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Exam Framework: PRIDE

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This memory aid covers Exam Framework: PRIDE within The UK Economy and Regional Change for GCSE Geography. Revise The UK Economy and Regional Change in The Changing Economic World for GCSE Geography with 15 exam-style questions and 20 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 13 of 16 in this topic. Use it for quick recall, then test yourself straight afterwards so the memory aid becomes usable in an answer.

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Section 13 of 16

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15 questions

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20 flashcards

🧠 Exam Framework: PRIDE

Use PRIDE to structure any exam answer about the changing UK economy — whether you are explaining deindustrialisation, evaluating regeneration, or assessing the North-South divide.

P — Post-industrial shift — The UK moved from primary and secondary (manufacturing) to tertiary and quaternary (services and knowledge). Services now = ~80% of GDP. Key example: City of London financial services, 7% of GDP.
R — Regional inequality (North-South divide) — Deindustrialisation hit specific regions hardest. London GDP per capita ~£57,000 vs Northeast ~£23,000. Life expectancy gap: 8+ years between Blackpool and Kensington.
I — Industrial decline causes — Cheaper labour overseas (South Korea, China), containerisation killing traditional ports, automation, government policy under Thatcher. Mass job losses concentrated in coal, steel, shipbuilding, textiles.
D — Deindustrialisation effects on communities — Jarrow 67% unemployment when Palmer's Shipyard closed (1934). Manchester docks closed 1982. Long-term: deprivation, poor health, low attainment, out-migration of young people.
E — Evidence from case study — Salford Quays / MediaCityUK: former docks closed 1982, regenerated from 1985, MediaCityUK opened 2011. 250+ businesses, 7,000+ jobs, BBC, ITV. But: jobs skills mismatch, gentrification, adjacent deprivation persists.

For evaluating regeneration, remember:

  • YES it works because: new investment attracted, jobs created, image improved, derelict land returned to use, transport links improved
  • BUT limitations because: skills mismatch, gentrification, adjacent deprivation, high-paid jobs go to incomers not original residents
  • Overall judgement: regeneration can transform a physical place more easily than it can transform the lives of the people who have been left behind by deindustrialisation

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Common MisconceptionsExam ConnectionThe Town That Built Half the World's ShipsThe Four Sectors: How Economies Are Structured

Practice Questions for The UK Economy and Regional Change

Which economic sector makes up approximately 80% of the UK's economy today?

  • A. Primary sector (farming, mining, fishing)
  • B. Secondary sector (manufacturing and construction)
  • C. Tertiary sector (services such as finance, retail and healthcare)
  • D. Quaternary sector (research and knowledge industries)
1 markfoundation

Describe the difference between the tertiary sector and the quaternary sector of the UK economy.

2 marksstandard

Quick Recall Flashcards

What is deindustrialisation?
The decline of traditional manufacturing and heavy industry.
Which sector now dominates the UK economy?
The service sector.

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