Changing Economy Of The UK Flashcards
What is the secondary industry?
Manufacturing, where raw materials are converted into a finished product, e.g. house building, car making, steel processing and food processing
What is the tertiary industry?
This is the services industry, there is a wide range of services associated with manufacturing (distribution and retailing) and people (e.g. education and nursing)
What is the quaternary industry?
Provide information and expert help, often known as creative and knowledge-based industries, specifically IT, biosciences, media etc
Brand names - Burberry (made in Britain!) case study
It’s British company, its brand is based on the label ‘Made in Britain’ yet most of its products are now made in China
Many of their British employees have lost their jobs as most of the business is moved abroad, in the past the company justified their high prices by claiming their products were by high-skilled workers in Britain
What are the four categories under which you would classify employment?
Level of skill
Level of responsibility
Full-time or part-time
Temporary or permanent
Why are companies in the ‘new economy’ called footloose?
As they are not tied to a location, e.g. delivery firms, in retail parks, shopping centres or jobs with global companies
Define household income
It is the total earned by everyone in a household, after paying tax. The average UK household has two earners
In what ways is the North East of England deprived?
In 2012, unemployment there was over 11%
In 2011 25% of jobs in public sector
Between 2010 and 2011 32,000 jobs were lost from the North East’s public sector
It has the worst indicators for deaths from smoking, heart disease, strokes and cancer
It has the lowest percentage of adults who eat healthily
Define the domino effect
When one industry collapses, it leads to the collapse of others
When this happens it also damages other local businesses and services
What is the primary industry?
The extraction of raw materials from land or sea - e.g. farming, fishing, quarrying and mining
Define diversification
It means creating varied industries and economic activities then if one fails it went affect the others
Positive impacts of deindustrialisation
More available land for the future development e.g. housing
Less water used in industrial processes
Less energy required to operate machines reduces CO2 missions
Reduced traffic congestion near factory
Reduced noise and air pollution
Negative impacts of deindustrialisation
Derelict land looks unsightly
Deteriorating infrastructure e.g.lack of investment in roads
Empty factory buildings and associated litter or vandalism
Manufacturing goods further away leads to greater transport problems and pollution elsewhere
Three ways in which the city of Glasgow was regenerated
Arts culture and tourism - Glasgow has a wealth of architecture from famous architects
Mixed use development investment from private property developers has led to the development of riverside flats along the river Clyde together with shops and restaurants
The media the new BBC headquarters for Scotland TV and radio broadcasting opened in 2007
What is the cycle of decline?
It is a theoretical cycle which helps to explain the process of decline in an area
