Any two from: life expectancy, birth rate, death rate, literacy rate, infant mortality rate, people per doctor, access to safe water supply, GDP, or any other relevant indicators
3 of 15
Give one example of a primary sector job
Farming, fishing, mining
4 of 15
Give one example of a tertiary sector job
Any job in the services sector – i.e. doctor, teacher, shop assistant, accountant, receptionist...
5 of 15
State one reason de-industrialisation has occurred in UK, leaving no more coal mines now operating.
Cheaper imports of raw materials from overseas, harder to access raw materials, rising cost of labour, government initiatives ...
6 of 15
Describe one impact that deindustrialisation has had on towns in the north-east of England
Job losses/thousands unemployed, lack of income for people in the region, increased crime rate, areas became run-down, lack of investment in area...
7 of 15
In which UK city is the Science Park example we have studied located?
Cambridge
8 of 15
List two advantages the case study Science Park offers for the companies who locate there
Any from: On site restaurant/canteen facilities, on-site crèche, pleasant surroundings with greenery and open spaces, easy access to motorways/Stansted airport, other companies located in same area so easy to share knowledge/skills
9 of 15
Most people in UK live in rural or urban areas?
Urban
10 of 15
State one problem that population decline in rural villages such as Capel Dewi in Wales has caused
Village shop/pub closed down, public transport stopped running, very few young people left in village so lack of investment, skilled workers have left
11 of 15
Give two characteristics of the UK’s north-south divide
North = higher unemployment levels, south = higher employment levels, population of north growing more slowly as people are moving out, house prices lower in north/higher in south, more manufacturing industries were traditionally in north...
12 of 15
Name one transport scheme that the UK government are currently investing in
HS2 rail network, London gateway port, Smart motorways
13 of 15
What is the name of the group of countries that the UK belongs to, that has members who were previously part of Britain’s empire
The Commonwealth
14 of 15
State one benefit of the UK’s membership of the EU
Free movement of people for work, travel and study, part of the single market to help trade, less trade barriers, UK benefits from EU laws and regulations protecting worker’s rights
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