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Question 1

Amazon deforestation

What percent of deforestation was due to cattle ranching

Answer 1

63 percent

Question 2

Amazon rainforest

What percent of deforestation was due to lumber industry

Answer 2

6 percent

Question 3

Amazon rainforest

How many tonnes of carbon are stored in the amazon

Answer 3

100 billion

Question 4

Malaysian deforestation

What happened with the Bakun HEP dam

Answer 4

It flooded large areas of rainforest

Question 5

Malaysian deforestation

What are some benefits of deforestation in malaysia

Answer 5

provides jobs for locals in the dam
he energy supplies helps support malaysia’s development

Question 6

Jamaican tourism

What percent does tourism account for Jamaica’s GDP

Answer 6

24 percent

Question 7

Jamaican tourism

How many jobs does tourism provide in Jamaica

Answer 7

200,000 it is the main source of employment

Question 8

Nepal and Chilie

What is the GDP of Chilie and Nepal

Answer 8

298bn and 29bn

Question 9

Nepal and Chilie

What richter was the Nepal earthquake

Answer 9

7.9

Question 10

Nepal and Chilie

What richter was the Chilie earthquake

Answer 10

8.8

Question 11

Nepal and Chilie

How many people where killed by the Chilie earthquake

Answer 11

500 people

Question 12

Nepal and Chilie

How many people where killed by the Nepal earthquake

Answer 12

9000 people

Question 13

Nepal and Chilie

3 examples of aid given to Chilie

Answer 13

30,000 emergency shelters
Power and water restored to 90 percent after 10 days
Thousands of homes had to be demolished due to instablility

Question 14

Nepal and Chilie

3 examples of aid given to Nepal

Answer 14

half a million tents where provided
87 million was raised for Nepal
300,000 people fled from the capital city

Question 15

Southampton science park

What are some benefits of southampton science park

Answer 15

Provides space for hundrens of small scientific buissneses
Has high qualitly research facilities
Can provide jobs for local uni graduates

Question 16

Colbalt buissness park

What are some benefits of colbalt buissness park

Answer 16

20 mins from newcastle national airport
Receives governmental financial support
Boosts economic growth in the north of england

Question 17

Torr quarrey

What is 1 benefits of Torr quarrey

Answer 17

contributes 15 million to local economy

Question 18

UK economy

What change has beens seen to towns and villages near cities

Answer 18

High population of commuters living there. This can cause pollution, traffic congestion, and decrease in affordable housing

Question 19

UK economy

What 2 infrastructure improvements are being made for transport

Answer 19

Road investment strategy
- 15 billion pounds
- South west super highway
Rail improvements
- HS2 national rail
- To reduce NS divide

Question 20

North south divide

How much higher are incomes in the south

Answer 20

5K a year

Question 21

Nigeria development

How many people in Nigeria live off less than one dollar a day

Answer 21

100 million people

Question 22

Nigerias development

Where does Nigeria place in size of economy

Answer 22

21st in the world

Question 23

Nigerias development

What percent of the worlds oil does Nigeria supply

Answer 23

2.7 percent

Question 24

Nigerias development

What are 3 causes for the development gap in Nigeria

Answer 24

Civil war
Political instibility
Varied climate (desertification in north)

Question 25

# Nigerias development What percent does oil account for Nigerias GDP

Answer 25

14 percent

Question 26

# Nigerias development How many people are employed by TNCs in Nigeria

Answer 26

65,000

Question 27

3 causes of the somerset levels flooding

Answer 27

rain - wettest jan since 1910 High tides Lack of dredging the river

Question 28

1 social economic and environmental impact of somerset floods

Answer 28

social - 600 holmes flooded economic - 10 million in damage environmental - sewage, chemicals and oil contaminated the flood water

Question 29

how many homes were destroyed in typhoon haiyan

Answer 29

40,000

Question 30

how many died in typhoon haiyan

Answer 30

6,300

Question 31

How many people were provided with clean water after typhoon haiyan

Answer 31

1.1 million

Question 32

How many evacuation centres where set up in response to typhoon haiyan

Answer 32

1,200

Question 33

What was cash for work in typhoon haiyan

Answer 33

Paying locals to clear debris, which gave many an income

Question 34

What is the unemployment rate in Rio de janero

Answer 34

10 percent

Question 35

How many public schools to people are there in the Rocinha favela

Answer 35

2 schools for 100,000 residents

Question 36

What percent of Rio does not have access to clean water

Answer 36

12 percent

Question 37

How much was brought to the UK economy as part of the olympic stratford regeneration

Answer 37

10 billion

Question 38

How much was invested into east london as part of the olympic stratford regeneration scheme

Answer 38

9 billion

Question 39

How many houses were built as part of the olympic stratford regeneration scheme

Answer 39

2,800

Question 39

How many tonnes of CO2 where released as part of the olympic stratford regeneration scheme

Answer 39

3.3 million tonnes