The cards Question What is the local economy? Tap to flip Answer All business activity and wealth creation in a specific area, town or community. Question Give one cause of change in the local economy. Tap to flip Answer Business growth, industry shifts or consumer habits. Question Besides businesses and jobs, give one thing that influences the local economy. Tap to flip Answer For example government policies, public services, infrastructure or consumer behaviour. Question What are public services? Tap to flip Answer Essential needs provided by the Government or local authorities, such as healthcare, education, transport and safety. Question What is local government? Tap to flip Answer A system of government working at a local level, providing services to its community. Question Give one kind of investment that promotes economic growth. Tap to flip Answer Investment in infrastructure or in business support. Question Give one thing a strong local economy does. Tap to flip Answer It creates jobs, supports businesses or funds public services. Question Give one type of business found in local economies. Tap to flip Answer For example shops, financial institutions or social enterprises. Question Give one way markets and credit unions help local people. Tap to flip Answer By providing goods, services or financial support. Question How many employees does a small business have? Tap to flip Answer 0 to 49 employees. Question Do only large businesses contribute to the local economy? Tap to flip Answer No. Small businesses also create jobs, invest locally, keep money circulating in the community and pay taxes. Question Give one public service funded by taxes from businesses. Tap to flip Answer For example schools, healthcare or transport. Question Besides jobs, give one way small businesses support their communities. Tap to flip Answer Through charity, events or local investment. Question What is local taxation? Tap to flip Answer The way local government pays for some of its local spending by charging citizens and corporations. Question Which two local charges are reinvested into local economies? Tap to flip Answer Council Tax and business rates. Question Does local taxation fund only national priorities such as healthcare and defence? Tap to flip Answer No. It also supports local services, infrastructure and businesses, for example skills training. Question What is the Levelling Up agenda? Tap to flip Answer A UK Government initiative to reduce regional inequalities by investing in infrastructure, skills, businesses and communities. Question What is regional devolution? Tap to flip Answer The transfer of some powers from the Government to local authorities in different areas of the UK. Question What is regeneration? Tap to flip Answer Improving and revitalising urban or rural areas through investment to boost the local economy and community wellbeing. Question Glenrothes is an example of what kind of project? Tap to flip Answer A regeneration project that improved public spaces, attracted investment and created jobs. Question Why is community involvement important in regeneration? Tap to flip Answer It makes sure regeneration matches local needs. Question What is sustainable shopping? Tap to flip Answer Making consumer choices and using resources in a way that does not harm the environment and can continue for a long time. Question Give one example of a sustainable shopping choice. Tap to flip Answer For example buying second-hand. Question What is a circular economy? Tap to flip Answer An economic system based on reusing and regenerating materials or products, moving away from 'take, make and throw away'. Question What is the multiplier effect? Tap to flip Answer When money spent at a local business stays in the community and keeps circulating, setting off a chain of economic activity. Question Give one tax small businesses pay that helps fund public services. Tap to flip Answer Business rates or Corporation Tax. Question Give one example of a national initiative that promotes supporting local businesses. Tap to flip Answer For example Small Business Saturday UK. Question Is shopping locally or sustainably always more expensive? Tap to flip Answer No. It can bring long-term benefits such as durability, less waste and savings from reused and second-hand items. Question Towards what has consumer spending in the UK shifted? Tap to flip Answer Online shopping and experience-based purchases. Question Give one thing that accelerated the decline of the high street. Tap to flip Answer The growth of online companies or the Covid-19 lockdowns. Question What is gentrification? Tap to flip Answer When an area becomes more expensive because of new developments, so original residents or businesses are pushed out as rents and prices rise. Question Does regeneration always benefit everyone in the community? Tap to flip Answer No. If it is not planned inclusively it can lead to gentrification and displace long-standing residents and businesses. Question What does the Brixton Arches case show about regeneration? Tap to flip Answer That it can raise rents and displace long-standing businesses. Question What is the nighttime economy? Tap to flip Answer Businesses and jobs that operate after 6pm, such as bars, restaurants, taxis and late-night deliveries. Question Give one sector where the nighttime economy increases spending. Tap to flip Answer Hospitality or transport. Question What is the gig economy? Tap to flip Answer A job market of short-term, flexible or freelance work, often arranged through apps. Question What is a zero-hour contract? Tap to flip Answer A work contract with no guaranteed hours: employees work only when needed and are paid for the hours they work. Question Are zero-hour contracts legal in the UK? Tap to flip Answer Yes. Question Give one advantage a zero-hour contract can have for some workers. Tap to flip Answer Flexible hours, or less commitment than a permanent contract. Question Give one way councils like North Lanarkshire promote sustainability in the nighttime economy. Tap to flip Answer By encouraging fairer contracts or greener transport. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage GCSE (Years 10–11) Course GCSE Citizenship Unit How can the local economy support sustainability? England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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