UK

Question 1

What has happened to the UKs industries since the 1960s

Answer 1

Industries have moved from secondary to tertiary and quaternary

Question 2

How many people were working in the services sector in 2017

Answer 2

4 million

Question 3

How many people were working in the info tech sector in 2017

Answer 3

670000

Question 4

How much money was spent on research sectors in 2016

Answer 4

£33 billion

Question 5

What are primary industries

Answer 5

Farming and mining

Question 6

What are secondary industries

Answer 6

Manufacturing

Question 7

What are tertiary industries

Answer 7

Services

Question 8

What are quaternary industries

Answer 8

Research and development

Question 9

When did the quaternary industry start to appear in the uk

Answer 9

1980

Question 10

When did secondary industries start to decrease in the uk

Answer 10

1960

Question 11

How much has primary industry decreased by in the uk since 1840

Answer 11

19%

Question 12

What percent of the UKs population is employed in the tertiary industries

Answer 12

80%

Question 13

What are science parks

Answer 13

Areas that accommodate groups of scientific and technology based businesses and provide office space, labs, workrooms and meeting areas that are designed to support research and development

Question 14

What are business parks

Answer 14

Areas that house a cluster of companies and benefit the businesses by providing cheaper, more accessible land as well as the opportunity for collaboration between different companies

Question 15

Where is cobalt business park located

Answer 15

Newcastle upon Tyne

Question 16

Why is the location of cobalt business park good

Answer 16

It has excellent transport links such as the A19 & A1058 and an international airport, 20 minutes away from the city - Newcastle

Question 17

What is the largest business park in the UK

Answer 17

Cobalt business park

Question 18

What are some examples of companies located in cobalt business park

Answer 18

Proctor & gamble
IBM
Santander

Question 19

What do companies now have to do if they quarry

Answer 19

Restore any areas used by reestablishing habitats or finding another suitable use for damaged areas

Question 20

How is road infrastructure being improved

Answer 20

• £15 billion towards road investment strategy
• 100 new roads by 2020
• south-west “super highway” - A303
• adding lanes/making smart motorways

Question 21

What is one way that rail infrastructure being improved

Answer 21

• HS2 - £50 billion
• London - Birmingham - Sheffield - Leeds - Manchester
• improve transport times, create jobs, help country’s economy
• people opposed due to impact on environment and rural villages

Question 22

What is another way that rail infrastructure is being improved

Answer 22

• London crossrail
• speed up travel across capital from east to west
• 32km of new tunnels created
• £14 billion
• 1.5 million more people within a 45 minute journey from centre of London

Question 23

How is shipping infrastructure being improved

Answer 23

• Liverpool 2
• £300 million
• 1.5 million containers per year
• creates thousands of new jobs, boost economy, reduce amount of freight on roads

Question 24

How is airport infrastructure being improved

Answer 24

New London airports or expansion of existing airports

Question 25

What percent of the UKs GDP is brought in by the aviation sector

Answer 25

3.6%

Question 26

How many people does the aviation sector employ

Answer 26

300,000

Question 27

What is the north south divide

Answer 27

The real or perceived differences in culture or the economy between the north and south of England

Question 28

What are the stereotypes generally accepted about the south of England compared to the north

Answer 28

South experiences higher income, standard of living and life expectancy

Question 29

What started the north south divide

Answer 29

Decline of heavy industries and engineering in the north and rapid development of service sectors in the south east

Question 30

What is the average income in the north east compared to the south east

Answer 30

NE - £24000 SE - £28000

Question 31

What is the percentage unemployed in the south east compared to the north east

Answer 31

NE - 9.9% SE - 4.4%

Question 32

What is the life expectancy (against average) in the north east compared to the south east

Answer 32

NE - -1.3 SE - +1.2

Question 33

What are local enterprise partnerships and when were they established

Answer 33

Voluntary partnerships between local authorities and businesses 2011

Question 34

What is the aim of local enterprise partnerships

Answer 34

To identify local businesses needs and encourage investment to try and lead to an increase of jobs