1. 5.4 environmental issues related to industrial activity.
World Geography
5.4 environmental issues related to
industrial activity.

2. 5.4.1 Analyze the roles of stakeholders in the face of an environmental threat. (a)
Stakeholders are people who have a interest in a particular issue.
Stakeholders often include:
The government: Responsible for creating rules and regulation to protect
the people and environment, while promoting economic development
and progress
Corporations: Responsible for generating a profit for shareholders.
N.G.O’s: Responsible for ensuring that the environment/social conditions are
not harmed by development
Population: Often caught between the NGO and Corporation, they are often
divided between development and protection

3. 5.4.2 Relate the location of areas at risk to the location of major industrialized areas. (a)
CO2 emissions are a marker of industrial development
Major industrial development can be found in four areas
Western Europe
North America
East Asia/Japan
Australia

4. 5.4.2 Relate the location of areas at risk to the location of major industrialized areas. (a)
However, A place does not need to be heavily industrialized to feel the negative
effects of industry
Prevailing winds, ocean currents, and rivers all move industrial pollutants away
from industrial areas

5. 5.4.2 Relate the location of areas at risk to the location of major industrialized areas. (a)

6. 5.4.3 Anticipate the kinds of actions that should be taken to avert an environmental threat posed by an industry. (i)
Industries and Governments need to work together to solve environmental
problems created by industry
Governments from around the world come together in summits (meetings) to
make international agreements on environmental issues
Governments then take these new regulations back to their countries and try
to enforce them
However, as is the case in Canada, the cost of implementing the changes may be too high for them to be practical and countries may back out of the agreements
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7. 5.4.4 Defend selected social/moral issues associated with manufacturing operations. (i)
There are many social/moral issues associated with manufacturing operations.
Examples include child labour, safety of workers and a Company’s responsibility to be environmentally friendly.
Business drives the economy and provides us with our high standard of living here in the western world.  The question we have to keep asking ourselves is "are industries acting within the moral parameters of our society?".
 In Canada and most well developed nations there are strict regulations about safety, waste emissions, age of workers, and corporate responsibility.  In some developing nations the regulations might not be in place or they might be relaxed in the hope of stimulating business instead of inhibiting it.