Economic Change In Uk

Question 1

Causes of economic change?

Answer 1

Deindustrialisation-lack of investment,high labour costs and outdated machinery made uk products too expensive

Globalisation-led to developments in transport.also boosted world trade and enabled more imported products to uk

Question 2

Environmental impacts of nissan?

Answer 2

Car’s designed useing material that can be recycled (reduce waste going to landfill/reduce use of new materials by 70% by 2022)

Car models have tighter restrictions on exhaust emissions (reduce co2. Emissions by 40% by 2022)

Question 3

Uk north/ south divide?

Answer 3

Strategies to reduce:

High speed 2-56b plan for a new high speed railine to connect london with Birmingham.(reduce journey times and improve access to north)

Liverpool 2- double ports capacity to over 1.5m a year to compete with other major uk ports.(create 1000s of jobs boosting uk economy)

Question 4

Improvements to transport?

Answer 4

Roads-additional lanes on busy motorway e.g a1. And smart motorways to reduce congestion

Airports-third runway at heathrow for 18.6b.accounts for 22% of local employment so boost jobs