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UK in the 21st Century - Coggle Diagram
UK in the 21st Century
Economy
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Changes
Like many other ACs, In the UK the manufacturing industry has decreased and the service and research industries have increased.
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Employment
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The primary and secondary sectors are decreasing and there has been a recent rise in the quaternary sector
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Physical characteristics
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Rainfall patterns
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The north and west have more rainfall because prevailing winds, which pick up moisture from the Atlantic, cause relief rainfall on the mountains on the west and south coasts.
Land height
The south and east are flatter and so more suitable for settlements, roads, farms, etc.
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Population
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Ageing population
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Response
Smarter, space saving housing (more flats / high rise buildings)
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Ethnic population
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Ethnic groups have a great cultural influence on the UK's perception of food, fashion, etc.
Over the past year the UK has gained an overall number of 270,000 people from migration (407,000 emigrants and 677,000 immigrants)
Data
Censuses take place every 10 years involving information about UK households, e.g - Ages, genders, race, jobs, etc.
Population pyramids show the different ages of male and female citizens within a country. A DTM stage 4 state like the UK would have a large middle section and an increasingly growing older dependent section.
Libyan civil war (cs)
Context
Started because of Colonel Gaddafi, a corrupt dictator, ordering the death of hundreds of protesters
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UK involvement
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The British army consists of nearly 80,000 soldiers (the US army is 1.3 m)
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