UK economy Flashcards
deindustrialisation
- when the manufacturing industry declines
- this could be due to better machinery and technology as well as factories moving abroad to places such as china and indonesia
globalisation
- the growth and spread of ideas around the world.
- this can involve the movement or spread of cultures, people, money, goods and information
main reasons for lack of manufacturing in the UK
- deindustrialisation
- high labour costs
- high unionisation
- foreign competition (china)
- switch to service indutstry
which areas are the UK’s economy most prominent in
- development of IT - gaming
- finance and banking
- research and development - car industry e.g. McLaren
- service industry
main impacts of industry in the UK
- often looks very dull
- negative visual effect on the landscape
- industrial processes can cause air pollution
quarrying
stone or other materials are extracted by cutting limestone, granite, slate, sand
facts about Torr quarry
- one of the 8 limestone quarries on the Mendip hills
- contributes to more than £15 million towards the local economy each year
- occupies 2.5km squared
projects planned to make torr quarry more environmentally sustainable
- lakes to help attract wildlife and and recreate a water supply
- limestone features to make the landscape look natural
- regular monitoring of noise, vibration, airborne emissions and water quality
causes for counter-urbanisation
- access to green open space, a healthier lifestyle
- larger cheaper housing found in rural areas
- improved communications by broadband and roads
- changing working practices; more people work from home
define the core in the context of the north-south divide in the UK
- the area of the country with the best jobs, facilities and focus of communication network (south of UK)
define the periphery in the context of the north-south divide in the UK
- the area further away from the core which has a lack of investment and poorer quality of life (north of UK)
define DTM (demographic transition model)
It shows how birth rate and death rate have influenced the total population of a place and changed over the years
give an example of rail improvements in the UK
- HS2 High speed rail connecting London to Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester – reducing travel time and thereby improving business links
- reducing the need for businesses to be based in London, and bringing economic benefits to the north
give an example of port improvements in the UK
- Liverpool 2, a new port to double the port’s capacity
- creates thousands of jobs in the north west
- supports business in an area that has experienced
severe job losses
