Deindustrialisation In Rural Areas

Question 1

What is deindustrialization?

Answer 1

When land is no longer used for industrial purposes

Question 2

Name one environmental cost of deindustrialization in rural areas

Answer 2

Scars can be left on the landscape

Question 3

Name one social cost of deindustrialization in rural areas

Answer 3

People that worked in the industry can be left without a job

Question 4

What is an example of the negative impact of deindustrialization in rural areas?

Answer 4

Aberfan: in 1966 a landslide occurred where the waste heap fell on a school and killed 144 people

Question 5

How much was the land that the Madejski stadium in reading is built on?

Answer 5

£1

Question 6

Name two positive effects of deindustrialization in rural areas

Answer 6

• less pollution

* new opportunities for rural development and employment

Question 7

Where was the Eden project built?

Answer 7

A 160 year old disused China clay pit

Question 8

When was the Eden project opened?

Answer 8

2001

Question 9

How many people does the Eden project employ?

Answer 9

500 staff directly and 3000 jobs in related industry

Question 10

How much money had the Eden project brought to the Cornish economy?

Answer 10

£1 billion