability of natural resources, workers and transportation costs influence the location of manufacturing.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'supply chain'
A supply chain is all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: All the parts of a mobile phone come from one country. Correction: The raw materials which go into making phones come from all around the world.
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