Year 11 - Geography
The north-south divide
Economic futures in the UK
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches economic change in the UK. Pupils will learn about the causes of economic change and the move to a post-industrial economy. Pupils will learn about economic developments in rural areas, developments in transport, the north-south divide and the role of the UK in the wider world.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to evaluate strategies that attempt to resolve regional differences in the UK.
Key Notes
- Regional differences exist in the UK between the north and the south.
- Social and economic indicators can be used to identify a north-south divide in the UK.
- There are strategies for resolving regional differences.
Vocabulary To Learn
- regional inequality: differences in the standard of living and wealth between two areas of the same country
- core: the economic centre of a country or region; in the UK, this is London
- periphery: the area of a country or region that serves the core and therefore has a weaker economy
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Everyone living in a particular region will have a similar lived experience of a place.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Regional differences exist in the UK between the north and the south. Social and economic indicators can be used to identify a north-south divide in the UK.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'regional inequality'
differences in the standard of living and wealth between two areas of the same country.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Everyone living in a particular region will have a similar lived experience of a place. Correction: Though in general the north and south of the UK show evidence of economic inequality, there are lots of pockets of very high levels of wealth in the north and areas of extreme poverty in the south.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Causes of economic change Study Guide
- Impacts of industry on the physical environment Study Guide
- Improvements and new developments in transport Study Guide
- Social and economic changes in the rural landscape Study Guide
- The place of the UK in the wider world Study Guide
- The post-industrial economy Study Guide
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