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level: UK's Evolving Human Landscape

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level questions: UK's Evolving Human Landscape

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What are some factors of population change?Windrush. Escaping poverty. escaping religious persecution. Immigration. Displacement. Better healthcare Escaping war/ avoiding conflict. Refugees.
What is gentrification?Modernising areas specifically for the rich.
What are some positive impacts of (retirement) migration?Generates more money. (Creates demands for services).
What are some negative impacts of (retirement) migration?Overcrowding. Gentrification. Gaps in job employment. (Increase of house prising). (Increases pressure on health services).
What is rural to urban migration?When there's few job opportunities for young adults, causing them to move into the city
What is retirement migration?When older people retire in different parts of the UK.
What are the two types of migration that have affected the UK in the last 50 years?Emigration and immigration.
What happened in the1950's to do with migration?The UK government encouraged immigration from the commonwealth due to shortage of workers (post-war).
What happened in the1970's to do with migration?Immigration was under the control of the government since there was no longer a shortage of workers.
What happened in 1971 to do with migration?1 million people moved to the UK, being young adults.
What happened in 2004 to do with migration?Immigrants arrived due to economic enlargement to find jobs in big cities.
What happened in 2014 to do with migration?560,000 people immigrated and 317,000 people emigrated, mostly from China, Poland and India.
What happened in 2012-15 to do with migration?Many fled from fighting in Syria and Afghanistan migrating to Birmingham and other cities in the UK.
Why may some do retirement migration?For beautiful scenery. For a slower pace of life. Less crime-rate. A sense of community.
What are some pull factors of migration?Education. High-paying jobs. Family. Attractions. Employment opportunities. Trade (If you are a part of the EU you can move and trade freely).
How does the change of the UK's population link to the government and EU policies?1950-1970, there was a large increase of immigrants due to post-war UK needing more services, generally increasing the population, also due to Windrush.
What is the primary sector?The extraction and selling of raw materials. - farming - mining
What is the secondary sector?The manufacturing of raw materials. - processing - factories - industries
What is the tertiary sector?Providing services and selling manufactured goods. - trading - selling goods in shops.
What is the quaternary sector?Knowledge based industries. - science - inovation - high-paying jobs
What is industrialisation?When a country moves from primary employment to secondary employment.
What is the clark fisher model?A model that shows how a country moves through three phases (pre-industrial, industrial and post-industrial), and the employment sectors it moves from.
What are some industrial areas today and before 1970?Scotland, North East England, South Wales and Yorks.