Topic 5: Evolving Human Landscape

Question 1

What are enterprise zones?

Answer 1

• Zones created to encourage businesses to employ there
• The zones include features such as reduced tax, simple planning rules and improved infrastructure
• There are 55 enterprise zones in England, Scotland and Wales

Question 2

What does the ERDF do?

Answer 2

• The European regional development fund promotes growth in rural areas
• It provides training to improve locals skills and infrastructure
• They invested in high speed broadband in Cornwall which attracted large businesses to employ there

Question 3

What has been in decline since 1961?

Answer 3

• Secondary and primary industries

- Whilst tertiary has been at an increase

Question 4

What is privatisation?

Answer 4

• When firms previously owned by the government have been sold
• It increases FDI as foreign firms can buy them

Question 5

What measures inequality?

Answer 5

• Index of multiple deprivation (IMD)

Question 6

What has led to the decline of central London?

Answer 6

• De industrialisation

- Depopulation

Question 7

What sparks RUF economic growth?

Answer 7

• Gentrification : when wealthy people move into the area
• Studentification : when students move into the area
• TNC investment : tncs locate their headquarters in London as it is a finance centre

Question 8

What is rebranding and where did it happen in the case study?

Answer 8

• When an areas image is improved so that it makes people want to live there
• The London docklands was regenerated and rebranded

Question 9

What is a primate city ?

Answer 9

• A city that has most of the political and economic influence in its country

Question 10

What is globalisation?

Answer 10

• The increasing connection of the worlds countries and spread of TNCs around the world