human landscape (reduced content)

Question 1

population density + Londons

Answer 1

a measure of the number of people per unit area

5500 people/km^2 in London

Question 2

how is the Uk’s land split between urban and rural

Answer 2

7% urban
93% rural

but population density is much higher in and around major cities and where cities have formed CONURBATIONS

Question 3

4 features of the rural periphery

Answer 3

older population
lower incomes
higher transport costs
outmigration of younger people

Question 4

3 ways in which we are reducing the gap between urban and rural areas

Answer 4

enterprise zones
transport infrasturcture
regional development

Question 5

causes for the growing UK population

Answer 5

net immigration

globalisation

Question 6

how is net immigration causing the UK population to grow

Answer 6

(more people are immigrating to the UK than are emigrating out of it)

Question 7

how is globalisation causing the UK population to grow

Answer 7

higher birth rate is caused by

• the 2008 recession resulting in fewer employment opportunities so more women chose to have children earlier
• more women choosing to have children later through ART having postponed them for career reasons
• greater number of overseas-born women with a higher fertility rate for cultural reasons

Question 8

deindustrialisation

Answer 8

as one industry collapsed, it led to the collapse of other industries
this damages other local businesses and services

Question 9

knowledge economy

Answer 9

an economy based on specialised knowledge and skill

requires degrees with specialised training

Question 10

compare Dinnington’s new economy with London’s knowledge economy

Answer 10

tertiary : Dinnington’s new economy

• low salary
• few qualifications needed
• many temporary and part-time roles
• gender mix mainly female

quaternary : London’s knowledge economy

• high salary
• degree and training needed
• full-time
• mostly male, especially in banks

Question 11

FDI

Answer 11

foreign direct investment

when a company based in another country invests money in a different county

Question 12

two forms of FDI

Answer 12

buying land/buildings and locating a factory/office there
OR
buying part or all of an existing business

Question 13

UK FDI growth stats

Answer 13

between 2010 and 2014, UK FDI rose from 726 BILLION to 1065 BILLION (£)

Question 14

3 factors increasing FDI

Answer 14

globalisation
privatistion
free trade policies

Question 15

how does globalisation increase FDI

Answer 15

process of countries becoming more integrated
transport and communication links have imporved so easier for other companies to operate in the UK
as a global financail centre, foreign banks have located heree

Question 16

how does privatisation increase FDI

Answer 16

services previously run by the UK government are offered to private firms
this increases FDI as foreign firms can buy them and merge them with existing businesses

Question 17

how do free trade policies increase FDI

Answer 17

reduce import and export restrictions so trade is easier
rpomoted in the EU, increasing FDI to the EU
agreemenets with other countries attract investors due to the UK providing acess to the EUropean markets

Question 18

TNC

Answer 18

transnational corporation

a company that has operations in more than one country