UK economy

Question 1

deindustrialisation

Answer 1

• when the manufacturing industry declines
• this could be due to better machinery and technology as well as factories moving abroad to places such as china and indonesia

Question 2

globalisation

Answer 2

• the growth and spread of ideas around the world.
• this can involve the movement or spread of cultures, people, money, goods and information

Question 3

main reasons for lack of manufacturing in the UK

Answer 3

• deindustrialisation
• high labour costs
• high unionisation
• foreign competition (china)
• switch to service indutstry

Question 4

which areas are the UK’s economy most prominent in

Answer 4

• development of IT - gaming
• finance and banking
• research and development - car industry e.g. McLaren
• service industry

Question 5

main impacts of industry in the UK

Answer 5

• often looks very dull
• negative visual effect on the landscape
• industrial processes can cause air pollution

Question 6

quarrying

Answer 6

stone or other materials are extracted by cutting limestone, granite, slate, sand

Question 7

facts about Torr quarry

Answer 7

• one of the 8 limestone quarries on the Mendip hills
• contributes to more than £15 million towards the local economy each year
• occupies 2.5km squared

Question 8

projects planned to make torr quarry more environmentally sustainable

Answer 8

• lakes to help attract wildlife and and recreate a water supply
• limestone features to make the landscape look natural
• regular monitoring of noise, vibration, airborne emissions and water quality

Question 9

causes for counter-urbanisation

Answer 9

• access to green open space, a healthier lifestyle
• larger cheaper housing found in rural areas
• improved communications by broadband and roads
• changing working practices; more people work from home

Question 10

define the core in the context of the north-south divide in the UK

Answer 10

• the area of the country with the best jobs, facilities and focus of communication network (south of UK)

Question 11

define the periphery in the context of the north-south divide in the UK

Answer 11

• the area further away from the core which has a lack of investment and poorer quality of life (north of UK)

Question 12

define DTM (demographic transition model)

Answer 12

It shows how birth rate and death rate have influenced the total population of a place and changed over the years

Question 13

give an example of rail improvements in the UK

Answer 13

• HS2 High speed rail connecting London to Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester – reducing travel time and thereby improving business links
• reducing the need for businesses to be based in London, and bringing economic benefits to the north

Question 14

give an example of port improvements in the UK

Answer 14

• Liverpool 2, a new port to double the port’s capacity
• creates thousands of jobs in the north west
• supports business in an area that has experienced
  severe job losses