Schools IB geography class: ‘Sunbelt’ countries from India to Mexico tipped to overtake in clean industry development

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• IB Unit 3: Global resource consumption and security

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‘Sunbelt’ countries from India to Mexico tipped to overtake in clean industry development

• The article does not provide a formal, explicit definition of clean industry. However, it does offer a functional description through context and examples. With the help of the article, define clean industry

• Identify one country in the “industrial sunbelt” that is investing in green ammonia production

• Outline two sectors mentioned in the article that are considered highly polluting

• Describe the role of Chinese technology in supporting clean energy development in sunbelt countries

• Explain how sunbelt countries benefit from physical geography in clean energy development

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com