Economic Change in the UK

Which industrial sector is described as the service sector?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

What term is used to summarise the decline of shipbuilding, coalmining, iron & steel in areas like North East England?:

• Economic Growth

• Industrialisation

• De-industrialisation

• Bankrupcy

Which car manufacturer opened a new car plant in Sunderland in 1986 to help with the local economy?

• Hyundai

• Toyota

• Daewoo

• Nissan

What is the name of the UK’s most famous growth corridor?: It has become synonymous with hi-tech industry

• M4 Corridor

• M5 Corridor

• M6 Corridor

• M7 Corridor

What is the term given to “an area, usually linked to a university, where there are a lot of private companies, especially ones concerned with high technology:

• Science Hub

• Science Park

• Science Lab

• Science Centre

Name this process: “When large numbers of people move from urban areas into surrounding countryside or rural areas”

• Urbanisation

• Immigration

• Emigration

• Counter-urbanisation

What is the name given to a region that is given special help from the UK government to help reduce the North-South divide?:

• Assisted Area

• Special Needs Area

• Benefits Area

• Improvement Area

What is ‘HS2’, scheduled to open in 2026? (phase 1)

• A High Speed motorway

• A High Speed cycle lane

• A High Speed ferry boat

• A High Speed railway

Name the new port that opened in 2013 on the Thames Estuary in London:

• Thames Safeway

• Thames Gateway

• Thames Freeway

• Thames Cargoway

Which airport is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the UK?:

• London Heathrow

• Manchester

• Birmingham

• London Gatwick