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Uk Industry Flashcards

(13 cards)

1
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How has the Uk employment structure changed?

A
  • decreased secondary jobs
  • mechanisation replaced jobs and increased competition, lic labour coast lower
  • service sectors increased and finance
  • more leisure and disposable income
  • research and development quaternary increase
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Three impacts of globalisation in Uk

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  • migration
  • less manufacturing
  • foreign investment
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3
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How has the development of It led to economic growth in the Uk?

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  • 1.3 million employed
  • home working / self employment (COVID)
  • London based technology raised £9bn 2015-2018
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Three impacts of Industry on the physical Uk

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  • spoil heaps of/ tips
  • poor air quality- health/breathing issues
  • toxic waste in water supplies
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5
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Uk north south divide

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south east
- high income
- standard of living
- longer life expectancy

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6
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What are some aspects of transportation developments in Uk

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  • smart motorways
  • rail networks - HS2
  • ports - Liverpool 2
  • airport leeds bradford
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7
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Liverpool 2

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  • doubled the container capacity
  • Uk’s best equipped connected terminal
  • reduce costs, congestion, carbon output
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8
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Leeds Bradford airport

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  • 12000 jobs
  • 850 construction (de-industrialisation)
  • 7 million passengers (2030)
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HS2

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  • 345 miles
  • 18 trains per hour
  • boost economic growth
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10
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Characteristics of science parks (UK)

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  • high tech industries
  • near universities
  • rural urban fringe
  • good road connections
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11
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The decline in the outer Hebrides

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  • Westen Scotland (Lewis)
  • ageing population
  • school closures
  • fewer working age people
  • tourism reliant
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12
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Nissan Sunderland

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  • modern industrial development
  • electric vehicles
  • renewable energy 19000 solar panels
    1. vehicles
  • 22% lower CO2 levels
  • eco friendly materials
  • zero waste materials
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What is a rural town in the Uk with a population of growing?

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  • South Cambridgeshire
  • London border
  • 150000 population
  • new developments provide jobs
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