South Cambridgeshire and the Outer Hebrides - CEW Paper 2

Question 1

Name an area of the UK experiencing population increase

Answer 1

South Cambridgeshire

Question 2

Name an area of the UK experiencing population decrease

Answer 2

The Outer Hebrides

Question 3

Since 1901, the Outer Hebrides population has …

Answer 3

…halved

Question 4

Why has the Outer Hebrides population halved?

Answer 4

Lack of Jobs - many young people have moved to the mainland

Question 5

Due to the decrease in population, what has happened to Outer Hebrides’ services?

Answer 5

Minimised or completely stopped due to lack of funding

Question 6

The loss of which group of people has been the primary cause of the halving of the Outer Hebrides’ population?

Answer 6

Young people - moving to the mainland for jobs

Question 7

The Outer Hebrides has recently seen a ____ increase in tourism

Answer 7

27% increase

Question 8

Describe a recent change in tourism to the Outer Hebrides

Answer 8

27% increase

Question 9

Give a struggle for increasing tourism to the Outer Hebrides

Answer 9

Infrastructure cannot support it

Question 10

Describe the population of the Outer Hebrides

Answer 10

Declining - halved since 1901
Aging - young people moving away for jobs

Question 11

Give 3 possible impacts of an aging population on the Outer Hebrides

Answer 11

School closures - people aren’t having families there
Decline in traditional (lobster) fishing
High social care costs