The North/South Divide (AQA GCSE Geography): Flashcards
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Where UK jobs/investment concentrate
Where UK jobs/investment concentrate
London and nearby areas
London's global economic role
London's global economic role
Global financial services centre
When northern deindustrialisation occurred
When northern deindustrialisation occurred
1970s and 1980s
Effects of deindustrialisation in north
Effects of deindustrialisation in north
Unemployment & weaker economic growth
Huddersfield wage vs London (%)
Huddersfield wage vs London (%)
40% lower
Life expectancy in Glasgow
Life expectancy in Glasgow
72.6 years
Life expectancy in Dorset
Life expectancy in Dorset
82.9 years
% London children in higher education
% London children in higher education
50%
% northern children in higher education
% northern children in higher education
35%
HS2 start year
HS2 start year
2017
Liverpool2 port opening year
Liverpool2 port opening year
2016
Mersey Gateway opening date
Mersey Gateway opening date
October 2017
BT broadband: amount, coverage %, year
BT broadband: amount, coverage %, year
£62m, 97% of north by 2025
Max business rate discount for moving north (yearly)
Max business rate discount for moving north (yearly)
£275,000