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UK's Evolving Human Landscape Flashcards

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1
Q

Define population density?

A

Amount of people per Km *squared

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2
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Define population distribution?

A

How people are spread across the country/World

- densely or sparsely

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3
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Define Urban Core?

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Urban area of more than 10,000 people

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4
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What factors make the UK’s population both dense and sparse?

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Rural(sparse) or urban(dense)

- cities will be more dense such as London

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5
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Name rural areas in the UK

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Lake District, Cornwall, Devon

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6
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Why is Allerdale top location on the list of happiness and affordability?

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Within National Park in the Lake District,

Cheap housing

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7
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What is the cost of a 2 bedroom house in Allerdale?

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£90,000

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8
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What are defining properties of may of the locations in the happiness and affordability chart?

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Natural beauty and affordability

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9
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Where are the most miserable places to live in the UK?

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Fulham, Guildford, Oxford

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10
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Why are there miserable locations to live in the UK?

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Stressful,
Over crowded,
No natural beauty,
Expensive

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11
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What are negative population factor of the rural periphery?

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Less people
Low population density
Mostly old people
No young people

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12
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What are negative transport factors of the rural periphery?

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Public transport not very good
Small country lands
High transport costs

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13
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How are EU Grants attracting companies to rural peripheries?

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Funds help poorest regions in the EU
- whose GDP’s below 75% of the EU average
In 2015 only Cornwall and Wales qualified

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14
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How are Regional Development Grants attracting companies to rural peripheries?

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Includes grants, advice to help businesses start up
- most are targeted at rural peripheral area
Funds are small investors have to raise 5.5x

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How are Enterprise Zones attracting companies to rural peripheries?

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Places where the UK government offers companies help with start up cost, reduced taxes on profits and access to super fast broadband
- in 2015 there were 24 Enterprise Zones but most are in Urban locations

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16
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How are Improvements to transport attracting companies to rural peripheries?

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Transport improvements are vital to rural regions
Cornwall, north wales, Scottish highlands all have motorways
Most transport investment is going towards England’s urban core

17
Q

What is the primary sector?

A

Involves acquiring raw materials

18
Q

What is the secondary sector?

A

Manufacturing and processing/ assembling process

19
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What is the Tertiary Sector?

A

Refers to commercial services

20
Q

Name some examples of jobs in the primary sector

A 
Agriculture, 
Fishing, 
Mining, 
Logging, 
Harvesting
21
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Name some examples of jobs in the secondary sector

A 
Manufacturing,
Power plants,
Construction,
Factories,
Steel work
22
Q

Name some examples of jobs in the tertiary sector

A 
Banks,
Personal trainers,
Teacher,
Doctors, 
Hairdresser,
Accountant
23
Q

How has the UK’s economy changed within textiles?

A

Employed 10,000 people over 100 years ago

- biggest in world over 100 years ago

24
Q

How has the UK’s economy changed within the coal industry ?

A

In 1913, in UK, coal mining employed 1 million people and had 2,500 coal mines
- cheap coal from abroad caused coal mines to close

25
Q

When did the UK have mine strike?

A

1984

26
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Why did coal mines eventually close in the UK?

A

Dangerous, caused lung disease

Outdated

27
Q

What was the result of coal mines shutting?

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Number of people in primary sector decreased to 2%

Only 1,000 people work in coal mines now

28
Q

What did the London Docklands develop into?

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Canary Wharf, London’s 2nd CBD

29
Q

What is a CBD?

A

Central Business District

30
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Why did Canary Wharf turn into London’s 2nd CBD?

A

New transport being invented

31
Q

What did the London Docks close?

A

London was transitioning from the secondary sector to the tertiary

32
Q

What is the New Economy?

A

Growth in the tertiary sector since the 1980’s

33
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What is the Quaternary Sector?

A

Knowledge based jobs, normally include use of technology

34
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What is an example of a job the quaternary sector?

A

Financial banking

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