Starter quiz
- What is a worker?
- a person that goes on holiday
- a person that earns money from doing a job ✓
- a person that runs the country
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- What is an electronic device?
- a device that uses electricity to power it to do a task ✓
- a device that uses electricity to provide heat or light
- a device with many different components
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- Which of the following is not a definition of a global supply chain?
- the producing, transporting and selling goods in one country ✓
- the producing, transporting and selling goods in many countries
- the distance that food travels ✓
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- Which of the following is a commodity?
- beef
- coal ✓
- a large amount of money
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- Which of the following is not a manufactured good?
- flour
- wheat
- bread ✓
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- What is a supplier?
- a company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or need ✓
- a company, person, etc. that buys things that people want or need
- a company, person, etc. that shares things that people want or need
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Exit quiz
- Electronic devices have complex __________ supply chains.
- local
- government
- global ✓
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- Which of these is not part of the supply chain?
- extraction of the natural resources
- recycling the product ✓
- manufacturing of the different components
- assembly of the product
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- What are natural resources?
- things found in nature which can be used by humans ✓
- A large amount of money
- things that are made through the process of manufacturing (often in factories)
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- What are working conditions?
- the place where people work
- the physical and mental conditions that people have to work in ✓
- the journey to work
- the amount of money people get paid
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- What are transportation costs?
- the cost of buying goods
- the cost of recycling goods
- the cost of moving goods ✓
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- Working conditions are ______ in lots of phone factories
- very good
- good
- bad ✓
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Key learning points
- Electronic devices have complex global supply chains.
- The availability of natural resources, workers and transportation costs influence the location of manufacturing.
- The way some products are manufactured can lead to poor working conditions for people in different parts of the world.
Common misconception
All the parts of a mobile phone come from one country.
The raw materials which go into making phones come from all around the world.
Keywords
Supply chain - A supply chain is all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers.
Natural resources - Natural resources are those that come from Earth without human influence and can be used for human needs.
Transport - Transport is a way of travelling between places and methods of transport include cars, buses, trains, bicycles.
Working conditions - Working conditions are the physical and mental conditions that people experience in their jobs.
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