All The Rest If Ecnomics Flashcards

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Reason why Nigeria is a changing economy

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Location and environment- they are a dry climate in the north where peanuts grow

Politics - Nigerian joined the British empire 1901

Economy- Nigeria has the biggest economy in Africa

Oil- oil makes up 75 percent of Nigeria economy

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Negatives of Nigeria changing in economy

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There is an oil spill 1 per day

Trade and foreign investment - china gave Nigeria 1 billion loan

Aid - Nigeria has the highest death rates from malaria in the world

Migrants - 2014 9.000 migrants left Nigeria for work

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Why are the job types

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Primary - extracting raw materials such as agricultural, mining and fishing

Secondary- manufacturing goods by using raw materials

Tertiary - providing services

Quaternary- icy reaserch and development

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The de industrialisation in the north of changes in the uk explain

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De industrialise is the decline of the country manufacturing industry
Example the number of coal mines in the uk went from 3000 to just 30

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Quaternary in the south

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A number of cities outside of London have now got loads of quanternary jobs

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Cambridge science is sustainable how ?

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It’s close to good transport such as the m11 motorway
It gives a good quality of life with plenty shops and open space

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Advantages of Cambridge science park

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50 percent of timber is used in the building is from sustainable sources

132 cycle parking spaces to encourage cycling over driving

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Disadvantage of the science park

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Was build on a greenfield site result lost of ecosystems and farmland so they decreased biodiversity

Only offers high skilled job who is not sustained for the whole population of Cambridge

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9
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Who is richer the north of England or the south

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The south is

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Does the north have a low or high life expectancy

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Low

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What is the name of the new transport that the uk want to do

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Hs2

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What does the hs2 want to do

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Link London to Birmingham and eventually Manchester and it’s faster so it can reduce travel times

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If hs2 happens what will happen to companies in London

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Will move to the midlands or the north

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How is hs2 environmently better

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People will use train more than cars which use less emissions so traffic congestion will be reduced

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Against hs2 railway

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It will be 40 million and pear tree that got voted the uk tree of the year in 2015 will have to go

900 homes will be destroyed and the residents will be forced to move

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For Heathrow 3 runway

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Ten thousand jobs will be created - multiplier effect

17
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Against Heathrow 3 runway

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It will cost 20 billion which could be spent on public schools or nhs

It also will be responsible for 6 percent of uk green house emissions

18
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What is the sea port

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This helps with the number of imports and exports 2,00 jobs have been created

19
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Why is south Cambridge growing

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162 thousand people living there and by 2031 29 percent will be 65 years older

Farmers will sell there land for housing development. Means reduction in agricultural

20
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Why outer Hebrides population decline

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Increase ageing population with fewer young people to support them may lead to care issues

Development of fish farming has been limited due to environmental concerns