5) The UK's Evolving Human Landscape Flashcards
What are examples of UK urban cores?
London Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Edinburgh
What are examples or rural areas in the UK?
North Scotland
Wales
South-west England
What is the population structure in urban cores?
High percentage of young people
Why is their a high population of young people in urban cores?
Universities
Graduate jobs
How much of the UK’s GDP is produced in London?
25%
What does GDP stand for?
Growth domestic product
What is GDP?
The measure of value added created through the production of goods and services
What is the conomic activity in urban cores and rural peripheries?
Urban cores: Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
Rural areas: Primary
How is population distributed across the UK?
Population density is highest in cities
Where is poverty in the UK concentrated?
Areas that used to be manufacturing centres
What are reasons for poverty in rural areas?
Depopulation
Unemployment
Loss of services
What goverment polocies try to reduce differences in welath in the UK?
The Northern Powerhouse
Creation of Enterprise zones
Investment in transport infrastructure
Promoting regional devlopment
What was the Northern Powerhouse meant to become?
The ‘London of the North’
What are enterprise zones?
Zones where businesses get lower ‘business rates’ and tax relief on investments
How many enterprise zones are there in the UK?
45
What percentage of migrant’s were aged 16-64 in 2016?
81%
What population of the UK is aged 16-64?
63%
What is the distribution of migrants in the UK?
Young people move to cities for university
Jobs located in major cities
How much of the UK’s population growth does migration cause?
Half of all population growth
What was the net migration in 2019?
240,000 people
What is net migration?
The numer of immigrants minus the number of emigrants
What EU immigration policies are in place?
Free movement between members since 1995
What solved to the skill shortage after World War 1?
Immigrants from the Commonwealth migrated
What are examples of places in the UK that suffered from a decline in the secondary sector?
Burnley
Sunderland
What percentage of Burnley are either unemployed or on welfare benefits?
30%
What did Sunderland used to be?
The manufacturing hub of the UK
Which car companies closed factories in Sunderland in 2019?
Toyota
Nissan
What are impacts of tertiary and quaternary growth in Wales?
Swansea and Cardiff universities have grown
Cardiff home to more successful software startups
Cardiff and Swansea FC more competitive
What does FDI stand for?
Foreign Direct Investment
How has the UK made strong links across the globe?
Trade FDIs Electronic communication Culture Transport Commonwealth
What is the Commonwealth?
The legacy left by the British Empire
54 countries
Why is London the best-connected city in the UK?
4 airports
Train stations
How much in goods did the UK export in 2018?
£647 billion
What does TNC stand for?
Transnational Corporation
What is FDI?
Investment in the UK by invidualds and firms abroad
Where does most FDI received by the UK come from?
TNCSs
What are some advantages of TNCs?
Creation of jobs (Google, Facebook)
Large-scale projects
What are some disadantages of TNCs?
UK’s enonomy can be affected by global events
UK’s economy can be affected if TNCs move
Local businesses can’t compete
Becoming dependent on TNCs
What percentage of UK imports were to the EU in 2018?
53%
How much wealth does London produce per year?
$500bn
What are the global financial centres?
Londond
New York
Hong Kong
What type of jobs opeate in Mayfair, Bank and Canary Wharf?
Hedge funds
Investment banks
Pension funds
When did London stop being a port?
1981
Where do trains from Kings Cross-St Pancreas travel to through the Channel Tunnel?
Paris
Brussels
Amsterdam