Extra Flashcards
State two reasons why tertiary employment has increased in UK.
Growth in retail and services as disposable incomes rise, declining numbers of primary and secondary employment lead to greater proportion of employment in tertiary industry and globalisation leads to financial and business services.
Reasons for no pop growth.
Deindustrialisation in north so people moved away to find work.
Why do large cities attract international migrants?
Lots of high paying jibs as lots of TNCs have headquarters in major cities and transport or culture/familiar.
Properties of CBD.
Commercial land use, low resident pop and high building density and land values.
Inner city changing?
Transport so depop, economic change as deindustrialisation leads to brownfield sites that may then become commercial like offices.
Interdependence on rural areas?
People commute from rural areas into cities so rural areas experience pressure to build houses as cities grow which will cause increases house prices and push out local people.
Interdependence on cities?
Cities get resources from local areas which leads to the growth of local services, people from cities also use rural areas for leisure and recreation which supports their economy.
Income variations and economic activity.
Ok.
Reasons for decline of primary and secondary employment.
Trade unions and demand for higher pay, cost of land and difficulty in obtaining raw materials and cheaper wages abroad.
Reasons for growth in tertiary and quaternary?
Working from home and invention of the world wide web, education levels increased and globalisation.
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