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Changing Economic World: UK Flashcards

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What are 3 causes of economic change in the UK?

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Deindustrialisation, government policy, globalisation

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what is globalisation?

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where a business starts operating on an international scale

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what is an example of gov policy that changed the UK’s economy?

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Mag thatcher closing mines 1970’s

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what are industries in a post-industrial economy?

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finance, services, science

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what do post industrial industries locate near?

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motorways and universities

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what is a growth corridor?

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an area of the country where the economy is growing, often along a transport route

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what universities is the M4 corridor located along?

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Oxford, Bath

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what are two examples of environmental damage from industry?

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-transport of materials releases CO2
-waste products enter ecosystems

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what is our example of more sustainable industrial development?

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Torr quarry, Somerset

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how many people are employed at Torr quarry?

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100

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how much money is made for the local economy from Torr quarry?

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£15 million

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what is a sustainable practice at Torr quarry?

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planting more trees creating habitats and taking in CO2

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what is an example of an area of population growth?

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South Cambridge

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what is an example of an area of population decline?

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Outer Hebrides

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15
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how many homes are being built in Cambridge?

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1,700

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how many companies are offering jobs in Cambridge?

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4,500

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what makes Cambridge an attractive area?

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picturesque, lots of green space, skilled job opportunities

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How many homes are there in the Outer Hebrides?

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a few hundred

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what is the population of the Outer Hebrides?

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26,000

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what is weather and broadband like in the Outer Hebrides?

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bad weather and no broadband

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the population of the Outer Hebrides has declined by …… since 1901

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50%

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22
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what is a healthcare impact of population growth in Cambridge?

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a strain on healthcare and education

23
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what are house prices like now in Cambrdge?

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very high

24
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what percentage of people living in South Cambridgeshire own cars?

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80%

25
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the outer hebrides have a…

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high dependency ratio, so a top heavy population pyramid

26
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how much did the government announce to spend in 2014 on a road investment scheme?

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£15 billion

27
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what did the £15 billion investment scheme entail?

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extra lanes on motorways, smart motorways, 100 new road schemes, 1300 new lane miles added to motorways

28
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what are two examples of railway improvements?

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HS2 and Crossrail

29
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how much is HS2 worth?

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$50 billion

30
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why is HS2 controversial?

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loss of countryside and it is close to homes

31
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Crossrail is the…

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biggest civil construction project in Europe

32
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what opportunities will Crossrail bring?

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cut passenger journey times, encourage regeneration, employment opportunities

33
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how many people do the UK’s seaports employ?

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120,000

33
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how many people pass through the UK’s seaports?

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32 million passengers

33
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the UK port industry is…

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the largest in Europe

34
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how many people do the UK’s airports employ?

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300,000

35
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what was proposed in Gatwick and Heathrow airport?

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adding a third runway

36
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how many people does Heathrow airport employ?

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76,000

37
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what is the north-south divide?

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the social, economic and cultural disparities between London and the south east of England, and the rest of the UK

38
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why is there a north- south divide?

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northern england was populated with coalmines, but they have been shut down so unemployment rose

39
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what has the government encouraged to solve the north-south divide?

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TNC investment in the North

40
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how has the government encouraged TNC investment in the North?

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they have reduced taxes for investors

41
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what is an example of TNC investment in the North?

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Mitsubishi in the North

42
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what transport investment can improve the North South divide?

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HS2 to link the two and allow access to jobs in the north

43
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what is an enterprise zone (overcoming north south divide)

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a government incentive such as discounted rates or superfast broadband to encourage new businesses to setup in deprived areas

44
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how will enterprise zones improve the north south divide?

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jobs are created when businesses start up, so taxes are paid, which will benefit the economy –>positive multiplier effect

45
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what is a local enterprise partnership (LEP)? - north south divide

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voluntary partnerships between local authorities and businesses to encourage investment

46
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what is the Lancashire LEP focusing development on? - north south divide

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aerospace and technical engineering

47
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how many skilled jobs is the Lancashire LEP aiming to create by 2023?

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50,000

48
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what is the tv industry worth in the UK?-cultural importance)

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1.25 billion

49
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who are the UK’s main trade partners?

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countries within the EU, the US and China

50
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which airports give links from the UK- transport links?

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Gatwick and Heathrow

51
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what is the Arctic Fibre project?-electronic communications

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150,000km of cables linking London and Tokyo

52
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after leaving the EU, how much did the government use to support farmers?

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£18 million

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