Higher/ Int 2 Industry

Some extracts here from the BBC site. Make sure you look at this please to supplement and remind you of work we do in class.
Industrial Change in WalesEbbw Vale has changed dramatically. Where now lies a barren empty valley once stood the largest steelworks in Europe. See the BBC site here.

The story of the South Wales valleys is a picture of a world that no longer exists. Once a working mining industry, the region now experiences unemployment and poverty. The one colliery still open is Big Pit. It's a museum and tourist attraction.

One hundred and fifty years ago the landscape of South Wales was transformed by the coal industry. From the air you can see the industrial legacy.

There is also a nice summary, especially revision of S grade work and introducing call centres for Intermediate geography. Link here.

Industrial decline

Since some of you were a bit confused in your Human NAB about this I've put in a link to help summarise this area's decline. The key here is "keep it simple". The SQA aren't looking for massively detailed answers.

The Sambre-Meuse regionThe Sambre-Meuse region in Wallonia, southern Belgium is a traditional coalfield area where heavy industry is in decline and where there is little to attract light industry. Coal mining in the Sambre-Meuse region began to decline in the 1960s because of cheaper coal imports, exhausted coal seams, and alternative cheap energy sources such as oil and environmental concerns. Already the Belgian government's regional planning has been successful in attracting some new industry to Charleroi. The La Redoute fashion chain relocated there because of government grants. I'm sure Mrs McF has shown you the video on this. If you missed it ask me asap. More info on this suimmarised here.

Higher Industry Link

Good page here on Industrial change in Wales, but you can adapt this for the Sambre Meuse area. Read about the Big Pit in Wales. 22nd April 2007
http://pencoedkabundilink.wordpress.com/