Uk In The 21st Century

Question 1

Cambridge Locational

Answer 1

Cambridge is an economic hub in the south-east of England. It has a population of 149,000 and is located 90km directly North of London

Question 2

Pros of people moving to Cambridge

Answer 2

• Cambridge has 9x the patents per head than the national average, showing how they are innovative
• Incomes measures are 34% higher than national average
• Cambridge unemployment is 1/4 of the national average
• Proportion of jobs in the knowledge industry is 30%, but just 12% for national average

Question 3

Cons of people moving to Cambridge

Answer 3

• Problems with housing
• Problems with transport
• The Science Park is on the edge of Cambridge and as Cambridge develops, it begins taking over the green-belt area

Question 4

Responses of people moving to Cambridge

Answer 4

• By 2031, it is predicted there will be a 25% growth in population and 44,000 new jobs will be created with 33,000 new homes
• Rental costs for office buildings have increased by 25% in a year
• There is a plan to increase the number of cycling routes and to input new roads and rail routes

Question 5

The Syrian Conflict Locational

Answer 5

The civil war in Syria began in 2011 and over half the Syrian population have left their homes to escape the conflict, representing the largest refugee population in the world- 4.8million Syrians were refugees in neighbouring countries in June 2016

Question 6

UK response to Syrian Refugee crisis

Answer 6

• 2660 settled end of June 2016, plan is for 20,000 refugees to be settled by May 2020
• Government committed £900million in aid relief with 18million food rations, clean water for 1.6million, medical consultations for 2.4million
• Total cost of resettling is expected to reach 1.1 billion by end of 2020

Question 7

Contribution of Ethnic groups Locational

Answer 7

UK is a multicultural country that has many migrants move here from foreign countries seeking refuge and an improved quality of life. The UK’s culture has been enriched by new music, fashion and food.

Question 8

Contribution of ethnic groups

Answer 8

Media
- UK creative industries are worth £63billion a year and employ 1.5million people
- London design festival was created in 2003 and has 80cities globally have their own version
- worldwide films and games such as Harry Potter and Downtown Abbey (global audience of 120million people)

Food
- 25% of Uk takeaways are Chinese, 23% are Indian
- Average person spends £110 per month of takeaway meals
- every town has at least one Chinese restaurant and often have a China town

Question 9

UK global significance

Answer 9

Films + computer games
Lost the British Empire, been overtaken by EDC’s who are taking economic power such as China
Part of the Commonwealth and a member of NATO, a military alliance of over 28years

Question 10

Population Changes in London

Answer 10

2023 population: 9.65million
2010 population: 8million
37% of UK’s migrants are in London
Migrants are more likely to be aged 25-40 than 50+