4b.7a

Question 1

What has significant internal movement of people within the UK created

Answer 1

Uneven demographic and cultural patterns (London and SE case study)

Question 2

What does suburbanisation create

Answer 2

Decentralisation as people move out to the suburbs, increasing their journey to work

Question 3

Describe the north and south divide

Answer 3

• Overall zero-sum gain – net gain / loss of migrants is neutral.
• The North has been severely impacted by recession in 1930s and northern deindustrialisation, which means people move towards service sector in the south.

Question 4

Why are their migration patterns between urban and rural areas

Answer 4

Different groups of people (ethnicity, life stage) have different perceptions of different locations leading to migration patterns between urban and rural areas.

Question 5

Compare London and SE with the rest of the UK

Answer 5

London and SE is the most prosperous par of the UK - without London, economic growth would be = slower than other European countries (house prices would be falling 5% (compared to 1/5 increase in London since 2008)

Question 6

How is London more innovative than rest of the UK

Answer 6

London is more innovative -
- Lots of investment in new technologies.
- Secretarial and admin jobs are continuing to grow faster than rest of the country, e.g. Uber

Question 7

How has internal migration changing quality of life

Answer 7

For the rest of the UK, improving quality of life is improving faster, e.g. pay / reduced income inequality.

Question 8

What are the negatives of internal migration

Answer 8

• Poor education in some parts of the UK prevents people accessing university in London.
• Some middle class people who do move away, only move to the middle class areas in nearby towns / cities. Cultural inequality persists.

Question 9

Weigh up whether London’s growth creates unhelpful cultural and demographic patterns.

Answer 9

1) We haven’t got rid of regional disparity – many leaving Yorkshire / Humberside for London
2) Levelling up bids are helping reduce disparity, but there is still more money flowing into SE.
3)Demographically: more people have left London than moved to it - mainly 30, White British, with children.