north south divide Flashcards
the north’s history
previously heavily industrial- coaling, mining , docks etc
declined due to de industrialisation
this increased unemployment
alternative energy supplies has decreased the need of coal and companies moving to cheaper locations
the south
the south east and london has developed rapidly due to the service and business sector
what has the south recieved
better income and livihood.
higher has prices more congestion
what has been done to reduce the north south divide
new high speed railway HS2 has been made to connect London and the north.
this has reduced traffic significantly
it cost over 42 billion with no estimates of profit
lwhat has been done to reduce the north south divide pennine railway
this has also reduce the travel time in the north
what has been done to reduce the north south divide liverpool port
liverpool2 will now be able to handle the biggest cargo vessels in the world
what has been done to reduce the north south divide merseyside Gateway
a new 6 lane toll bridge over the river mersey to improve access across to the new deep water port. this relives congestion, air quality and attraction for ecomonic development
lancashire
traditionally a manufacturing and industry area
closed down due to deindustrialization
the Lancashire LEP would promote new businesses and 50,000 new jobs in 2023
enterprise zones in warton will encourage 6000 high skilled jobs
£20 million spent on traffic
why did de industrialisation happen
machines had replaced people
competition from abroad
lack of investment in new technology
sectors in the uk mostly
tertiary and Quaternary
globalisation
has been the cause of britain’s de industrialisation
goods can be access cheaper abroad
helped to grow the uk’s Quaternary sector
what is a post industry economy
when the secondary sector has been replaced with the service sector. this happened to the uk in the 1970s
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jobs involving computer , internet and technology
it has growned due as people can work from home , people use social media and it is needed in our day to day lives
1.3 billion people use it
service industries and finances
produce a service rather than product
finance, NHS teaching
as quality of life improves it demands for extra services
high tech products need to be repaired
service - 79% of the uk’s economic output
financial sector- 10 5 of the uk’s gdp employing 2 million people
research
pharmaceutical compainies , unis , NHS
More development requires reasearch for new products
60000 people contributes £3 billions to the uk economy
science park
a group of scientific and technical knowledge based businesses located on a single site
there are 100s in the uk
mostly tied in with unis to employ graduates
business park
land where clusters of businesses are found
edge of town because it is cheaper, more land is available
and businesses may benefit working together
2010+
government aims to rebalance the ecomony by more investments encouraging global firms easy access to loans improve infrastructure
1979- 2010
state run industries were soldto private shareholders to boost competition- privatisation
old industries closed down- job lost
abandoned buildings were turn into business centre, shops and offices
1945-76
uk government made state run companies such as national railways
government money was spent propping up declining uk industries
many strikes, unemployment, and powercuts
19th century Britain
most people were farmers but moved to the city to find jobs in factories
local develotion
wales n.ireland and Scotland have their own choice on how to spend their money which will benefit them the most
businesses
large business move into places like sunderland to create jobs . e,g nissan
landmarks
the angel of the north has became an iconic landmark for the north east and has became a tourist attraction
geography of north
mountainous upland land
high rates of unemployment
low house prices
people move south to find work
geography of south
flat fertile land
high population growth
