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Unit 3: Global Networks and Interconnections
Quick questions on Production and consumption networks: WACE Year 12 Geography
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What are transnational corporations as organisers?Show answer
Transnational corporations (TNCs) such as Apple, Nike, Toyota and Nestle coordinate these networks. They typically keep high-value functions, design, branding and finance, in their home country and outsource low-value assembly to contractors abroad. This lets them control the chain and capture most of the profit without owning every factory.
What is the geography of consumption?Show answer
Consumption, the buying and using of goods and services, is concentrated in high-income countries and the growing middle classes of emerging economies. The separation of production from consumption has several effects:
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