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1
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How large is the European Union?

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28 member states

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When was the European Union established? By what treaty?

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1993 Maastricht Treaty

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When did the A8, former Eastern bloc countries, join to the EU?

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2004

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Give examples of international organisations that have driven globalisation:

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  • International Monetary Fund (IMG)
  • World Trade Organisation (WTO)
  • Asian Development Bank
  • World Bank
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What is the combined GDP of the European Union?

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$18.5 trillion

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What is NAFTA? When was it established?

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The North American Free Trade Agreement was established in 1994.

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Which countries does NAFTA encompass?

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The USA, Canada, and Mexico

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What is ASEAN?

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Association of South East Asian Nations

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What is the average economic growth of members of ASEAN?

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6%

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What are the two main advantages of trade blocs?

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  • Countries can exploit comparative advantages

- Firms can exploit economies of scale

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What Ikea’s annual revenue?

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29 billion euros

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12
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How many stores does Ikea have? In how many countries?

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381 stores in 47 countries

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What term describes how the workforce in Ikea is organised internationally?

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Spatial division of labour

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How many workers are located in Ikea’s franchising division?

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7000

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15
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What charitable foundation owns Ikea?

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Stitching INGKA

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16
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How much profit is taken from Stitching INGKA? By who?

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600m yearly by Ingvar Kamprad

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What is the market capitalisation of Shanghai’s stock exchange?

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3.5 trillion

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How many export processing zones are in Shanghai? Who first started them?

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58 export processing zones started by Deng Xiaoping

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How many tonnes of goods does Shanghai Port handle each year?

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755 million tonnes

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Where is Shanghai ranked on the Global Financial Centres index?

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16th of the Global Financial Centres Index

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What percentage of the population in Gambia rely on crash crops?

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75%

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What is Gambia’s GDP per capita?

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Less than $500

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23
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Who founded EasyJet?

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Sir Stelios

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When did EasyJet first start offering domestic flights in the UK?

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1995

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Which company did EasyJet acquire? When did it do this?

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EasyJet acquired TEA Basel AG, a Swiss airliner, in 2008.

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When did EasyJet start offering flights to Barcelona?

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1996

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When did EasyJet start offering flights to Tallinn in Estonia?

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2004

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Where were EasyJet’s first domestic flights?

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Luton to Edinburgh and Glasgow

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29
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How many visitors does Tallinn receive yearly?

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1.5 million

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Between 1973 and 1977, to what extent did foreign debts increase? Why?

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Foreign debts increased by 150% because of petrodollar recycling

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In 2014, what was Volkswagen’s total profit?

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10 billion euros

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What is GDP per capita in Zambia?

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1,800 dollars

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33
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How many subsidence farmers are in Zambia?

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460,000

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What percentage of people in Zambia lack access to clean drinking water?

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40%

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What percentage of the population has HIV in Zambia?

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14%

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How rich are Zambia’s copper deposits?

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Zambia has the 6th richest copper deposits in the world

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37
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How many child soldiers were recruited by Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front?

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5,000

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38
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How much money did Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front make from selling illegal diamonds?

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$100m

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39
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How has life expectancy risen in the UK?

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48 years in 1900 to 81.5 years in 2012

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What percent of GDP does the service sector account for?

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78%

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41
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How has manufacturing declined in the UK?

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Manufacturing contributed 25% of GDP in the 70s, but now only accounts for 11% of GDP

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42
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What percentage of the workforce is female? How has this impacted birth rates?

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47% of the workforce is female, leading to a fall in birth rates

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43
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When was the NHS created?

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1946

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44
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How is the dependency ratio calculated?

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(Children + Pensioners) / (Economically Active Pop) x 100

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45
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How much do state pensions cost the government each year?

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£75bn

46
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What is the size of the funding gap in the NHS?

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£2bn

47
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What is the average age in Christchurch?

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69.8 years

48
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What has happened to property prices in Christchurch as a result of inward migration of elderly?

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Property prices have risen, so that average house price is now £300,000

49
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How much is the grey pound worth for the UK economy?

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£320bn

50
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What percentage of consumer spending comes from the over 60s?

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50%

51
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What is the average house price in the UK?

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£190,000

52
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What is the average house price in London?

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£530,000

53
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How much did property prices grow in 2015?

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9.5%

54
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What Act granted commonwealth citizens entrance to the UK?

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1948 British Nationality Act

55
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How many Indian doctors were recruited into the NHS in the 1950s?

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3,000

56
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How many Carribean migrants had entered the UK by 1960?

