Changing People and Places (Edexcel GCSE Geography B)

Study Figure 5 which shows the sources and amount of foreign direct investment into the UK between 2003 and 2013.

Figure 5

i)

Which one of the following global regions increased its investments in the UK to over £500 billion by 2013?

(1)

ii)

Calculate the percentage of total investment that came from the Americas in 2013.

Show your workings.

(2)

iii)

State two reasons why foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased in the UK.

(2)

Explain one reason why secondary employment has declined in the UK.

Study Figure 5 which shows the views of some residents in a rural community in north-west Wales who have been asked to comment on the impact of English migrants.

Figure 5

Identify which one of the following is a positive impact of English migrants on the local community.

State two reasons why some people retire to rural areas in the UK.

Explain two reasons why transnational corporations (TNCs) have become more important to the UK economy.

Analyse the information in Figure 7 which shows variations in gross disposable income (GDI) per head in 2017, between UK regions and within those regions.

Figure 7

• Gross disposable income (GDI) per head is the amount of money people have to spend or save per year after they have paid their taxes and/or received any benefits.

• The UK mean GDI per head is just over £17,000 (the vertical dotted line).

• The data shows the range of GDI per head values between UK regions.

• The data also shows the range of GDI per head in each of the regions (e.g. Sunderland has the lowest mean GDI per head and Northumberland has the highest mean GDI per head in the North East).

Assess the possible impacts of these variations in gross disposable income (GDI) per head.

Study Figure 5 which shows which age groups are dominant (in the majority) in different areas of the UK.

Figure 5

i)

Identify which one of the countries of the UK is dominated by Generation X.

(1)

ii)

Calculate the percentage of areas dominated by ‘Baby Boomers’. Answer to one decimal place. You must show your working in the space below.

(2)

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iii)

State two reasons for the distribution of the areas dominated by Generation Y.

(2)

Explain one reason for the growth of tertiary employment in the UK.