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UNIT 1 - Increasingly diverse productive areas CASE STUDY Silicon Valley SKILLS - to extract information from a variety of sources - to interpret, analyse and evaluate material - to increase knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues at different scales from local to global QUESTIONS 1. Locate Silicon Valley. 2. Describe and explain the factors influencing the location of high-tech industry in the Silicon Valley. 3. Evaluate the social and economic impacts of Silicon Valley on California. 4. Demonstrate that Silicon Valley is very well integrated in globalisation. 5. To what extent can we see a decline of Silicon Valley? Resources are available on the blog (videos and online articles) Fig.1 Map of Silicon Valley Fig. 2 Silicon Valley Data compiled from various sources Source: J. JALTA et al., Géographie 1ère, Magnard, 2019, p.117. 11 500 high-tech firms which 420 000 workers, $100 billion turnover 11 new firms created each week More than 15% of all patents registered in the USA. 2.6 million inhabitants; 39% aged 20-44 years old. Average yearly income per person : $ 75 000 (US average : $ 36 500) 35% earn more than $100 000 per year. If Silicon Valley were an independent state, it would be the 12th economic power in the world. Urban area Main highway International airport Main financial and banking centre University High tech companies GAFA
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UNIT 1 - Increasingly diverse productive areas
CASE STUDY
Silicon Valley
SKILLS - to extract information from a variety of sources - to interpret, analyse and evaluate material - to increase knowledge and understanding of contemporary issues at different scales from local to global
QUESTIONS 1. Locate Silicon Valley. 2. Describe and explain the factors influencing the location of high-tech industry in the Silicon Valley. 3. Evaluate the social and economic impacts of Silicon Valley on California. 4. Demonstrate that Silicon Valley is very well integrated in globalisation. 5. To what extent can we see a decline of Silicon Valley?
Resources are available on the blog (videos and online articles) Fig.1 Map of Silicon Valley Fig. 2 Silicon Valley
Data compiled from various sources
Source: J. JALTA et al., Géographie 1ère, Magnard, 2019, p.117.
11 500 high-tech firms which 420 000 workers,$100 billion turnover
11 new firms created each week
More than 15% of all patents registered in the USA.
2.6 million inhabitants; 39% aged 20-44 years old.
Average yearly income per person : $ 75 000 (US average : $ 36 500) 35% earn more than $100 000 per year.
If Silicon Valley were an independent state, it would be the 12th economic power in the world.
Urban areaMain highwayInternational airportMain financial and banking centreUniversityHigh tech companiesGAFA
Fig.3 Stanford University in Palo Alto, an innovation centre The university played a major role in the development of Silicon Valley by facilitating the exchanges between its researchers and the engineering departments of high tech companies.
Fig.4 Google's headquarters Silicon Valley is home to the headquarters of major high-tech companies
