How And Why Do Places Vary? Geography

Question 1

Enquiry Question 1: How and why do places vary?

Answer 1

Places vary due to a range of factors such as economic activity, social characteristics, and physical geography.

Source: Enquiry Question 1

Question 2

Full-time jobs are classed when someone works over how many hours per week?

Answer 2

35 hours

Source: Full-time jobs

Question 3

Deindustrialisation in the UK occurred in mainly which decade?

Answer 3

1980s

Source: Deindustrialisation

Question 4

What type of jobs are created from the tourism industry in the UK?

Answer 4

Seasonal

Source: Tourism industry

Question 5

In 2018, what was the UK’s average income?

Answer 5

£21,095

Source: UK’s average income

Question 6

In 2021, the wealthiest 1% of the UK owned how much of the country’s wealth?

Answer 6

23%

Source: Wealth distribution

Question 7

In 2021, the bottom 50% of the UK owned less than what % of the country’s wealth?

Answer 7

5%

Source: Wealth distribution

Question 8

Inheritance accounts for what % of private wealth?

Answer 8

60%

Source: Inheritance and private wealth

Question 9

In 2022, what was the child poverty rate in Wales?

Answer 9

31%

Source: Child poverty rate

Question 10

In 2022, what was the average life expectancy for a male in the UK?

Answer 10

79

Source: Male life expectancy

Question 11

In 2022, what was the average life expectancy for a female in the UK?

Answer 11

82.9

Source: Female life expectancy

Question 12

The odds of being a smoker were how many times higher in the routine and manual occupation group compared with those with other occupations in 2020?

Answer 12

2.2

Source: Smoking odds

Question 13

In what year was the Bullring Shopping Centre linked to the newly developed Grand Central Station in Birmingham?

Answer 13

2015

Source: Bullring and Grand Central Station

Question 14

In 2020-2021, how many students were enrolled across the 5 universities in Birmingham?

Answer 14

92,655

Source: University enrollment

Question 15

How many miles away from Birmingham’s CBD is Mosley?

Answer 15

3

Source: Distance from CBD

Question 16

In Happisburgh, Norfolk, how much land has been lost to the sea over the past 250 years?

Answer 16

250m

Source: Land loss to sea

Question 17

High Speed Rail 1 was completed in which year?

Answer 17

2007

Source: High Speed Rail 1 completion

Question 18

The closure of the Longbridge factory in 2005 led to how many job losses?

Answer 18

6,300

Source: Longbridge factory closure

Question 19

In 2021, what % of Llandudno’s population was over the age of 65?

Answer 19

30%

Source: Llandudno demographics

Question 20

The railway line in Llandudno opened in which year?

Answer 20

1958

Source: Llandudno railway line

Question 21

By 2006, what% of manufacturing jobs had been lost in Birmingham due to deindustrialisation?

Answer 21

80%

Source: Manufacturing job loss

Question 22

In June 2008, what was the unemployment rate in Birmingham?

Answer 22

8.40%

Source: Birmingham unemployment rate

Question 23

Birmingham accounts for what % of the West Midlands economic output?

Answer 23

21.60%

Source: Birmingham economic output

Question 24

How often is the census undertaken?

Answer 24

Every 10 years

Source: Census frequency

Question 25

How many domains are there in the Index of Multiple Deprivation?

Answer 25

7

Source: Index of Multiple Deprivation

Question 26

How many miles of canal does Birmingham have?

Answer 26

35

Source: Birmingham canals

Question 27

What was the global audience of the Commonwealth Games in 2022?

Answer 27

835 million

Source: Commonwealth Games audience

Question 28

What % of Birmingham’s population are white?

Answer 28

61.60%

Source: Birmingham demographics

Question 29

How many annual visitors are there to the International Convention Centre in Birmingham?

Answer 29

350,000

Source: ICC visitors

Question 30

What is the annual footfall to the Bullring and Grand Central Station in Birmingham?

Answer 30

36 million

Source: Bullring and Grand Central footfall

Question 31

Birmingham’s jewellery quarter accounts for what % of the UK’s jewellery output?

Answer 31

40%

Source: Jewellery quarter output

Question 32

How many platforms does Llandudno train station have?

Answer 32

3

Source: Llandudno train station

Question 33

How many visitors does Llandudno get each year?

Answer 33

10 million

Source: Llandudno visitors

Question 34

The Great Orme Tramway has been ferrying passengers to the summit since which year?

Answer 34

1898

Source: Great Orme Tramway

Question 35

What % of Llandudno’s population are white?

Answer 35

96.6%

Source: Llandudno demographics

Question 36

In what year were the White Rabbit statues unveiled in Llandudno for the Wonderland Trails?

Answer 36

1933

Source: White Rabbit statues