IGCSE+High-Technology+Industry


 * CASE STUDY: BANGALORE – HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES**


 * In your group tables, research the asnwers to the following questions, using the resources below each one.**

1. What factors //originally// attracted high-technology businesses to Bangalore? (R: a & c)

2. What factors attract high-technology businesses to Bangalore //today//? Give examples of the types and numbers of high-tech businesses found there. (R: a, b & d)

3. How would the following people benefit from Bangalore’s growth as a high-technology city? (R: a, b & d)


 * A young I.T. university graduate
 * A local food outlet
 * Poor people who live in Bangalore

4. Suggest some possible disadvantages of these new developments. (R:e)


 * Resources:**

a) Your own IGCSE Textbook, pg. 126 & 127 b) Photocopied pages 132 & 133 from alternative IGCSE Textbook c) News article; ‘The Origin and Evolution of Bangalore’s Silicon Valley’ [] d) ITP Website [|http://www.itpbangalore.com/home.html] e) Video; ‘Cities of the Future: Bangalore’ [] Watch/skim through parts 1 and 3


 * Homework: 7-mark case study question; due Tuesday 4th December**

'For a country or area you have studied, explain the factors that have encouraged the growth of hi-tech industries.'