F Michaelmas Key Facts

Question 1

The population of: the world

Answer 1

About 7.7 billion

Question 2

The population of: the UK

Answer 2

About 67 million

Question 3

The population of: China

Answer 3

About 1.39 billion

Question 4

The population of: India

Answer 4

About 1.34 billion

Question 5

The population of: USA

Answer 5

About 328 million

Question 6

The projection of the world for AD 2050.

Answer 6

Between 8-11 billion

Question 7

What does the map produced in AD 1599 by Richard Hakluyt in College Library show? What type of map projection is it? What is this good for? And bad?

Answer 7

• The map produced in AD 1599 by Richard Hakluyt in College Library is an early example of a Mercator map projection.
• This type of map projection, in which lines of both latitude and longitude are straight, is useful for navigation, but distorts the size and appearance of land masses at high latitudes.
• For example Greenland appears much larger than it really is.

Question 8

What did Gerardus Mercator’s map in 1569 revolutionise and assist?

Answer 8

• The Flemish geographer Gerardus Mercator created his innovative map projection in 1569.
• This revolutionized navigation and greatly assisted the development of trade networks across the oceans.

Question 9

What was the Domesday Book for?

Answer 9

The Domesday book was completed in AD 1086 under the orders of William the Conqueror who wanted to inventory the resources of his newly acquired kingdom.

Question 10

What is the 16th century map of Luddenham in College Library an early example of?

Answer 10

The 16th century map of Luddenham in College Library is an early example of a map that uses map scale to show areas of land ownership with great accuracy

Question 11

Who developed Latitude and Longitude? When and where did they live?

Answer 11

The Greek geographer Ptolemy who lived in Alexandria, Egypt in the 2nd century AD, developed the system of latitude and longitude that we still use today, and his map gives an insight into what was known about the world during the time of the Roman Empire

Question 12

Who created a diary that showed areas of Eastern Africa?

Answer 12

Wilfred Thesiger OE created a remarkable diary with hand-drawn maps of the areas he explored, including areas of eastern Africa

Question 13

What is Carbon Dioxide concentration in the atmosphere measured in?

Answer 13

Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere is measured in ppm (parts per million)

Question 14

What was the concentration of Carbon Dioxide concentration: before the industrial revolution?

Answer 14

280ppm

Question 15

What is the concentration of Carbon Dioxide concentration: today?

Answer 15

408ppm

Question 16

What do scientists say the level of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere must be if we are to avoid exceeding more than 2 degrees?

Answer 16

450ppm

Question 17

Which country has the largest GDP; which has the second?

Answer 17

USA first; China second

Question 18

Which country emits more CO2 into the atmosphere than any other country? Which is second?

Answer 18

China first; USA second

Question 19

Which country has the largest ‘carbon footprint per capita’?

Answer 19

USA

Question 20

What % of the world’s energy come from fossil fuels?

Answer 20

Over 80%

Question 21

Over the last 50 years, how much has the global energy consumption increased?

Answer 21

It has tripled.

Question 22

What % do renewables cover? What about Nuclear?

Answer 22

Today, renewable energy remains under 15% of total global supply with nuclear at about 5%.

Question 23

What % of total water is fresh water? What forms are the rest of the water in?

Answer 23

• Less than 1% of the total water in the world is fresh water which can be readily used for people.
• The vast majority of the world’s water is in the oceans (too salty to use) and locked up as ice in the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.

Question 24

How much of food in the UK is imported? Where does most of it come from?

Answer 24

-Today the UK imports about 47% of its food supply, with the majority of food imports coming from other European countries.

Question 25

What % of England’s land is used for farming? What percentage of the population are directly employed in farming?

Answer 25

Over 70% of England’s land area is used for farming, but this directly employs less than 1% of the population.

Question 26

What % of food and beverage sales in the UK are classed as organic produce?

Answer 26

The share of food and beverage sales in the UK that is classed as ‘organic produce’ is about 2%.

Question 27

What % of the UK’s CO2 emissions are from food production, processing and importation?

Answer 27

Food production, processing and importation accounts for about 17% of total CO2 emissions for the UK.

Question 28

How many litres of water per day does the average person in the UK require to sustain their lifestyle?

Answer 28

The average person in the UK requires about 150 litres of water a day to sustain their lifestyle.

Question 29

What are the %s of electricity generated from each source?

Answer 29

As of 2014, electricity generation in the UK was supplied by 30% gas, 30% coal, 19% nuclear, and almost 20% renewable from sources.

Question 30

Why is natural gas a better option than coal?

Answer 30

Natural gas is considerably cleaner than coal. Emissions of CO2 from natural gas are about 45% lower than the coal equivalent for generating the same amount of energy.

Question 31

What level are greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by for 2050 (Climate Change Act)?

Answer 31

By the year 2050, the Climate Change Act of 2008 commits the UK to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% of the 1990 level.

Question 32

What % of domestic water use is for each use?

Answer 32

30% = Toilet Flushing
21% = Baths and taps
13% = Clothes Washing
12% = Showers

Question 33

What are the uses of natural gas?

Answer 33

Industrial (32%), Electric generation (24%), Residential (22%), Commercial (14%), Other (8%)