Paper 1 Section 2 Flashcards
Name the UK’s biggest airport
Heathrow airport
Name the UK’s biggest seaport
Dover
What is meant by an import or export?
Import is buying or bringing products INTO the country.
Export is selling products OUT of the country. EXIT
What are the UK’s principal (main) imports?
FUEL – 61.2% of the UKs fuel is imported. (Also food, clothes, cars and electronics)
What are the UK’s principal (main) exports?
Vehicles, machinery, services e.g financial services
Who are the UK’s main trading partners?
Germany, USA, China
The UK has a trade deficit – what does this mean?
When there are more imports than exports. (Buy more than sell in terms of the value of goods)
Give two examples of primary sector jobs.
Mining and Farming
What is the quaternary sector? (employment)
Industries that provide information services and use computing, ICT and research and development.
Which sector (P,S,T or Q) do most people work in in the UK and why?
Tertiary – because the tertiary industry involves jobs that provide a service – primary and secondary jobs are now done mostly in LIDCs. The quaternary sector Is growing fast.
What is meant by the north-south divide in the UK? Give three examples.
The idea that the south is richer than the north. Examples: education, average salary, house prices.
Describe the variation in access to broadband across the UK. What are the impacts of this?
The south of the UK has better broadband access (faster speed? Better coverage) – this means the north gets left behind e.g lack of investment from companies relocating.
Which types of industries have largely closed down in the UK in the last 50 years?
Mining closures, ship building, car manufacture, large amounts of textiles manufacturing.
Give one reason for the differences in educational results across the UK.
Investment in education is higher in the south, access to the internet, money for tutoring, academic expectations.
There are four main causes of uneven development in the UK:
• Geographical location
• Economic change
• Infrastructure
• Government policy
There are four main causes of uneven development in the UK:
• Geographical location
• Economic change
• Infrastructure
• Government policy
There are four main causes of uneven development in the UK:
• Geographical location
South = closer to Europe and has the capital London. Is flatter, less windy/ wet and has a warmer climate.
There are four main causes of uneven development in the UK:
• Economic change
Primary and secondary»_space;> tertiary and quaternary shift. Places in the north have seen more closures due to e.g dock yards closing.
There are four main causes of uneven development in the UK:
• Infrastructure
More infrastructure in the south due the investment where more people are. (e.g HS2, Crosslinks)
There are four main causes of uneven development in the UK:
•Government policy
HS2 – promised investment in the North but not delivered (followed through)
What is meant by population structure?
The percentage of people of different agesand genders within a population.
How has the UK’s population structure changed since 1900?
1900 = 42 million people, high BR. 1920s onwards = young population baby booms after wars. 1950s = baby boomers living longer. 1990-today = 66 million in total but a low BR and higher percentage of elderly people.
What does DTM stand for? How many stages does it have?
Demographic transition model – 5 stages
What happens in stage 2 of the DTM?
Birth rate = stays high (fluctuating) (around 40/1000/year.
Death rate = rapid decrease (due to better healthcare)
Population = increases rapidly as the BR> DR
Which stage of the DTM are most ACs in?
Stage 4 (some e.g Japan) moving to stage 5.
