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Changing UK Economy Key Word Sheet

The document discusses the changing UK economy and provides a glossary for students to define key terms related to economic geography. Students are asked to define terms like de-industrialization, globalization, manufacturing, and primary, secondary and tertiary sectors as the UK economy has shifted from traditional industries to financial services and information technology. Maintaining this glossary of terms will help students improve their exam grades by using appropriate geographical terminology.

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Changing UK Economy Key Word Sheet

The document discusses the changing UK economy and provides a glossary for students to define key terms related to economic geography. Students are asked to define terms like de-industrialization, globalization, manufacturing, and primary, secondary and tertiary sectors as the UK economy has shifted from traditional industries to financial services and information technology. Maintaining this glossary of terms will help students improve their exam grades by using appropriate geographical terminology.

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18 The changing UK economy

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Name ___________________________________________________________________ Class __________

Complete your own glossary of key geographical terms. Add the definitions as you work
through Chapter 18: The changing UK economy.

Key Term Definition

Business park

Commonwealth
Secretariat

Commonwealth

Culture

De-industrialisation

Enterprise zones

European Union (EU)

Exports

Extraction industries

Financial services

© Oxford University Press 2016 • This may be reproduced for class use
GCSE Geography AQA Kerboodle solely within the purchaser’s school or institution
Acknowledgements: http://www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/acknowledgements
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Freight

Globalisation

Imports

Information technology

Infrastructure

Local Enterprise
Partnerships (LEPs)

Manufacturing

Migration

North–South divide

Population structure

Post-industrial economy

Primary sector

© Oxford University Press 2016 • This may be reproduced for class use
GCSE Geography AQA Kerboodle solely within the purchaser’s school or institution
Acknowledgements: http://www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/acknowledgements
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Quaternary sector

Science park

Secondary sector

Sustainable

Tertiary sector

Trade

Trading group

Traditional industries

Keep this glossary for revision time!

Using geographical terminology in your exam will help


you to improve your grade.

© Oxford University Press 2016 • This may be reproduced for class use
GCSE Geography AQA Kerboodle solely within the purchaser’s school or institution
Acknowledgements: http://www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/acknowledgements

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