Geography GCSE
Deindustrialisation
What Deindustrialisation means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Deindustrialisation
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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.
The decline in the importance of manufacturing and heavy industry in a country's economy.
Topics that use Deindustrialisation
- Challenges in the human environment (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)
Related terms
- Gentrification
- Deprivation
- Energy Mix and Transition
- Globalisation
- HDI (Human Development Index)
- Megacity
- Net Migration
- Post-industrial economy
Using Deindustrialisation in the exam
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