bristol

Question 1

name four positive impacts that migrants have had on Bristol

Answer 1

they have brought a hard working and motivated work force
enriching the city cultural life
contributing to local and national economy
mainly young so it helps balance out the ageing population

Question 2

what is the population of Bristol and what is it predicted population expected to reach by 2029

Answer 2

440 500 and its predicted by 2029 is half a million

Question 3

name four different reasons why Bristol is and important International city

Answer 3

holds a very good position with good links to London and Europe
Bristol airport has lots of links to major cities across Europe and USA
Bristol university attracts students from all across Europe
A high level of inward investment with large corporal companies setting a uk base in Bristol such as BMW and Airbus

Question 4

Name three negative impacts that migrants have had on Bristol

Answer 4

Need more schools to provide for children coming over from abroad
more pressure on building more houses
Schools need to adapt for children who’s first language isn’t English

Question 5

in 2015 what was Bristol voted as

Answer 5

the European Green capital

Question 6

name 4 things that Bristol has done to make it more of a green capital

Answer 6

they have increased the amount that they use brownfield sites for building on
they have established an air quality management plan
increased the use of renewable energy
to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% and by 2020 by 40%

Question 7

name three things that were being done to reduce urban sprawl

Answer 7

between 2006 and 2013 only 6 per cent of new housing developments were being done on Greenfield land.
by 2026 over 30000 new homes are planned on brownfield sites
planned brownfield developments will be on high density.

Question 8

name 4 facts about filwood

Answer 8

life expectancy is 78 which is below average in Bristol
one third of people aged 16-24 are unemployed
death rates from cancer are above average
625 of people are scared of going out at night

Question 9

name 4 facts stoke bishop

Answer 9

only 3% of people are unemployed
less than 300 crimes a year
fewer than 4% of children live in poverty
life expectancy is 83 years which is higher than the average in Bristol

Question 10

name four benefits of building on a brownfield site

Answer 10

Site had already been used so it won’t increase urban sprawl
sites are often in urban places so they may reduce car use
the buildings that were there before can be put to many uses
they would make the area look nicer