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The place of the UK in wider world

I can compare the UK's links with the wider world.

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The place of the UK in wider world

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Key learning points

  1. The UK has significant links with the wider world.
  2. The UK has links to the wider world through trade, culture, transport and electronic communications.
  3. The UK has economic and political links with the EU and the Commonwealth.

Keywords

  • Commonwealth - an international association of 56 countries that were previously part of the British Empire

  • International migration - the movement of people from one country to another

  • Interdependence - where two or more countries rely on each other

Common misconception

The Commonwealth represents nothing more than a cultural and historical connection between countries.

Commonwealth states meet every two years to promote trade relationships, human rights and development aid.

Students can make a list of their five favourites from different categories such as music artists, items of clothing, or foods and map where these things originate from to see how their lives link to other places.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which sector of the UK economy has grown the most in recent decades?

Primary (farming, fishing, mining)
Secondary (manufacturing)
Correct answer: Tertiary (services)
Quaternary (high-tech research)

Q2.
What is the difference between goods and services?

Correct answer: Goods are physical items, services are activities provided for others.
Goods and services mean the same thing.
Services are products you can touch, goods are experiences.
Goods are only imported, services are only exported.

Q3.
What is deindustrialisation?

Correct answer: The decline of manufacturing industries
The growth of coal mining
The increase in farming jobs
The expansion of factories in the UK

Q4.
How has globalisation affected the UK economy?

Correct answer: It has increased trade and foreign investment
It has stopped the UK from trading with other countries
It has reduced the number of jobs in all sectors
It has made the UK more isolated from the global economy

Q5.
Which of the following is an example of a UK quaternary industry?

Car manufacturing
Coal mining
Correct answer: Scientific research and technology development
Farming

Q6.
What is the difference between imports and exports?

Imports are sold abroad, exports are bought from abroad.
Correct answer: Imports are bought from abroad, exports are sold abroad.
Imports and exports are the same thing.
Imports are raw materials, exports are finished products.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the lesson's keywords and their definitions.

Correct Answer:Commonwealth,56 countries that were part of the British Empire

56 countries that were part of the British Empire

Correct Answer:international migration,the movement of people from one country to another

the movement of people from one country to another

Correct Answer:interdependence ,where two or more countries rely on each other

where two or more countries rely on each other

Q2.
The UK has international transport links through:

Correct Answer:Air,London Heathrow Airport

London Heathrow Airport

Correct Answer:Rail,The Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel

Correct Answer:Marine,Felixstowe container port

Felixstowe container port

Q3.
The Secretariat is an organisation that helps member countries achieve sustainable development and economic prosperity.

Correct Answer: Commonwealth, Common wealth

Q4.
What impact does the UK’s global links have?

Correct answer: Increased trade, migration, and cultural exchange
No effect on the economy
Less communication with other nations
Reduced access to international markets

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UnitGeography / Economic futures in the UK

AQAGeography

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