People of the ULK

Question 1

what is the UK’s trade deficit?

Answer 1

£ 30 billion

exporting - oil, fish, coal, gas
importing- Alcohol, tea, coffee

Question 2

name 3 of the UK’s main trading partners

Answer 2

China, USA, Germany

Question 3

Name Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary jobs and what they do

Answer 3

Primary - Farming, mining - extracting and using natural resources

secondary - manufacturing e.g. cars

Tertiary - teaching, nursing - involve providing your service to others.

Quaternary - IT - involve research and development

Question 4

name 3 inequalities in the UK

Answer 4

1. North south divide
2. foreign vs White ethnicity
3. Male vs Female pay
4. broadband access (better in more urban areas)

Question 5

name 3 causes of uneven development

Answer 5

1. relief - is it mountainous land and is it easy to build on (will affect how developed the place is)
2. are you close to the capitol - London has huge spill out affects meaning living near there will mean a more developed area.
3. are we close to trade purposes - is trade easily accessible with ports to the rest of Europe

Question 6

investment in key infrastructure

Answer 6

1. HS2 transport
2. Elizabeth line on the tube
3. airports like Gatwick and Heathrow
4. Broadband (northern Ire invested loads in broadband so companies would move their and increase the economy)

Question 7

why have Cambridge opened the greenbelt?

Answer 7

• once protected land has been given planning permission due to a population crisis, tring to fit another 15,000 people in the next 10 years
• this will mean transport struggles even more however multiplier effect will come into play