UK

• de-industrialisation


  decline in manufacturing industry and the growth in tertiary and quaternery employment
• how has the ecenomic structure of the uk changed?

  • before 1800, most people in the uk worked in the primary sector.
  • the revolution of the 19th century meant that people moved to towns and cities for work, making steel, ships or textiles
• de-industrialisation happened because of high labour costs and outdated machinery made UK products too expensive
• globalisation


  growth and spread of ideas around the world
• government policies

  a plan/course of action decided by government to manage issues in a country
• impacts of government policies

  improvements to infastructure, and more investment in manufacturing industries
• post industry economy


  where manufacturing industry declines to be replaced by growth in the service sector
• why is IT such an important industry?

  • computers allow large amount of data to stored accessed quickly
  • the internet enables people to communicate with each other
  • many new businesses are involved in IT
  • 1.3 million people work in the IT sector
• business park

  an area of land occuupied by a cluster of businesses
• science park

  cluster of labs and offices to support research
• impact of car industry on the environment

  • can cause air and water pollution
  • waste products are often taken to landfill and when in the ground they can pollute the air, water and soil