Deindustrialisation
What Deindustrialisation means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The historical decline of heavy manufacturing industries in the North, which contributed to regional economic disparities.
The decline of a country's traditional manufacturing industry due to exhaustion of raw materials, loss of markets, and competition from NEEs.
The decline of traditional heavy manufacturing industries, such as coal mining and steel production.
Topics that use Deindustrialisation
- Section B: The changing economic world (AQA GCSE)
- Globalisation and economic change create challenges for the chosen UK city that require long-term solutions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The chosen UK city is being changed by movements of people, employment and services (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The UK settlement, population and economic challenges (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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