UK Economy

Pre 1800 75% of the UK workforce were employed in what type of industry?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

The quaternary industry sector is growing in the UK. This includes

• Traditional heavy industries such steel making

• Agriculture, forestry and coal mining

• Manufacturing products in factories

• High technology, research and development

Which area of the UK economy has declined in recent decades?

• Quaternary

• Tertiary

• Secondary

De-industrialisation has taken place in the UK, which is a decline in manufacturing industries. What has caused this ?

Choose 2 correct answers.

• Over production of goods in factories in the past.

• Machines and robots have replaced jobs done by people.

• It is cheaper to import goods manufatured overseas because wages are lower.

• The UK market no longer demands goods manufactured in factories

The growth and spread of ideas around the world, involving the movement or spread of culture, people, money and goods.

• Development

• Globalisation

• Economic activities

• Employment structure

China is an example of a post-industrial economy.

• True

• False

Developments in IT have transformed the way we work in the UK. These changes have allowed the UK to become a post-industrial economy. Examples include

• The internet is easily accessed via a PC, smart phone, tablet

• Communication is quick and easy - globally

• Computers can store large volumes of data - accessed easily

• Technology continues to develop rapidly

• All of the above

Science parks tend to be located

• Close to a city centre

• In a remote rural location

• Close to universities

• In an ares with a port

Business parks are located on the edge of towns and cities because

• There are nice views of the countryside

• They are near to motorway junctions and transport links

• People like to walk to work

• The land is more expensive here

Carbon capture and storage is one example of industries being more sustainable and reducing damage to the environment

• True

• False