The UK in the wider world

Question 1

How does the UK link with the wider world?

Answer 1

The UK has global links through trade, culture, communications and transport.

Along with an influential member of G8, NATO and the UN security council.

Question 2

How does the UK trade interact with the wider world?

Answer 2

Trade involves the movement of goods or services across the world. The EU is the UK most important trading link.

• Exports £31mil to Germany a year
• Imports £59mil from Germany a year

Question 3

How does the UK’s culture link with the wider world?

Answer 3

TV most successful:
- In 2013-2014 accounted for over £1.28bn of export
earning.
- Main markets are the US, Australia and New Zeland

Question 4

How have migrants brought their own culture to the UK?

Answer 4

• Food (e.g Chinese)
• Fashion (e.g France)
• Music (e.g USA)
• Festivals (e.g Notting Hill Carnival)
  UK is a multi-cultural society

Question 5

How has the UK transport helped improve UK’s relevance in the wider world?

Answer 5

• Heathrow is an important international hub

- The Channel tunnel has improved transport links between the UK and mainland EU

Question 6

How has Electronic communication enabled the UK to link with the wider world?

Answer 6

• (2016) Arctic fibre is the first cable to link London and Tokyo via the Northwest Passage, a distance of 15 000km and will operate at 100gb.
• UK has great submarine cables that link the UK with the rest of the world.

Question 7

When did the UK become a member of the EU?

Answer 7

1973

Question 8

Why is the EU important to the UK?

Answer 8

It is a well renown trading group, that has strong political influence over a wide range of issues across the globe.

Question 9

Name 3 ways the EU has affected the UK?

Answer 9

• The EU is the single largest market in the world, goods services and labour may move freely inside.
• In 2015 £18mil made available to dairy farmers in the UK as part of EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.
• High unemployment in poorer EU countries, led to mass migration. In 2013 200,000 immigrants came to the UK from EU

Question 10

What is the UK also a member of?

Answer 10

The Commonwealth

Question 11

What is the Commonwealth mostly made up of?

Answer 11

Ex-British colonies

Question 12

What does the Commonwealth discuss?

Answer 12

A range of issues e.g:

Human rights, social and economic development and youth empowerment.

Question 13

Name 3 countries in the Commonwealth?

Answer 13

Jamaica
Kenya
Cameroon