Dynamic Cities

Question 1

How is the UK’s population changing?

Answer 1

Increased by around 1-2M every 10 years

Question 2

What is population density?

Answer 2

Average number of people in a given area as people per km2

Question 3

Where is the UK densely populated?

Answer 3

London, Birmingham, Manchester (big cities)

Question 4

Where is the UK less densely populated?

Answer 4

Northern Scotland

Question 5

What is there more of in densely populated areas?

Answer 5

The services and facilities are better, there are more job opportunities and more availabilities

Question 6

What are core regions?

Answer 6

Important urban areas that drive the country’s economy, political decisions and main systems

Question 7

What four factors affect population?

Answer 7

Birth rate
Death rate
Infant mortality
Migration

Question 8

Birth rate

Answer 8

Number of babies born per 1000 each year

increased: religion issues
decreased: contraception, educational opportunities

Question 9

Death rate

Answer 9

The number of people who die each year per 1000

increased: disease
decreased: better quality of life

Question 10

Infant mortality

Answer 10

The number of children who die before age 1

increased: birth defects, interbreeding
decreased: good healthcare and vaccinations

Question 11

Migration

Answer 11

Movement of people from one place to another

increased: safer, good economy, jobs, healthcare
decreased: Brexit

Question 12

What is employment structure?

Answer 12

Employment structure of a country is a way of showing how developed a country is

Question 13

What are the 4 industries?

Answer 13

Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

Question 14

Primary industry

Answer 14

This industry collects raw materials and are used by people to make things

• fishing, farming

Question 15

Secondary industry

Answer 15

This industry is known as the manufacturing sector and uses raw materials to make things

• factories
• textiles

Question 16

Tertiary industry

Answer 16

This is the service industry, specialist services

• hairdresser
• NHS
• Emergency services
• Teachers

Question 17

Quaternary industry

Answer 17

This is the high-tech industry which furthers careers

• Research and development
• IT

Question 18

Why have primary and secondary industries declined?

Answer 18

They cannot make as much money as in a lot of circumstances, technology has taken over and jobs tend to be very laborous in primary and secondary industries.

Question 19

What has decline in primary and secondary industries led to?

Answer 19

Deindustrialisation

• closing of factories which leads to unemployment

Question 20

What is deindustrialisation?

Answer 20

A decline in the importance of industrial activity for a place.

Question 21

Concept of globalisation

Answer 21

• People being more connected and versatile
• Countries import and export products like food, toys and clothes because we now have the facilities to do so

Question 22

Globalisation

Answer 22

The increasing integration of economies around the world, particularly through the movement of goods, services and international trades.

Question 23

Drawbacks of globalisation

Answer 23

• disease
• exploitation

Question 24

Advantages of globalisation

Answer 24

• communicate with people instantly
• transport
• travel
• social media
• imported items
• technology
• cars

Question 25

TNC and what are they?

Answer 25

Transnational corporations are companies that have become international to make more money

Question 26

What do TNC’s do?

Answer 26

• explore foreign resources
• produce in developing countries
• find lowest cost locations
• sell products globally

Question 27

Globalisation has led to

Answer 27

spread of TNC’s

Question 28

TATA

Answer 28

• TNC
• 1868, Mumbai, India
• employs in six continents, over 100 countries
• Jaguar Land Rover, Titan, Tetley Tea