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1
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What has happened to the UKs industries since the 1960s

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Industries have moved from secondary to tertiary and quaternary

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How many people were working in the services sector in 2017

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4 million

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How many people were working in the info tech sector in 2017

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670000

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How much money was spent on research sectors in 2016

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£33 billion

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What are primary industries

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Farming and mining

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What are secondary industries

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Manufacturing

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What are tertiary industries

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Services

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What are quaternary industries

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Research and development

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When did the quaternary industry start to appear in the uk

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1980

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When did secondary industries start to decrease in the uk

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1960

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How much has primary industry decreased by in the uk since 1840

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19%

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What percent of the UKs population is employed in the tertiary industries

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80%

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What are science parks

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Areas that accommodate groups of scientific and technology based businesses and provide office space, labs, workrooms and meeting areas that are designed to support research and development

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What are business parks

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Areas that house a cluster of companies and benefit the businesses by providing cheaper, more accessible land as well as the opportunity for collaboration between different companies

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Where is cobalt business park located

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Newcastle upon Tyne

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Why is the location of cobalt business park good

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It has excellent transport links such as the A19 & A1058 and an international airport, 20 minutes away from the city - Newcastle

17
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What is the largest business park in the UK

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Cobalt business park

18
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What are some examples of companies located in cobalt business park

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Proctor & gamble
IBM
Santander

19
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What do companies now have to do if they quarry

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Restore any areas used by reestablishing habitats or finding another suitable use for damaged areas

20
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How is road infrastructure being improved

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  • £15 billion towards road investment strategy
  • 100 new roads by 2020
  • south-west “super highway” - A303
  • adding lanes/making smart motorways
21
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What is one way that rail infrastructure being improved

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  • HS2 - £50 billion
  • London - Birmingham - Sheffield - Leeds - Manchester
  • improve transport times, create jobs, help country’s economy
  • people opposed due to impact on environment and rural villages
22
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What is another way that rail infrastructure is being improved

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  • London crossrail
  • speed up travel across capital from east to west
  • 32km of new tunnels created
  • £14 billion
  • 1.5 million more people within a 45 minute journey from centre of London
23
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How is shipping infrastructure being improved

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  • Liverpool 2
  • £300 million
  • 1.5 million containers per year
  • creates thousands of new jobs, boost economy, reduce amount of freight on roads
24
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How is airport infrastructure being improved

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New London airports or expansion of existing airports

25
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What percent of the UKs GDP is brought in by the aviation sector

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3.6%

26
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How many people does the aviation sector employ

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300,000

27
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What is the north south divide

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The real or perceived differences in culture or the economy between the north and south of England

28
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What are the stereotypes generally accepted about the south of England compared to the north

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South experiences higher income, standard of living and life expectancy

29
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What started the north south divide

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Decline of heavy industries and engineering in the north and rapid development of service sectors in the south east

30
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What is the average income in the north east compared to the south east

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NE - £24000
SE - £28000

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What is the percentage unemployed in the south east compared to the north east

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NE - 9.9%
SE - 4.4%

32
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What is the life expectancy (against average) in the north east compared to the south east

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NE - -1.3
SE - +1.2

33
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What are local enterprise partnerships and when were they established

A

Voluntary partnerships between local authorities and businesses
2011

34
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What is the aim of local enterprise partnerships

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To identify local businesses needs and encourage investment to try and lead to an increase of jobs

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