AQA • ULC ECONS

intro to demographic transition - ANS -the story of the 20th century was one of massive demographic growth -within the lifetime of just our parents the population has over doubled -3 billion in 1960 -7 billion in 2018 -9 billion projection in 2050 stage one of population growth - ANS -classic Malthusian trap of nature -this is typically very primitive societies trapped with the issue of not having enough food -high birth rates and high death rates -high death rates because of diseases a...

What are the 3 aspects of regeneration? - ANS - economic regeneration - social progress - living environment What are 3 ways we can measure the success of economic regeneration? - ANS Compare rates of - income - poverty - employment Before & after the scheme What are 3 ways we can measure the success of social progress? - ANS - reduction in inequality - reduction in deprivation - demographic changes like increased life expectancy, literacy rates, changes to lifestyle like smoking or o...

How has the function of Stratford changed overtime? - ANS Pre-industrial: known for its agriculture and farming Industrial: manufacturing- all jobs were in manufacturing Present day: retail, tourism, business What global influences have shaped the characteristics of Stratford? - ANS Globalisation caused the global shift which resulted in goods being cheaper to export overseas - this caused extreme deprivation in a manufacturing-reliant Stratford in the 1900s. Containerisation was far more ...

Causes of Economic Change in the UK: De-industrialisation - ANS - The north of England used to be a hub for trade with the United States of America and the British Empire. - Cotton and textiles were important English-produced commodities. - Cotton prices in England were benchmarked by the prices that were available in the market by Liverpool's port. - Since de-industrialisation, there are fewer jobs in manufacturing, in producing goods and in the north of England. Causes of Economic Chan...

Before Adam Smith - ANS - Aristotle - Scholastics - Mercentilism - Pre-classicist: David Hume - Quesnay & Physiocrats Aristotle (384-322 BC) - ANS Examples of reasoning about economic issues: 1. Exchange can only come if there is a potential surplus from the transaction that parties can share o Money simplifies transaction 2. Principle of diminishing marginal returns BUT, no understanding of the economic system as a whole yet Scholastics - ANS - Priests and teachers at medieval univers...