5.2 Migration shapes the UK Flashcards
How is the UK’s national and international migration being affected? (Give evidence)
The UK’s national and international migration has increased, in 2015 350,000 people moved into the UK.
What is the main ethnicity in the UK?
White
How does the ethnicity in larger cities in the UK differ from rural areas?
The ethnicity is more diverse
Where do young people (20s) tend to stay? And why?
They tend to stay in dense urban areas for work.
Where do older people (65) tend to stay ?
Older people tend to stay in more rural areas.
What is the primary sector and give examples.
Extract - forestry farming , fishing and mining.
Where are primary sectors often found?
Primary sectors are often found in rural less developed areas
What is the secondary sector and give examples
Manufacture , construct and refine - people who manufacture the raw materials e.g steel workers.
What is the tertiary sector and give examples.
Service, distribute - e.g legal services and customer service.
Where is the tertiary sector often found?
It is found largely in developed countries as people have more disposable income.
What is the quaternary sector and give examples.
Research and development - e.g tech or pharmacies.
Where is the quaternary sector found?
It is found in more developed countries.
What is the quinary sector and give an example .
People who are in high levels of management. E.g a CEO.
How has mechanisation affected the collapse of the primary and secondary sector in Northern England?
Mechanisation has caused people to lose their jobs as machines have taken over.
How has the raw materials affected the collapse of the primary and secondary sector in Northern England?
The raw materials are ran out/ becoming more expensive to extract.
Where are factories that mine materials normally placed ?
In countries where the resource is in abundance.
What does deindustrialisation cause?
A spiral of decline because of mass unemployment effecting taxes paid which would go to education and healthcare.
Where are rail and road networks centred and how do they go out?
They are centred in London and they radiate out from London.
In the geography of the UK, where is it close to and what does it allow access to?
The region is close to the channel tunnel giving access to Europe.
In the rise of quaternary and tertiary in the South how is transport effected?
- There is a network of motorways (M25)
- There is also a network of railways (Elizabeth line)
- Four major airports give international access ( Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted)
In the rise of quaternary and tertiary in the South how are government decisions affected?
Previous government encourage firms to leave London and relocate in the south-east.
In the rise of quaternary and tertiary in the South define markets and labour.
- It is the wealthiest UK region.
- providing 19 million people for goods and services.
- skilled local labour force- Oxbridge, Cambridge and London Universities.
What is a footloose industry?
Industries that can be located anywhere in the world.
What does FDI mean?
Foreign direct investment
What is an FDI?
This is an investment being made by a firm or individual in one country into business interest located in another country.
Give an example of an FDI.
Cadbury (Mondelēz international) used to be a British company but is now located in Illinois USA.
How many jobs because of FDI’s have been created in the UK since 2010?
390,000
What is globalisation?
The process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange.
What are the three key elements of global economy?
Network, flows and global players.
