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GEOGRAPHY A LEVEL HUMAN > REGENERATING PLACES - LESSON 1 - HOW ARE ECONOMIES CLASSIFIED > Flashcards

REGENERATING PLACES - LESSON 1 - HOW ARE ECONOMIES CLASSIFIED Flashcards

1
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What are the ways to classify the economy

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Part-time
Full-time
Temporary
Permanent
Employed
Self-employed
Work from home

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2
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What is our local place

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Birmingham

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3
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What is our contrasting place

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Llandudno/Swansea either or

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What is Birmingham and Swanseas manufacturing average by output area compared to the national average

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B’ham: 11.58%
Swansea: 10.03%
National Average: 9.10%

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5
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What is the professional, scientific, and technical activities by output area of Birmingham and Swansea compared to the national average

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B’ham - 4.75%
Swansea - 3.7%
National Average - 6.3%

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What is primary industry

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Raw materials eg. agriculture, forestry, mining and fishing

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What is secondary industry

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Manufacturing and assembly process eg. car manufacturers, builders

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What is tertiary industry

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Commercial services that support production and distribution eg. Insurance, transport, etc…

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What is quaternary industry

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Industry providing information services eg. ICT and consultancy

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10
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What is deindustrialisation

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Reduction/removal of industrial activity or capacity

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What is industrialisation

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The development of industries on a wide scale in a region or country

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What is pre-industrialisation

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A place that has not yet become industrialised

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What is post-industrialisation

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The stage of economic development that follows industrialisation, moving into the service sector

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What is industrial

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The manufacturing or technically productive enterprises

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What is Quinary industry

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The highest levels of decision-making in an economy – eg. executives/officials in governments, universities, healthcare etc, concentrated in STEM employment.

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16
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What does the Clarke Fisher model depict

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The Change of sector from pre-industrial to industrial to post-industrial

LOOK AT IT!!!!

17
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In 2014, how much of the percentage income did the top 1% earn in the UK

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13% of all wealth - as much as the poorest 55% of the population put together

18
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How much did the top 10% of employees earn annually

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Over £53,000

Jobs mainly managers, directors and senior officials

19
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What do the bottom 10% of earners earn as a weekly wage

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£288

Jobs mainly in customer services

20
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What percentage of the labour force are on zero hour or casual contracts

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Over 2% (that’s a lot)

21
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What percentage of children live in poverty in Camden compared to nationally

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Camden - 34%
Nationally - 21%

22
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What is the life expectancy in Richmond upon Thames - London

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85.9

23
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What is the life expectancy in Glasgow City

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72.6

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