Changing Economic World: UK

Question 1

What are 3 causes of economic change in the UK?

Answer 1

Deindustrialisation, government policy, globalisation

Question 2

what is globalisation?

Answer 2

where a business starts operating on an international scale

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Mag thatcher closing mines 1970’s

Question 4

what are industries in a post-industrial economy?

Answer 4

finance, services, science

Question 5

what do post industrial industries locate near?

Answer 5

motorways and universities

Question 6

what is a growth corridor?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

what universities is the M4 corridor located along?

Answer 7

Oxford, Bath

Question 8

what are two examples of environmental damage from industry?

Answer 8

-transport of materials releases CO2
-waste products enter ecosystems

Question 9

what is our example of more sustainable industrial development?

Answer 9

Torr quarry, Somerset

Question 10

how many people are employed at Torr quarry?

Answer 10

100

Question 11

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

Answer 11

£15 million

Question 12

what is a sustainable practice at Torr quarry?

Answer 12

planting more trees creating habitats and taking in CO2

Question 13

what is an example of an area of population growth?

Answer 13

South Cambridge

Question 14

what is an example of an area of population decline?

Answer 14

Outer Hebrides

Question 15

how many homes are being built in Cambridge?

Answer 15

1,700

Question 16

how many companies are offering jobs in Cambridge?

Answer 16

4,500

Question 17

what makes Cambridge an attractive area?

Answer 17

picturesque, lots of green space, skilled job opportunities

Question 18

How many homes are there in the Outer Hebrides?

Answer 18

a few hundred

Question 19

what is the population of the Outer Hebrides?

Answer 19

26,000

Question 20

what is weather and broadband like in the Outer Hebrides?

Answer 20

bad weather and no broadband

Question 21

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

Answer 21

50%

Question 22

what is a healthcare impact of population growth in Cambridge?

Answer 22

a strain on healthcare and education

Question 23

what are house prices like now in Cambrdge?

Answer 23

very high

Question 24

what percentage of people living in South Cambridgeshire own cars?

Answer 24

80%

Question 25

the outer hebrides have a...

Answer 25

high dependency ratio, so a top heavy population pyramid

Question 26

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

Answer 26

£15 billion

Question 27

what did the £15 billion investment scheme entail?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

what are two examples of railway improvements?

Answer 28

HS2 and Crossrail

Question 29

how much is HS2 worth?

Answer 29

$50 billion

Question 30

why is HS2 controversial?

Answer 30

loss of countryside and it is close to homes

Question 31

Crossrail is the...

Answer 31

biggest civil construction project in Europe

Question 32

what opportunities will Crossrail bring?

Answer 32

cut passenger journey times, encourage regeneration, employment opportunities

Question 33

how many people do the UK's seaports employ?

Answer 33

120,000

Question 33

how many people pass through the UK's seaports?

Answer 33

32 million passengers

Question 33

the UK port industry is...

Answer 33

the largest in Europe

Question 34

how many people do the UK's airports employ?

Answer 34

300,000

Question 35

what was proposed in Gatwick and Heathrow airport?

Answer 35

adding a third runway

Question 36

how many people does Heathrow airport employ?

Answer 36

76,000

Question 37

what is the north-south divide?

Answer 37

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

Question 38

why is there a north- south divide?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

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

Answer 39

TNC investment in the North

Question 40

how has the government encouraged TNC investment in the North?

Answer 40

they have reduced taxes for investors

Question 41

what is an example of TNC investment in the North?

Answer 41

Mitsubishi in the North

Question 42

what transport investment can improve the North South divide?

Answer 42

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

Question 43

what is an enterprise zone (overcoming north south divide)

Answer 43

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

Question 44

how will enterprise zones improve the north south divide?

Answer 44

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

Question 45

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

Answer 45

voluntary partnerships between local authorities and businesses to encourage investment

Question 46

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

Answer 46

aerospace and technical engineering

Question 47

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

Answer 47

50,000

Question 48

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

Answer 48

1.25 billion

Question 49

who are the UK's main trade partners?

Answer 49

countries within the EU, the US and China

Question 50

which airports give links from the UK- transport links?

Answer 50

Gatwick and Heathrow

Question 51

what is the Arctic Fibre project?-electronic communications

Answer 51

150,000km of cables linking London and Tokyo

Question 52

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

Answer 52

£18 million