Unit 5: Changing Economy of the UK

Question 1

Automated Factories

Answer 1

Factories where the majority of work is done by machines or robots instead of people

Question 2

Biotechnology

Answer 2

Industry that applies science to global problems e.g. pharmaceuticals, research into treating diseases

Question 3

Brownfield sites

Answer 3

A piece of land which has been used and abandoned and is awaiting redevelopment.

Question 4

Cycle of decline

Answer 4

Model to explain how an area can go into decline in several areas due to the loss of an industry/ business

Question 5

Cycle of Poverty

Answer 5

Model to explain how an area can be trapped in poverty

Question 6

Deindustrialisation

Answer 6

Long term and absolute decline of secondary industry (manufacturing)

Question 7

Digital Economy

Answer 7

Jobs that are based on digital technology, such as IT, software etc.

Question 8

Diversification

Answer 8

Creating varied industries and economic activities so that if one fails, it won’t affect the others

Question 9

Model to explain how when one industry collapses, it will lead to the collapse of other businesses that reply on it. Often used to help explain impacts of deindustrialisation

Answer 9

Domino-effect

Question 10

Work that involves taking on a single job without any commitment to further work once its finished

Answer 10

Freelancing

Question 11

Employment that is in the ‘environmental’ sector i.e. installing solar panels, designing sustainable buildings

Answer 11

Green Employment

Question 12

A piece of land that has not been built on before

Answer 12

Greenfield site

Question 13

Total income earned by everyone in a household, after paying tax.

Answer 13

Household Income

Question 14

Essential services such as electricity, water, roads etc

Answer 14

Infrastructure

Question 15

Economy based on knowledge and mental skills

Answer 15

Knowledge Economy

Question 16

Jobs that involve the extraction of raw materials from the land or sea e.g. farming, fishing, quarrying, mining.

Answer 16

Primary Industry

Question 17

Private Sector

Answer 17

Jobs that are provided by private companies and businesses

Question 18

Public Sector

Answer 18

Jobs that are provided directly or indirectly by the government, such as civil servant, nurse, teacher, policeman

Question 19

Quaternary

Answer 19

Jobs that involve providing information or expert help e.g. IT services, biosciences, research and development

Question 20

Secondary

Answer 20

Jobs in manufacturing, where raw materials are converted into a finished products e.g. house building or car making

Question 21

Temporary Employment

Answer 21

Employment that is for a short term period of time only

Question 22

Tertiary

Answer 22

Jobs that involve providing a service e.g. distribution, retailing, education, nursing.