The UK's Evolving Human Landscape

Question 1

POPULATION DENSITY

Answer 1

This is the average number of people in a given area. This is usually per in squared.

Question 2

MULTIPLIER EFFECT

Answer 2

When people or businesses move to an area and invest money and services, which in turn creates more jobs and attracts more people.

Question 3

The northern powerhouse

Answer 3

Politicians use this term to describe the Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds region, because of its potential to drive the economy of northern England.

Question 4

ENTERPRISE ZONE

Answer 4

This is the places where the UK government offers companies help with start up costs, reduced taxes and super fast broadband. They are often deprived areas that need improving.

Question 5

PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT

Answer 5

These are jobs that are getting resources out of the air, ground or sea. E.g. Mining, farming, fishing.

Question 6

SECONDARY EMPLOYMENT

Answer 6

These are jobs that involve making things.

Question 7

TERTIARY EMPLOYMENT

Answer 7

These are jobs involved in providing a service like doctors, dentists, teachers etc.

Question 8

KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

Answer 8

The quaternary sector is called the knowledge sector because it is based upon specialised knowledge and skill.

Question 9

QUATERNARY EMPLOYMENT

Answer 9

These are knowledge based jobs that involve specialist knowledge or skills. E.g. Accountants, law, IT.

Question 10

FOOTLOOSE

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Many companies are now footloose because they are not tied to a certain location and can move around easily.

Question 11

TNC’s

Answer 11

Transnational companies are firm that operate in more than one country.

Question 12

GLOBALISATION

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This is where there are increased connections between countries.

Question 13

CONNECTIVITY

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This is how connected a place is. For example, London has big airport hubs connecting world cities, fast rail between cities in the UK and a motorway network.

Question 14

CBD

Answer 14

Central business district - the oldest part of the city in the middle where offices and large department stores are found.

Question 15

INNER SUBURBS

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Often referred to as inner city areas and they can be quite varied in quality.

Question 16

THE RURAL URBAN FRINGE

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This is the area of land between the edge of the urban area and the countryside. It comes under a lot of pressure to get building on it.

Question 17

IMMIGRATION

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This is migration into a country

Question 18

ETHNIC COMMUNITY

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This is a cluster of a specific ethnic group in a place.

Question 19

MULTIPLE DEPRIVATION

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This is where certain areas are very deprived. Multiple is referring to several reasons link education, health and employment.

Question 20

DEINDUSTRIALISATION

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This is where industries have declined and closed in a place. Often older manufacturing industries that cannot compete with factories producing cheaper goods abroad.

Question 21

DEPOPULATION

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This is the loss of people in an area often associated with run down areas.

Question 22

DECENTRALISATION

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This is the movement away from the middle of the city to the outskirts.

Question 23

COUNTER URBANISATION

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This is movement of people away from the city and is the opposite of urbanisation.

Question 24

GENTRIFICATION

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This is where some run down housing areas get bought up by people and then done up better. More richer people move in and house prices go up and pubs get replaced by cafes and gastropubs instead.

Question 25

REGENERATION

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This is where rein down derelict places get improved.

Question 26

SUSTAINABLE CITY

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A sustainable city is one that looks after the environment so that it is not damaged for future generations of people.

Question 27

THE RURAL ECONOMY

Answer 27

This is the economy in rural areas. Is there enough jobs for local people away from farming?