Part 1: The UK Economy and Population Flashcards
(29 cards)
1
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- What is population?
A
a. The number of people living in a place
2
Q
- What is a dense population?
A
a. When a lot of people live in 1 km²
3
Q
- What is a sparse population?
A
a. When a few people in live in 1 km²
4
Q
- What are economic activities?
A
a. Ways people make money
5
Q
- What are the different types of economic activity?
A
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Quaternary
6
Q
- What is primary activity?
A
a. Farming, fishing and mining
7
Q
- What is secondary activity?
A
a. Making things in factories
8
Q
- What is tertiary activity?
A
a. Services e.g. people who work in offices
9
Q
- What is quaternary activity?
A
a. Research e.g. cancer or IT
10
Q
- What is a settlement?
A
a. Where people live
11
Q
- What types of settlement are there?
A
a. Cities
b. Towns
c. Villages
12
Q
- What is an urban or core area?
A
a. Towns and cities
13
Q
- What is the population of a town or city like?
A
a. Dense
14
Q
- What sort of economic activity do you find in a town or city?
A
a. Secondary, tertiary and quaternary
15
Q
- How old are the people in towns and cities?
A
a. More younger people
16
Q
- What is a rural area?
A
a. Countryside
17
Q
- What is the population of a village or rural area like?
A
a. Sparse
18
Q
- What sort of economic activity do you mainly find in a rural area?
A
a. Primary
19
Q
- How old are people in rural areas?
A
a. More older people
20
Q
- Do urban or rural areas have more jobs?
A
a. Urban
21
Q
- Do urban or rural areas have more money?
A
a. Urban
22
Q
- What is the problem in some urban areas?
A
a. Unemployment
23
Q
- What is the problem in many rural areas?
A
a. Unemployment
24
Q
- How has the government and the European Union tried to reduce unemployment?
A
a. enterprise zones
b. investment in transport infrastructure
c. regional development
25
25. What is an enterprise zone?
a. Where the government makes it easier for companies to open
b. This creates jobs
26
26. What is investment in transport infrastructure?
a. Building better roads, railways, ports and airports
27
27. Why does investment in transport infrastructure help?
a. It makes it easier for companies to move the things they make
b. It makes it easier for workers to move
28
28. What is regional development?
a. When money is spent in one area to make it better for people and business
29
29. How is money spent on regional development?
a. Housing
b. Transport
c. Business
