UK post indus Flashcards
(12 cards)
post indus means
moving away from manufacturing
tertiary and quaternary took up what percentage of jobs in 2017 and is continuously rising
83 percent
tertiary jobs
services - retail employs 4 mil people in the uk
finance - the city of london is home to HSBC and other financial institutions
quaternary industries are found in science and business parks - where are these found and why has the number of them grown
found on the outskirts of cities near to housing and good transport links and near unis
number has grown due to a high demand for high tech products #
cluster of businesses can boost each other
3 reasons for economic change
de industrialisation - increased automation like machines led to job loss - other countries could produce good more cheaply
globalisation - a lot of manfacturing has moved over seas due to cheaper labour
government policies
what impacts does industry have on the physical environment
factories release greenhouse gases
mining can damage the environment by destroying habitats
improving transport (2)
airports - new runway for heathrow - extra 700 planes a day but would increase noise and air pollution in the area and incr greenhg
railways - HS2 line linking birm, lond, Leeds and Manchester will increase capacity and allow faster journeys between major English cities
strong links to other countries
trade - overseas exports worth 160 bil each year
transport - channel tunnel links uk to france
commonwealth - promotes cooperation through trade and aid
evidence for the north - south divide
wages are generally lower e.g. the 2014 average weekly wage in huddersfield was 40 percent less than in london
gcse results are generally better in the south than they are in the midlands or the north
give an area of population decline
in the south of cumbria the south lakes are found, the pop decreased by 0.8 percent from 05 to 2015 due to a decline in jobs like agriculture and manufacturing
give an area of population decline growth
north sommerset - pop increased by 7.8 percent between 05 and 2015, many moving here for easy access to bristol
how is the country attempting to reduce the north south divide
enterprise zones - 50 of them have been created across england, scotland and wales - reduced taxes, rates are reduced up to 100 percent - improved infastructure like superfast broadband
the northern powerhouse - attracting investment in the north and improving transport links between northern cities - e.g. spending 70 mil on schools