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172,000

57
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In 2015, how many asylum applications were there into Europe?

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1.3 million applications

58
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In 2015, how many migrants died trying to enter Europe?

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4,000

59
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What are the main routes into Europe from Africa/Middle East?

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  • Aegean crossing

- North Africa to Italy

60
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In December 2015, what was the level of air pollution in Shanghai?

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265 micrograms per cubic metre

61
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What is the WHO’s recommended level of air pollution?

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25 micrograms per cubic metre

62
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How tonnes of waste does Shanghai generate every day?

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10,000 tonnes of waste

63
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How far did house prices rise in 2015 in Shanghai?

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15%

64
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How has the Chinese government tried to limit car usage in Shanghai?

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Government limits number of new license place auctions to 8,000 per month

65
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Who is China’s largest steelmaker?

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Baosteel Group

66
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What percentage of Shanghai’s output is heavy industry?

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78%

67
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How many homes are in Hanham Hall in Bristol?

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168 homes

68
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What London bus route uses hydrogen powered buses? When was this first introduced?

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The RV1 bus route has used hydrogen powered buses since 2010

69
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What percentage of the UK population is over the age of 65?

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17%

70
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How many British-born pensioners are there in Spain?

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80,000

71
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How many sunshine days does Costa Blanca receive each year?

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320 days

72
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Why was the cost of living cheap in Spain for British people in the early 2000s?

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Pound had high value relative to Euro

73
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What are the two most popular destinations in Spain for British pensioners?

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  • Costa Blanca

- Costa del Sol

74
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What European Act granted freedom of movement?

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Single European Act

75
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In 2003, how much money was raised in Spain via property sales to foreigners?

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£4.8bn

76
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How many illegal homes have been built in Marbella?

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30,000

77
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What percent of British expats in Spain do not speak Spanish?

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60%

78
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When did Poland join the European Union?

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May 2004

79
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How many Polish migrants are estimated to be living the UK?

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690,000

80
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In 2006, how many Polish workers had registered to live in the UK?

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264,500

81
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What was the UK’s unemployment rate in 2004? Why was this significant?

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Unemployment rate of 4.8% was a pull factor for Polish migrants

82
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Why did Polish people migrate to the UK over other European countries in 2004?

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UK was one of three countries that did not impose restrictions on the numbers coming in

83
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In 2004, how many job vacancies were there in the British economy?

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600,000

84
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What is Poland’s GDP per captia compared to the UK?

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Poland has a GDP per capita of $13,000 compared to the UK’s GDP per capita of $42,0000

85
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How many Polish migrants settled in the UK following World War Two?

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160,000

86
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What is the UK’s minimum wage?

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£6.70 an hour

87
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In 2005, what was Poland’s unemployment rate?

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18.2% - highest in the OECD

88
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How many houses are there per 1000 people in Poland?

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300 houses per 1000 people in Poland

89
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What percentage of Polish migrants were aged between 18 and 34?

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80%

90
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What is the male to female split of Polish migrants?

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58% male to 42% female

91
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What percentage of Polish migrants work in agriculture?

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12%

92
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What percentage of Polish migrants are in full time employment?

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97%

93
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What percentage of Polish migrants decided to live in London?

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40%

94
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How many Polish migrants are there in rural areas?

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120,000 migrants

95
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Where was there already an established Polish community in the UK?

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Peterborough

96
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Between 2004 and 2010, how much have Polish migrants contributed to the UK?

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£2.5bn

97
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How many lines of Polish food does Tesco offer?

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100

98
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How many new dependents have entered in the UK as a result of polish migration?

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37,000

99
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How many registered migrants are there in Wrexham in Cheshire? How many are there expected to be in reality?

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2300 registered migrants, but 8000 expected in reality

100
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What is the population of Lagos?

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16m

101
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How many rural migrants enter Lagos each week?

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10,000

102
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What percentage of Lagos’s population live below the poverty line?

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70%

103
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How many slum districts are there in Lagos?

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100

104
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How many people live in the Makoko slum district in Lagos?

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300,000

105
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Where is the Makoko slum district located in Lagos?

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On the lagoon

106
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What is the population density in Lagos’ slum districts?

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100,000 people per square kilometre

107
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What is Shanghai’s population?

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24m

108
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How far did Shanghai’s population grow between 2000 and 2010?

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38%

109
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What is China’s gini coefficient?

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0.5

110
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What scheme was introduced by the Chinese government in Shanghai to ease poverty? When was it introduced?

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The Mining Living Standard Scheme was introduced in 1993.

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