2bchanging economic world economic change in the UK case study

Question 1

causes of economic change in the UK

Answer 1

• uk has declined from industrialised buisness
• it has moved overseas where there is less labour cost
• quaternary / research basesd industry have increased

Question 2

how is the UK moving to a post industrial economy

Answer 2

Quaternary jobs
icrease in proffessional and technical jobs
- finace , research science
- science parks - groups of scietific and technicle based knowledge in on area
— access to transport routes
—-staff benefit form attractive working conditions
—- attracts more people to quaternary sector
—- higher educatied workers

Question 3

how have industries become more environmental stable

Answer 3

eg nissan
where 7% of there engery comes from wind
- new cars are more energy effiecent and lighter
- electric and hybrid cars produced by nissan

Question 4

economic changes in rural landscapes

Answer 4

• lack of affordable housing for lacal first time buyers
• increase in rural unemployment due to unattractivness of work

Question 5

social changes in rural landscapes

Answer 5

• rising house prices causeing tension
• villages are unpopulated during the day looses identity

Question 6

what are some improvement to transport that has been made

Answer 6

15 billion, road improvemetn strategy
- 10 new roads and 1600 extra lanes
50 billion hs2 rainlaway to improve connections between cities
making larger ports for exporting anf importing goods

Question 7

what is meant by the north and south divide

Answer 7

the south of the uk being more developed than the north of the uk

Question 8

strategies used to try to resolve the north and south divide

Answer 8

+ government encourages tbuisness to open buisness in snorth arrea to help solve the economic divide
- hs2 train to increas connection between areas
- devolved govbernment so places like scotland and wales have more control over there own spending to put into places in the north