Changing Places Additional Case Studies

Question 1

What was Plymouth Devonport used as in the 1700s?

Answer 1

Naval dockland

Question 2

Which government policy allowed for redevelopment in Plymouth Devonport?

Answer 2

New Deals for Communities (2001-2011)

Question 3

What is an example of rebranding?

Answer 3

Olympic Park - Stratford

Question 4

What is an example of re-imaging?

Answer 4

Birmingham Eastside - ‘Learning and Technology Quarter’

Question 5

How much greenbelt land is there in the UK?

Answer 5

1.6 million hectares

Question 6

How much greenbelt land is there in Lancashire?

Answer 6

75,000 hectares

Question 7

What is the projected UK population by 2033?

Answer 7

70 million

Question 8

How many homes do the government aim to build annually in order to deal with the housing crisis?

Answer 8

240,000

Question 9

How many new jobs were created in rural regions between 1981 and 1996?

Answer 9

1 million

Question 10

What is one of the main factors for counter-urbanisation?

Answer 10

The development of footloose industries

Question 11

Why did the development of rural regions increase following WW2?

Answer 11

New Towns Policy (1946) gave the government powers to designate areas of land for the development of new towns

Question 12

How many LEPs are there in England?

Answer 12

38

Question 13

What are the 2 most significant trade agreements in the EU?

Answer 13

EU-CFP and EU-CAP

Question 14

What percentage of Jamaica’s population is employed in the tourism industry?

Answer 14

25%

Question 15

What percentage does tourism in Jamaica contribute to the GDP?

Answer 15

30%

Question 16

What are examples of ERDF investment?

Answer 16

• Road crossing enhancements in Manchester
• Railway system modernisation in Warsaw (2024)

Question 17

When was the regionalist ‘Yorkshire Party’ founded?

Answer 17

2014

Question 18

What percentage of the vote did the YP receive in the 2021 West Yorkshire mayoral election?

Answer 18

10%

Question 19

How much internal migration has occurred in the UK since the 1960s?

Answer 19

3 million from North to South

Question 20

What is the average age in London?

Answer 20

36

Question 21

What is the average age in the South West?

Answer 21

44

Question 22

How many countries acceded to the EU in 2004?

Answer 22

10 (Largest enlargement ever)

Question 23

How many of the new EU countries were located in Eastern Europe?

Answer 23

8 (A8 migrants)

Question 24

How many EU migrants settled in the UK between 2004 and 2009?

Answer 24

1.5 million (2/3 from Poland)

Question 25

How many migrants settled in Germany following Merkel’s change in migration policy in 2015?

Answer 25

1.4 million (Mainly from Syria)

Question 26

Why did Merkel open the German borders?

Answer 26

Refugees were being turned away by other EU countries (e.g. Greece)

Question 27

Which UK counties benefited from A8 migration?

Answer 27

• East Anglia (FP)
• Northern Scotland (FP)
• Cambridgeshire (A)
• Lincolnshire (A)

Question 28

How many people of Bangladeshi heritage live in the UK?

Answer 28

650,000 (1% of population)

Question 29

Where is the largest diaspora of people of Bangladeshi heritage?

Answer 29

Brick Lane, London

Question 30

What was the turnout in the 2012 London mayoral election?

Answer 30

White voters - 54%
Black voters - 38%

Question 31

What percentage of Leeds’ population are enrolled in higher education?

Answer 31

25% (Studentification)

Question 32

What is an example of a community group?

Answer 32

‘Stop Botley West’, Oxfordshire
- Aims to prevent a solar farm being built, as residents believe it is of an unsuitable scale for the region

Question 33

How low is local election turnout?

Answer 33

Below 40%

Question 34

Which building did the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund buy a stake in?

Answer 34

25% lease - 30 Warwick Street, London

Question 35

What effect has globalisation led to?

Answer 35

‘Shrinking world effect’