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When did super typhoon haiyan occur?

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  • November 2013
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What category was super typoon haiyan and what scale is used to measure the catagory of a typoon?

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  • Category 5 Saffir-Simpson scale
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How big was the storm surge in typhoon haiyan?

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  • 5m storm surge
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How many people were killed during super typoon haiyan?

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  • 6300 people
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Where did typhoon haiyan hit and what city did it destroy?

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  • The philippines
  • Tacloban destroyed
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How many people were left homeless?

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  • 2 million
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How much aid was sent to the philippines after typhoon haiyan?

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  • £100 million aid sent
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What did the locals call typoon haiyan?

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  • Yolanda
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What type of city is Lagos and how many people live there?

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  • Megacity of more than 20 million people (largest in Nigeria)
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What is the squatter settlement in Lagos?

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  • Makoko has no basic infrastructure and pollution is a major issue
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What was the school built in Makoko?

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  • The floating school
  • Destroyed in storm but now rebuilt
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What are some problems with Lagos?

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  • Sea level rise
  • Population growth
  • Power supplies
  • Fresh water
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How many people live in Makoko?

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  • 250,000 residents
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What is Lagos used for?

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  • Major financial. industrial and commercial centre
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What is the difference between new makoko and old makoko?

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  • New makoko built above water
  • Old makoko is on land
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What is the capital of Nigeria?

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  • Abuja
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What is the population of Nigeria?

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  • 186 million
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What percentage of Nigerian’s live in urban areas?

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49.6%

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What is the life expectancy in Nigeria?

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  • 52 years male
  • 54 years female
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What percentage if Nigerians live in extreme poverty?

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  • 62%
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What percentage of people are aged 0-14 years?

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  • 43%
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What percentage of the UK population live in London?

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  • 10% (8.6 million)
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One of the pull factors to London are wages, how much higher are the average wages in London?

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  • 23% higher
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What sort of society is London?

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  • Multicultural society
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What is common in London? (no one uses these places until they are built on)

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  • Dereliction and Brownfield sites
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State some wealthy and poorer parts of London?

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  • Wealthy: Richmond, Chelsea
  • Poorer: Newham
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What shopping centre was made in London to create jobs for people?

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  • Westfield Shopping centre
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What type of rooves are used to be more sustainable in the olympic village?

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  • Greenroofs
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How many jobs were created as a result of the London Olympics?

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  • 18,000 new jobs were created
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Where is the olympic park and why was it put there?

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  • It is in Stratford
  • Reason being because before the olympic park it had multiple deprivation
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31
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How much water does China’s SNWTP transfer every year?

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  • 44.8 billion cubic metres a year
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How much did it cost to build China’s SNWTP?

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  • $62 billion
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How many canal systems are there in China’s SNWTP?

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  • 3 canal systems however only 2 have been complete
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34
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What area does the amazon rainforest cover?

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  • 6 million square km
35
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The amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. How many tree spicies are there?

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  • 16,000
36
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What causes deforestation in the amazon?

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  • Slash and burn done by farmers accounts for 70% of deforestation
37
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What are some of the effects of deforestation?

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  • Erosion
  • Soil leaching
  • Loss of biodiversity
  • Climate change
  • Decrease in Biodiversity
38
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What is halting deforestation?

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  • Debt reduction
  • Selective logging
  • Ecotourism
  • Greenpeace (company)
39
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In which sort of area is a desert that is not on the tropics located?

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  • Rain Shadow area
40
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What is the biggest industry in the Western Desert?

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  • Tourism
41
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Which dams are located in the Western Desert to supply water to big citys such as Las Vegas?

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  • Hoover Dam
42
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Which is a big tourist attraction in the Western Desert?

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  • Grand Canyon
43
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In Las Vegas how much do they pay people to remove lawn and why do they pay people to remove lawn?

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  • $3 per square foot
  • They pay people to remove their lawn as it uses a large amount of water
44
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What is xeroscaping?

