Changing function and characteristics Flashcards
What are administrative jobs?
Council offices, schools and other public services like clinics and hospitals.
What are commercial jobs?
Offices of service industries such as legal services, accountants.
What are retail jobs?
Shops that range in size from small to malls.
What are industrial jobs?
Factories, warehouse and distribution centres.
What has happened to industrial land in Middlesbrough?
Declined since the 1970s due to factory closures
What has happened to Reading’s commercial functions?
Commercial functions have grown due to the success of the area’s service sector, plus the location of some companies in the Quaternary industrial sector such as Oracle, Microsoft and Intel.
Which Quaternary industrial sector companies are located in Reading?
Microsoft
Oracle
Intel
What percentage of Reading’s residents is White British?
65%
What percentage of Middlesbrough’s residents is White British?
86%
What is the difference between Reading and Middlesbrough in terms of age demographics?
There is a much higher proportion of people in the 20-44 age category suggesting young professional workers, whereas there there are more older and retired people in Middlesbrough.
What is ethnic composition?
Ethnic composition is the ethnic group make-up of a population. In the UK the main groups are white, Asian and black. Ethnicity is different from nationality.
How is Middlesbrough not accessible?
Not on the UK motorway network or a mainline train route.
A long distance north of London, the economic core.
How is Reading easily accessible?
Located on the M4, just west of London and with very good rail links.
Benefits from its proximity to London.
How is Middlesbrough not well connected?
The local airport, Durham Tees Valley, is closing down.
Limited higher education opportunities.
How is Reading well connected?
Close to the global hub airport of Heathrow.
Very close to many major universities, including Reading.
