HCI_H2 Geog Prelim P2 Insert

HCI PRELIMS 2008 9730/02/S/08 GEOGRAPHY 9730/02 PAPER 2 Human Geography INSERT 12 September 2008 3 hours READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST The Insert contains all the Figures and Table 1 referred to in the questions. This document consists of 7 printed pages. [Turn over HWA CHONG INSTITUTION College 2 Preliminary Examination 2008 General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 2 HWA CHONG INSTITUTION

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HCI PRELIMS 2008 9730/02/S/08 5 Fig. 4 for Question 4 Fig. 4A Population of South Korea, 1950 - 2005 Fig. 4B Crude Birth and Death Rates, South Korea, 1950-2005 [Turn over

HCI PRELIMS 2008 9730/02/S/08 6 Fig. 4C Extract about the Electronics Industry The South Korean electronics industry had simple beginnings in the early 1960s assembling vacuum-tube radios from imported compon ents. In 1969 the government introduced the Electronics Industry Promotion Law, which desi gnated electronics as one of the priority industries for development. Foreign capital and technology were encouraged to flow into the country. In the early 1970s electronic components such as transistors and integrated circuits were manufactured. Later in the decade colour televisions, calculators, watches and videocassette recorders were manufactured. Computers and semiconductors followed during the 1980s. Since the arrival of the digital era, Korean companies have been vigorously pursuing the production and export of such products as digital TV, MP3, digital set-top boxes, etc. Korea is already in second position in the world for market share in this field, with exports rising to $1 billion in 2003 from $500 million in 2002. The production and export of computers and peripherals began in the early 1980s. Samsung and Goldstar dominate the market, but a smalle r company, TriGem, has an important stake. TriGem produced South Korea’s first personal computers in 1980, when the company was established by five young engineers. Within 10 years TriGem’s sales had reached $300 million, making it South Korea’s leading manufacturer of high quality PCs and printers. In 2003 TriGem supplied over four million personal comput ers annually. TriGem now employs 4,000 people, including 450 engineers engaged on research and development. This concentration on R& D has allowed TriGem to keep a