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Demographic trends?
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Factors that describe changes in the general population. Getting older, getting more educated, getting healthier etc.
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Baby boom chart.
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The group of babies born between 1947 and 1960.
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Knowledge worker.
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A person in the infromation industry. Somebody like a computer software devoloper or graphic web designer.
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Globalization.
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The increasing trend to do business on an international level. Tading countries have to be aware of many rules.
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Fiber Optics.
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A way to send information inside cables while using light.
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Productivity.
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Work done that is related to the time, money and energy needed to produce it.
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Processed.
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Materials that are changed in some way. Like turning wood into a baseball bat.
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Monoculturel.
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Growing only one crop on a farm. Mono means "one".
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Organic farming.
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Growing food without any chemicals or fertilizers.
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Yields.
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The amount of food grown on a certain size of land.
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Urbanization.
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A population shift from rural farmlands to the cities.
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Infrastructure.
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Structures and systems built in order to help a society work well. Things like roads, sewers and hospitals.
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Conglomerate.
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A large corporation that owns many different companies.
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How the workmarket has changed.
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People usually had one job for a very long time. Now people switch jobs a lot and sometimes work from home.
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The changing nature of work.
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Service and information gradually increased. Agriculture decreased because people were less worried about material survival because of better technology and advancement.
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Job trends.
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More part-time jobs. More work from home. More self-employed. More people with 2 jobs. Workplaces need fewer employees.
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How do demographic trends affect the marketplace?
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The main jobs needed in society change. The workplace also changes.
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Label the generations.
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Pre-baby boomers 55 - 80+
Baby boomers 40- 54 Gen X 30 - 39 Baby bust 20 - 29 Baby boom echo 5 - 19 Millenium kids 0 - 4 |
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Primary industry
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Industries like farming and mining. Future jobs will need more training and special skills.
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Secondary industry
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Industries that manufacture products over the past 200 years. Robots and machines reduce the number of workers. Jobs move to less developed countries.
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Tertiary industry
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The information economy. More modern and skilled.
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Factors that cause change.
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Social. Political. Cultural. Economic. Enviromental.
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Meeting the challenges.
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Can the world handle all these people? Can we manage our resources better? Can we make things better for everything?
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Mega-cities.
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Giant sized cities. Their numbers are increasing. Mexico city, New York city, Shanghai etc.
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Globalization brings what changes?
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Increased trade. More travel and immigration. International investment. Electrical communication. World wide organizations.
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