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1
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where was the olympic park located (example of an urban regeneration project)

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newham

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2
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how many people were unemployed in newham compared to the UK

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6.7% compared to 3.4% in england

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what was the gcse percentage in Newham compared to the rest of london

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51% A*-C compared to 57% in london

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4
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what was the crime rate in newham

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8.9 per 1000 of the population

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5
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how many houses did the athletes village and whole park offer

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8000

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6
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what did the aquatics centre turn into

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50m pools for public, schools and elite athletes

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what was the name of the school that opened by on the olympic park site

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Chobham Academy

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how much did the olympics generate in investments to east london

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£9 billion

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9
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how much did the uk economy get from the olympics

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an extra £10billion

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10
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what did stratford get to connect it to the rest of london

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a tube station

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11
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how much of the stadiums were made of recycled materials

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25%

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12
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where is london located and what is it’s population

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south east

8million

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13
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what is london the home to

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royal family
government
5 international airports
TNCS eg barclays

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14
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what is londons population likely to be by 2030

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10 million

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15
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what age are the majority of people in london and what are they doing there

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national migrants between 18 and 35 who attend uno or work

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16
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what percent is white british and what percent of london is other ethnicities

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45% white british

55% other ethnicities

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17
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state some examples of recreation activities in london

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play at the west end
arsenal game
olympic park

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18
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what does wide ethnicities lead to

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cultural mix and various of festivals like notting hill carnival

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19
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what’s is the ITS and how many journeys does it do per day

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integrated transport system

1 million

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20
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london is one of the greenest cities in the world - how much is green space?

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46%

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21
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how many trees are in london

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8.1million

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22
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how many years is life expectancy below national average in newham

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7 years

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23
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a shortage of homes means there is pressure to build on the what?

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rural urban fringe which increases the number of commuter settlements causing urban sprawl

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24
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there is pressure to build where

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on brownfield sites as it’s better than greenfield sites but more expensive

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25
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how many premature deaths has air pollution caused in london and how are london trying to reduce this

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4000
congestion charge
london recycles 61%

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26
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where is mumbai located and has access to what ocean

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located on the west coast of india

indian ocean

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27
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what TNCS are based in mumbai

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Disney, johnson and johnson, glaxosmithkline

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28
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what type of migration does mumbai experience

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rural to urban

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29
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what is the population of mumbai

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23million growing by 1 person per minute

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30
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who are the majority of migrants in mumbai

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migrants between 20 and 35

64% men looking for work

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31
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what are the literacy rates in mumbai

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84%

32
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economic migration has caused what

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hyper- urbanisation more growth in informal settlements eg dharavi

33
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in dharavi (slum) what is the population

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1million people per 1mile2

34
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how many families share a stand pipe in dharavi and how long does it come on for

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10 families and 2hours

35
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how many people share 1 toliet and how many cases of water borne diseases (state examples)

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500 people share 1 toliet

4000 diseases such as diarrhoea and typhoid

36
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how many people are employed in the informal sector and stay an example of a job (mumbai)

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90%

recycling 

37
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what percent of all plastic is recycled by ragpicker‘s and how many ragpickers are there

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35,000 ragpicker‘s recycle 80% of all plastic

38
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how many vehicles are in Mumbai

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3.2million

39
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mumbai is the what most polluting city in the world

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4th

40
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what is vision mumbai and what do people get

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A government led dharavi redevelopment project where people who can show residency since 2000 can receive a 300sq ft house for free

41
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since 1993 how many toliet blocks and toliets have been built and how many people has this affected in mumbai

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366 toilet blocks with a 6952 toilets survey more than 350000 people

42
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A project to provide safe electricity has been put in place how many slum dwellers were affected

A

104000

43
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where is lesotho located

A

small country in south africa

44
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how much water falls in lesotho in winter

A

57mm per month

45
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what are the names of the two dams built and how much do they cost

A

KASTE and MAHALE

8billion

46
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where is the water being transferred to

A

from the river segu to the river vaal in south africa

47
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how many people were displaced after the first two dams

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30,000

48
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what percent of water is lost through leaks

A

40%

49
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what percent of the population received safe water in SA

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10%

50
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what percent did it provide for lesotho’s GDP

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75%

51
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what percent did sanitation increase from

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15% to 20%

52
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what does BEDZED stand for

A

beddington zero development energy development 

53
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how far away is BEDZED from london

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40min

54
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how many homes does BEDZED provide and what else is on site

A

82 homes

a cafe, health centre, childcare facilities

55
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how many stations and bus routes does BEDZED have

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two railway stations and two bus routes they also have a tram link but promotes a walking and cycling

56
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how many litres is water reduced to at BEDZED and what percent of that is grey water

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76litres

18%

57
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how is water conserved at BEDZED

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aerated taps, low flush toilets, small bath tubs

58
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what percent of housing at BEDZED went to low income families

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50%

59
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where are houses faced at BEDZED and what are houses made of

A

houses face south to maximise heat from the Sun

constructive thermally massive materials that store heat that is released at cooler times

60
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how many metres of BEDZED are covered in solar panels

A

777

61
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where is the wakel river basin project located

A

south of rajasthan

north west india

62
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why is there little water supply (wakel)

A

high temps combined with low rainfall 250mm and 96% falls between june and sept

63
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what are the two aims of the wakel river basin project

A

increase water supply and storage

raise awareness of local communities of the need for effective water manage

64
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what are the two methods used in the project

A

taankas and johed

65
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what does a taanka do, how much water did it collect, how many m deep was it

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an underground storage system about 3 m wide and 3 to 4 m deep they collect surface water from roofs and can hold up to 20000 L

66
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what does a johed do

A

small earth dams to capture rainwater

67
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how many rivers that dried up now glow throughout the year

A

5

68
Q

what is the uk population expected to rise from and to by 2030

A

60mill to 73mill

69
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in 2017 what % was coal used to generate energy in uk

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5%

70
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during the industrial revolution what was the main source of generating energy

A

coal

71
Q

when and where were oil and gas discovered

A

north sea

1960s

72
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in 2017 what % was gas and oil used in the uks energy mix

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gas 39%

oil 36%

73
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why was modern renewable energy sources needed

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as burning fossil fuels leads to emitting greenhouse gases

74
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in 2017 what % was nuclear power apart of the uks energy mix

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8%

75
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what percent did solar, wind & hydroelectric power all together produce for the uks energy

A

3%

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