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Hertswood Academy Geography GCSE The UK’s evolving human landscape(year 11 revision version) > Part 1: The UK Economy and Population > Flashcards

Part 1: The UK Economy and Population Flashcards

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  1. What is population?
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a. The number of people living in a place

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  1. What is a dense population?
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a. When a lot of people live in 1 km²

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  1. What is a sparse population?
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a. When a few people in live in 1 km²

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  1. What are economic activities?
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a. Ways people make money

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  1. What are the different types of economic activity?
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a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Quaternary

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  1. What is primary activity?
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a. Farming, fishing and mining

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  1. What is secondary activity?
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a. Making things in factories

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  1. What is tertiary activity?
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a. Services e.g. people who work in offices

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  1. What is quaternary activity?
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a. Research e.g. cancer or IT

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  1. What is a settlement?
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a. Where people live

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  1. What types of settlement are there?
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a. Cities
b. Towns
c. Villages

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  1. What is an urban or core area?
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a. Towns and cities

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  1. What is the population of a town or city like?
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a. Dense

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  1. What sort of economic activity do you find in a town or city?
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a. Secondary, tertiary and quaternary

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  1. How old are the people in towns and cities?
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a. More younger people

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  1. What is a rural area?
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a. Countryside

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  1. What is the population of a village or rural area like?
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a. Sparse

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  1. What sort of economic activity do you mainly find in a rural area?
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a. Primary

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  1. How old are people in rural areas?
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a. More older people

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  1. Do urban or rural areas have more jobs?
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a. Urban

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  1. Do urban or rural areas have more money?
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a. Urban

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  1. What is the problem in some urban areas?
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a. Unemployment

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  1. What is the problem in many rural areas?
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a. Unemployment

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  1. How has the government and the European Union tried to reduce unemployment?
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a. enterprise zones
b. investment in transport infrastructure
c. regional development

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  1. What is an enterprise zone?
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a. Where the government makes it easier for companies to open
b. This creates jobs

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  1. What is investment in transport infrastructure?
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a. Building better roads, railways, ports and airports

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  1. Why does investment in transport infrastructure help?
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a. It makes it easier for companies to move the things they make
b. It makes it easier for workers to move

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  1. What is regional development?
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a. When money is spent in one area to make it better for people and business

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  1. How is money spent on regional development?
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a. Housing
b. Transport
c. Business

Hertswood Academy Geography GCSE The UK’s evolving human landscape(year 11 revision version) (8 decks)

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