The north-south divide | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What regions make up the United Kingdom?

England, France, Wales, Northern Ireland

England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland ✓
What is an economy?

a country's military strength

a system of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services ✓

a type of government policy
Match the type of industry with its definition.

primary industry

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the production or extraction of raw materials ✓

secondary industry

⇔

the manufacturing of goods, e.g. cloth from cotton ✓

tertiary industry

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providing services to people, e.g. a doctor ✓

quaternary industry

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knowledge-based industries or high-tech industries, such as ICT ✓
Match the key words with their definitions.

regional inequality

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differences in standard of living & wealth between two areas in the UK ✓

core

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the economic centre of a country or region, e.g. London ✓

periphery

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area of a country/region that serves the core and has a weaker economy ✓
Which of the following is a key cause of economic change in the UK during the Industrial Revolution?

the rise of digital technology

the shift from agriculture to manufacturing industries ✓

the expansion of the service sector

the decline in global trade
How do historical events impact regions?

immediate but brief changes

long-lasting effects on development ✓

little to no impact

Exit quiz

Geographers think about the north-south divide as an example of a ______ (the south) and a periphery (the north).

'core' ✓
There is some disagreement over where the north-south divide actually sits. Most geographers agree that the north has:

higher population density

lower income and employment levels ✓

higher house prices

poorer health and lower life expectancy ✓
To understand the causes of the north-south divide geographers look at the regional history. The correct sequence of events in the north of the UK that led to the current divide is ...

1

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An abundance of natural resources, such as coal, fed industrial growth

2

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manufacturing industries using coal power grew rapidly from 1850 to 1950

3

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by the 1970s coal mines closed and factories moved overseas

4

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left behind high levels of unemployment and little to attract new investment.
Enterprise zones are areas with ...

grants and loans available to new businesses ✓

improved digital infrastructure (such as superfast broadband) ✓

fewer transport links

expensive rent for businesses
The ‘Northern ______’ was an initiative to try to boost industrial growth specifically in the north of England.

'powerhouse' ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning 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.
There are strategies for resolving regional differences.

Common misconception

Everyone living in a particular region will have a similar lived experience of a place.

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.

Keywords

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