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51 Cards in this Set
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What is the land use of the UK |
Grassland 44% Arable 20% Woodland 13% Urban 12% Mountain and Moorland 7% Water 1% |
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What’s the population of the UK |
65 million |
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Describe relief of UK |
West side high relief east side lower relief |
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Main type of rainfall in UK |
Relief rainfall |
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What problem is associated with rainfall in the east of UK |
Water stress |
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How has the population grown since 1990s |
1990-95 main reason was natural increase however from then onwards the net migration of the UK has been the most important factor |
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Describe the UK pop structure in 2011 |
Heavily around 40-60 and less around 0-24 indicating ageing population |
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Where are the UK on the DTM |
Entering stage 5 |
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Name a cause of an ageing population |
Better healthcare leading to people living longer and the life expectancy increases |
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List some impacts of an ageing population |
Stress on the NHS as the dependent population has grown the most rapid Government have to spend more on pensions (65% benefits going to pensioners) More people living in their houses for longer leading to housing shortages |
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List the government responses to ageing population |
Increase the age to which people have to work before receiving state pension Encouraging people to stay healthy Encouraging people to work for longer Allowing more immigration bringing skilled workers |
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Describe spatial distribution linked to ageing population |
Elderly people tend to move more scenic locations around the coast eg Blexhill whereas young people are attracted to the major cities for work. |
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How has the population of London changed since 2001? |
Government initiatives and a booming economy in the world city meant the population rapidly increased. |
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How has London’s population structure changed since 2001 |
Until 2013 the working age population was the highest increase 0-9 age bracket also increased by 170,000 people |
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How did London’s ethnic diversity change from 2001? |
From a majority white British pop. to a majority of other ethnic groups |
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What is the largest non white British ethnic group in London |
Largest non white British ethnic group in London is south Asian with approx 260,000 people |
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Major economic changes in last 50 years London |
From industrial to post-industrial over last 50 years |
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When did UK have strong economy growth and unemployment decreased |
1997-2007 |
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When did the UK have a recession |
End of 2007/early 2008. Unemployment increased |
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When did the recession end |
2009 |
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What we’re Scotland the north and parts of wales most affected by? |
Deindustrialisation |
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How low did unemployment fall in 97-07 |
5% male 4% female |
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Name 2 government priorities in 97-07 |
Investment into new technologies and university education |
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Government priorities from 08 onwards |
Supporting businesses Decreasing taxes Borrowing money from overseas |
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09 government priorities |
Cutting spending on public services Training for job seekers Supporting new businesses eg EE in Merthyr Tydfil |
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What happened to unemployment in 2009 |
Continued to increase but at a slower rate |
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What type of employment increased since 2001 |
Self employment from 14% to 19% in 14 years |
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What employment sectors changed 97-07 |
Government priorities led to increase in quaternary industry. |
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What’s happened to secondary since 2001 |
Decreased eg coal mining in north |
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What employment sectors have remained fairly steady since 2001? |
Primary and tertiary |
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Why has secondary decreased? |
Global shift- cheaper labour and materials in EDCs and LIDCs |
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What’s happened to the number of hours worked since 2001? |
2001- 34.7 2014- 33.1 |
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What type of jobs have increased |
Part time and zero hour contracts |
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When did EE open the call centre in Merthyr Tydfil |
2013 |
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Where are the core UK economic hubs lovated |
Around London and none in north east and Devon and Cornwall |
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What are characteristics of an economic hub? |
High growth Centres of education High shilled workforce Transport links |
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Define an economic hub |
The focal point for the economy of a country or region |
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GDP of Cardiff compared to rest of Wales? |
Cardiff - £22,00 Wales - £15,500 |
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Name 4 businesses operating in Cardiff |
Ford, Admiral, TechHub, BBC Cymru |
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When did South Wales become an economic hub? |
18th century |
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What was main industry of SW in 18 and 19th century |
Coal mining and iron works |
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What happened to coal mining and ironworks during the 20th century |
Declined due to overseas competition. Unemployment levels high |
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What did the EU give to SW to develop the area |
£80 million for the A465 £4 million for national waterfront museum |
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What was the UKs political influence like in the past |
Very influential Over a 1/3 of land Now not as influential |
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Name 4 international organisations that the UK Is part of |
NATO - North Atlantic treaty organisation 28 countries UN- United Nations 193 members EU- European Union - single market for trade Commonwealth - share political values |
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How did UK influence the conflict through NATO |
Encouraging negotiations between both sides 2015 creates response force of 5,000 soldiers Supplied troops and RAF jets |
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How did the UK influence conflict in Ukraine through the UN |
Supporting peace talks Providing aid |
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How much is the media industry worth for the UK |
£70 billion |
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Name large UK TV shows |
Downtown Abbey Top Gear Bake Off |
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Most common takeaway in the UK |
Chinese |
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What does tikka masala illustrate in the UK |
The cultural life having been influenced by other ethnic groups |
