The UK’s Evolving Human Landscape

Question 1

Define Commonwealth

Answer 1

A group of countries that were colonised bt Britain as part of the British Empire

Question 2

Define Enterprise Zones

Answer 2

Regions that are set up by the government to encourage businesses to move in. They tend to have lower tax rates or newly constructed offices

Question 3

Define Ethnic Minority

Answer 3

A group of people who have a different race, traditions, or beliefs from the main population

Question 4

Define Foreign Direct Investment

Answer 4

When a business or person in one country invests in a business located in a different country

Question 5

Define globalisation

Answer 5

The process through which countries are becoming more interconnected. This is due to factors such as trade, migration, technology, and culture

Question 6

Define grants

Answer 6

When a business or organisation is given money by the government e.g research grant

Question 7

Define Hate Crime

Answer 7

Crime and abuse which is motivated by prejudice against someone due to their race, religion or sexuality

Question 8

Define immigration

Answer 8

The permanent movement of people to live in a country which is different to their home country

Question 9

Define migration

Answer 9

The permanent movement of people to live somewhere else within a country

Question 10

Define multicultural event

Answer 10

An event which celebrates a culture or religion originally form another country

Question 11

Define Net Migration

Answer 11

The difference between the number of migrants moving into a country and the number of migrants moving out of the country

Question 12

Define Primary Industry

Answer 12

Industry associated with producing raw materials and crops, for example farmers or miners

Question 13

Define privatisation

Answer 13

Essential services that are taken over by a private company from the government

Question 14

Define population characteristics

Answer 14

Factors used to describe people living in an area or community e.g age, ethnicity, gender and employment

Question 15

Define Population Density

Answer 15

The amount of people per square area of land. It’s a measure of how squashed together or spread out a population

Question 16

What is rural-urban continuum

Answer 16

An imaginary line that can be drawn from the centre of an urban city to the centre of a rural area, to show the difference in living conditions and population charecteristics

Question 17

Define secondary industry

Answer 17

The manufacturing industry which turns raw materials into produce goods, for example factory workers or bakers

Question 18

Define segregation

Answer 18

A group of people who are isolated from the rest of society. This could be because they choose to live separately or they are excluded from socialising with the population

Question 19

Define shrinking world

Answer 19

The feeling of the world becoming smaller and more easily accessible

Question 20

Define Tertiary Industry

Answer 20

Jobs relating to services and working with people, for example teacher or waitresses

Question 21

Define Trade Bloc

Answer 21

A group of countries which join together to promote trade between themselves

Question 22

Define Trans National Company (TNC)

Answer 22

A company which operates in different countries to where their headquarters are based