Distribution of ethnic groups

Question 1

South Asian & Afro-Caribbean in urban areas

Answer 1

Economic – jobs after WW2
Clusters attracted others
Self-segregation and discrimination
eg London, Birmingham, Leicester, Glasgow

Question 2

Eastern European dispersed and concentrated in Boston, Northampton, Herefordshire and Orkney

Answer 2

Jobs now available more widely
1 in 5 E Europeans – hospitality
1 in 7 - agriculture – East Anglia

Degree of segregation is proportional to distance moved.
Distribution changes over time – move outwards from centre.

Question 3

Migrants London

Answer 3

• London (1.8 million migrants)

- South east (0.6 million)

Question 4

London

Answer 4

• 50% of ethnic minorities live in London +southeast- has 30% of white pop: highest concentration

Question 5

Ethnic segregation

Answer 5

• Ethnic segregation is more geographically pronounced in northern areas than in London

Question 6

Black caribbean, bangladeshi, pakistani

Answer 6

• London = 60% of UK’s black Caribbean pop, 52% Bangladeshi pop + 18% Pakistani pop

Question 7

Who - where?

Answer 7

Bangladeshi + black Caribbean concentrated in high density inner-city areas – low levels of owner occupancy + high unemployment
• Chinese- distributed across wide range of areas

Question 8

Location of specific groups

Answer 8

• Localisations: - Banglaseshi – Tower Hamlets

* High no.’s of foreigners resident in Kensington + Chelsea = Germany, Australia, USA, gulf states, Europe

Question 9

Office for National statistics (ONS) – diversity index from census data

Answer 9

assess ethnic diversity of specific areas

- Based on probability that any two people chosen at random from particular area would be from different ethnic groups

Question 10

Most diverse

Answer 10

Brent (London) : 85%

• Slough 62%
• Leicester 57%

Question 11

Least diverse

Answer 11

Easington (County Durham) : 2%