UKs Evolving Human Landscapes

Question 1

What does suburbanisation mean?

Answer 1

The growth of a city into the surrounding countryside

Question 2

What does deindustrialisation mean?

Answer 2

a decline in the importance of industrial activity for a place.

Question 3

Give reason why deindustrialisation has taken place in some UK cities.

Answer 3

Cheaper labour in other countries/ production / land costs abroad

Question 4

Explain two reasons why urbanisation occurs at different rates around the world.

Answer 4

Some places have more rural to urban migration than others example of push / pull factor
Developing countries are experiencing high rates of

urbanisation due to
falling death rates because of improvements in health care /
education / sanitation .

Question 5

How can you tell if an area is a CBD

Answer 5

Lots of shoppers
Cafes
large businesses

Question 6

What are the impacts of Globalisation?

Answer 6

Increases connections between countries
free trade
FDIs
TNC

Question 7

Urban core characteristics

Answer 7

high population density, economically active/young age single people, economic activities

Question 8

Rural periphery characteristics

Answer 8

low population density, ageing population, economic activities like primary industry (

Question 9

What does studentification mean

Answer 9

the process by which specific neighbourhoods become dominated by student residential occupation.

Question 10

What does emigrating mean?

Answer 10

When you leave your own country to live in another country.

Question 11

What does immigrating mean?

Answer 11

When you move to another country.

Question 12

What does Migrating mean?

Answer 12

When people move from one place to another usually for work purposes , healthcare or education.

Question 13

What does net migration mean?

Answer 13

The difference between emigrants and immigrants

Question 14

What does privitisation mean

Answer 14

The sale of state owned assists to the private sector

Question 15

What are the impacts of TNCs advantages and disadvantages

Answer 15

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Creates jobs
Pay tax to the government
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Emits harmful chemicals
Working conditions may be harsh

Question 16

What are the low population characteristics?

Answer 16

Large portion of population over 50
smaller number of families
Those who aren’t retired tend to work in agriculture and tourism

Question 17

What are high population characteristics?

Answer 17

Most of the urban population are working age (​20-40 years old​)
Many ​families​ live just on the periphery​ of the city centre.

Question 18

Why has there been such a large ​increase​ in ​inward international migration​ to the UK, since WWII?

Answer 18

Political alliances
Employment opportunities
The cost of ​long-distance travel

Question 19

What are the advantages of Multi cultural cities?

Answer 19

Skilled migrants can fill gaps in the economy and services so everyone can have access to doctors and dentists
Multicultural events such as Chinese new years bring revenue from tourists
New foods are introduced which makes the restaurant market more diverse

Question 20

What are the disadvantages of Multi cultural cities?

Answer 20

Some people worry more people means less jobs and higher unemployment
some ethnic groups are targeted for attacks and hate crime
In some cities ethnic groups remain isolated

Question 21

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the primary sector?

Answer 21

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Little training is required
low cost, no bank loans required
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tend to have high labour leads to shorter life expectancy
unreliable pay, with little job security and no paid time off

Question 22

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the secondary sector?

Answer 22

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provide a ​reliable income​ throughout the year
little training required
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​boring​ and ​repetitive​ work
Some factories ​exploit workers​: giving them long shifts, exposing them to dangerous chemicals, limiting toilet breaks.

Question 23

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the tertiary sector?

Answer 23

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reliable jobs
good salaries​ as employees are ​well trained​
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Tertiary services provided by the government are under ​increasing pressure​, as funding is being cut in schools and hospitals.
Tertiary services ​rely on goods​ and resources to provide their service - such as bandages in the hospital

Question 24

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the quaternary sector?

Answer 24

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highest earning​ wages.
​large demand​ for quaternary workers
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office based​ which can lead to ​high stress
There are a few ​health problems​ that can develop from office work - poor eyesight, back and posture problems, overweight from limited exercise.

Question 25

What are the advantages and disadvantages of privitisation?

Answer 25

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The government can focus on ​other responsibilities​, such as improving poverty and international politics.
Since the company will make a profit, it is able to afford to ​reinvest​ and continually improve​ the service.
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Some people feel it is ​unethical​ to make a profit out of a service that is essential
Often services don’t improve after privatisation.

Question 26

What is privitisation?

Answer 26

When the government give essential companies such as water, electricity and garbage disposal to private companies to save government funds and time

Question 27

Which companies in the UK are privitised?

Answer 27

Railways
Rubbish
Water
electricity