regenerating places

Question 1

how can economic activity be classified by sector

Answer 1

primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary

Question 2

what are the two ways economic activity can be classified

Answer 2

sector
type of employment

Question 3

what are the types of employment economic activity can be classified by

Answer 3

part time/full time
temporary/permanent
employed/self-employed

Question 4

primary industry

Answer 4

extraction of raw materials- mining, farming- Dartmoor/South West England

Question 5

secondary industry

Answer 5

manufacturing and processing of raw materials- iron, steel and car manufacturing- North East England

Question 6

tertiary industry

Answer 6

service sector- tourism and banking- South East England

Question 7

quaternary

Answer 7

high tech research and development- Cambridge

Question 8

quinary

Answer 8

knowledge management, consultancy- London

Question 9

how are differences in economic activity reflected

Answer 9

through variation in social factors
health
life expectancy
levels of education

Question 10

employment and social factors creating differences in economic activity

Answer 10

-transition into a post industrial economy hasnt been even across the UK
-inequalities in the levels of pay and type of work
-unemployment has a clear impact on health, life expectancy and education
-growing up in poverty and likelehood of dropping out of further education are associated with poorer health in later life
-ill health and disability have an impact on people’s ability to work

Question 11

in 2014 the richest 1% of the population recieved what % of all income

Answer 11

13%

Question 12

in 2014 the richest 1% accumulated as much wealth as the poorest what % of the population put together

Answer 12

55%

Question 13

the top 10% of employees earned over what £ annually

Answer 13

£53,000

Question 14

job roles in the UK mainly include what

Answer 14

managers
directors and senior officials

Question 15

what is the difference in job due to

Answer 15

opportunities in large transnational companies

Question 16

the bottom 10% of earners earn weekly wages under what

Answer 16

£288

Question 17

what are job roles in the UK concentrated in

Answer 17

customer services such as carers

Question 18

what % of the labour force are on zero hours or casual contracts

Answer 18

over 2%

Question 19

what happens to many workers in the labour force

Answer 19

lack savings and are forced into debt

Question 20

the south of the UK created what % of the UK growth output between 1997 and 2007

Answer 20

37%

Question 21

in 2008 what did the South input increase to while all other regions increased

Answer 21

48%

Question 22

in Camden what % of children live in poverty compared to what % nationally

Answer 22

34%
21%

Question 23

what happens to older traditional communities to create inequality within communities

Answer 23

remain economically marginal as shown by the withdrawal of Tata Steel in 2016

Question 24

casestudy to look at for inequality within communities

Answer 24

birmingham v llandudno

Question 25

how are inequalities in pay levels across economic sectors and in different types of employment reflected

Answer 25

quality of life indices- differences in pay

Question 26

where is the highest pay in the UK

Answer 26

around London eg Richmond Park

Question 27

what is the pay in Richmond Park

Answer 27

£35,689

Question 28

where is the lowest pay in the UK

Answer 28

places around the coast and places in Wales pay under £17,000

Question 29

what functions have places changed over time

Answer 29

administrative commercial retail industrial

Question 30

what demographic charachteristics have places changed over time

Answer 30

gentrification age structure ethic composition studentification multiculturalism ageing population/brain drain gentrification industrial change

Question 31

studentification

Answer 31

when students cluster in certain areas of towns and cities due to high number of students there is a rise in number of pubs and small alcohol selling shops and a high crime rate -houses are an easy target, usually high amounts of tech -high amounts of anti-social behaviour due to alcohol and drugs

Question 32

eg of studentification

Answer 32

Selly Oak in Birmingham as a city is home to 35,000 students

Question 33

multiculturalism

Answer 33

people from different countries or religions living near each other -enclaves form where people from each of the countries live in close proximity to each other

Question 34

how can enclaves have negative impacts

Answer 34

people become segregated from each other

Question 35

eg of multiculturalism

Answer 35

Birmingham 53% of the population are White British

Question 36

ageing population/ brain drain

Answer 36

young people moving away due to no job opportunities other than in tourism means majority of poeple living there are elderly tourism creating higher house prices so locals cant afford them led to welsh government introducing double council tax for second homes in certain areas to discourage this in certain areas

Question 37

gentrification

Answer 37

when rich people buy previosuly deindustrialised areas and spend money doing up the houses means house prices increase so local people have to leave leading to social stratification also means services in an area will improve

Question 38

eg of ageing population/brain drain

Answer 38

Llandudno

Question 39

eg of gentrification

Answer 39

Ladywood Birmingham

Question 40

industrial change

Answer 40

when a place changes its industrial structure

Question 41

eg of industrial change

Answer 41

lonbridge used to be factories however after deindustrialisation its now a shooping area