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Xeroscaping is using xerophytic (native which means they are adapted to desert life which means they don’t need much water to survive) plants to reduce the amount of water used in watering gardens.

45
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When did the Nepal Gorkha quake happen?

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  • 25/4/2015
46
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What magnitude was the nepal gorkha quake?

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  • 7.8 magnitude
47
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How many people were killed in the gorkha quake?

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  • 9,000
48
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How many people were affected during the gorkha quake?

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  • 8 million people affected
49
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Who provided emergancy aid for Nepal after the gorkha quake?

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  • Oxfam
50
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How far was the epicentre from Kathmandu?

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  • 81km
51
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What is a secondary affect of the gorkha quake?

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  • Avalanches hit Everest and climbers are killed
52
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What sort of collision caused the Gorkha quake?

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  • Continental collision between the Indo Australian and Eurasian plates
53
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How long is the river Tees?

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  • 137km
54
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At the mouth of the tee’s there are many industrial factorys, what are they?

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  • Petrochemical and nuclear plant at mouth
55
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What waterfall is located on the Tee’s that is the highest waterfall in the UK?

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  • High Force Waterfall
  • The two rock types are Whinstone over Carboniferous limestone
56
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When did the St-Jude storm take place?

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  • 28/10/2013
57
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How many trees were lost in the St-Jude storm?

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  • 10 million
58
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What was the wind speed during St-Jude?

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  • 99mph winds
59
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How many people died during St-Jude?

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  • 4 deaths
60
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How many billions of pounds of damage was done during St-Jude?

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  • £0.5 billion
61
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What enhanced the powerful winds of St-Jude?

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  • The winds were enhanced by a sting jet
62
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When did the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull occur?

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  • 14/4/2010
63
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How much tephra was released by Eyjafjallajokull?

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  • 250 million cubic metres of tephra
64
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How much money did BA lose?

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  • $30 million
65
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How tall was the ash plume?

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  • 11,000m ash plume
66
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How many people were evacuated from Iceland?

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  • 800 people
67
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What is the posh word for a glacial outburst?

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  • Jokulhlaup
68
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What carried the tephra from Eyjafjallajokull around the world causing many flight cancelations?

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  • Jet stream
69
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What is accesibility like at the Cambridge science park?

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  • Good motorway and airport access
70
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What are the house prices like in Cambridge Science Park?

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  • Lower house prices than London
71
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What is the enviroment like at the Cambridge Science Park?

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  • Attractive working enviroments and semi rural location
72
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State some stats about tourism to local residents in the Lake District?

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  • 40,000 residents live in the Lake District
  • 16.4 million tourists a year
73
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What has second home ownership done in the Lake District?

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  • Second home ownership has forced up house prices
74
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What is the problem with footpaths in the Lake District?

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  • Footpath erosion damages landscapes
  • Fix the Fells (volunteer group) helps repair paths
75
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What damages the enviroment in the Lake District?

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  • Footpath erosion
  • Pollution from cars damages enviroment
76
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How do the Lake Disctrict help keep tourism suistainable?

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  • Restriction of numbers
  • Education of visitors
  • Fundrasing for repairs
77
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Why is it so hard for desitions in the Lake District to be made?

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  • National Trust, National Park, farmers, concervationists and toursists have conflicting intrests
78
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Why is the Lake District not good for a working man/woman?

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  • Jobs are seasonal and poorly paid
79
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Where is Reigate Heath located?

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  • West of Reigate just south of A25
80
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How is the enviroment damaged in Reigate heath?

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  • Golf and Trampling from dog walkers
81
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Why does the Heath have to be maintained by volunteer groups such as the Reigate Conservation Group?

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  • It is a heathland that would eventually become a wooded area if it was not maintained
82
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What did I investigate at Reigate Heath?

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  • How % cover of plants differs as you get further away from the trampled plants.
83
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What did we use to measure % cover on Reiagate Heath?

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  • Quadrat

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