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2 Flashcards

1
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globalised country =

A

virgin

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2
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virgin has

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  • 400 companies
  • operate in over 50 countries
  • 50,000 employees
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virgin advantages

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  • more job opportunities
  • larger market
  • locate where cheapest
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4
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virgin disadvantages

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-money goes abroad where country is based

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5
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privatisation is

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the change in ownership of services from public to private sector

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6
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privatisation in uk

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  • infrastructure
  • local council services
  • NHS
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7
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site

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piece of land settlement built on

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8
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london’s site

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climate = temperate
(fertile land- farming)
trees = building material

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situation

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settlement position in relation to surrounding human and physical features

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10
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london’s situation

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underground = allows people to travel

time zone = trade with other countries during any time

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11
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london’s CBD

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canary wharf
city of land
london’s westend

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CBD

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  • offices, banks, retail, entertainment
  • densly built
  • bad air quality
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13
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rural urban fringe of london

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  • housing/ some industry

- lower density/ more gardens

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wealthy inner suburbs

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  • residential, shops and parks
  • high pollution
  • dense housing
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poor inner suburbs

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  • old factories, housing
  • run down area
  • densely packed
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16
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overseas immigration

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workers from other countries into uk

17
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internal migration

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london to other parts of uk

18
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skilled workers

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  • knowledge economy

- well paid

19
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unskilled workers

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  • little qualification

- low pay

20
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ethnic communities develop

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  • defend migrants against discrimination
  • support ethnic shops and services
  • help preserve cultural distinctiveness
21
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newham

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most diverse (30% white)
low income 
mostly rented housing 
schools under pressure 
mainly asian culture
22
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lambeth

A 
diverse (38% born outside uk)
average income area
44% own property 
140 languages spoken in schools 
culture varies
23
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richmond upon thames

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least diverse boroughs (85% white)
very high income area 
69% own property
less pressure on schools, more on care homes
white middle class
24
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suburban growth

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london’s underground

electrification of overground railways

25
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decentralisation

A

shift of shopping activity and employment away from CBD

26
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out of town shopping

ADVANTAGES

A

free parking

larger space

27
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out of town shopping

DISADVANTAGES

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far away

increase pollution

28
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city centre shopping

ADVANTAGES

A

accessible
tourism
range of shops

29
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city centre shopping

DISADVANTAGES

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pay for parking
busy
out in the open

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