UK Industry

Question 1

Causes of deindustrisation

Answer 1

-cheaper labour in NEE’s
-environmental laws becoming strict in the UK
-less fossil fuels available in the UK

Question 2

Deindustrialisation impacts

Answer 2

-derelict buildings (polluted, dangerous)
-loss of jobs

Question 3

North-south divide causes

Answer 3

-UK government is based in London
-London is the capital city
-deindustrialisation (many factories were up north)
-more Russel group universities in the south

Question 4

North-south divide solutions

Answer 4

-improve transport links (HS2 linking midlands to London, reducing travel time)
-investing in science and education up north
-‘Northern powerhouse’ linking northern cities

Question 5

UK in the wider world - commonwealth

Answer 5

-most immigrants are from the commonwealth
-easy trade links
-trade relationships (tea from India)
-bad relationships between some commonwealth countries due to competition for resources

Question 6

UK in the wider world - EU

Answer 6

-east trade links
-freedom to work or live in other EU countries
-euro (common currency)
-Eurostar (great connections)
-certain laws all EU countries follow that are not of benefit to the uk (fishing quotas)