wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Economic Change in the UK

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which industrial sector is described as the service sector?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

2.

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

a)

Economic Growth

b)

Industrialisation

c)

De-industrialisation

d)

Bankrupcy

3.

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

a)

Hyundai

b)

Toyota

c)

Daewoo

d)

Nissan

4.

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

a)

M4 Corridor

b)

M5 Corridor

c)

M6 Corridor

d)

M7 Corridor

5.

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:

a)

Science Hub

b)

Science Park

c)

Science Lab

d)

Science Centre

6.

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

a)

Urbanisation

b)

Immigration

c)

Emigration

d)

Counter-urbanisation

7.

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

a)

Assisted Area

b)

Special Needs Area

c)

Benefits Area

d)

Improvement Area

8.

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

a)

A High Speed motorway

b)

A High Speed cycle lane

c)

A High Speed ferry boat

d)

A High Speed railway

9.

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

a)

Thames Safeway

b)

Thames Gateway

c)

Thames Freeway

d)

Thames Cargoway

10.

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

a)

London Heathrow

b)

Manchester

c)

Birmingham

d)

London Gatwick

11.

In which year did the UK join the European Union?

a)

1963

b)

1973

c)

1983

d)

1993

12.

To the nearest 10%, what percentage of the UK’s population used the internet in 2020?

a)

70%

b)

80%

c)

90%

d)

100%