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1
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how long did it take to reach Australia in —- comparred to —-

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40 days in 1914 compared to 1.5 days in 2016

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2
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who and what year was the shipping container invented

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Mclean 1956

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3
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what % does containerism account for seaborn trade

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60%

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4
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first steam train

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1804

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first steam ship

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1787

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how fast is a jet craft

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600 mph

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7
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when did electronic banking begin

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1980s

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first mobile phone

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1973

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9
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how many member does facebook have

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150 million

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10
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how much money of chinese made clothes did the eu block from entering uk

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£50 million in 2007

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11
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largest telecommunication company in world in 2000

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vodafone

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12
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population of eu

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508 million

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13
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when was british telecom privatised

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1984

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14
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country with political barrier to globalisation

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north Korea

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15
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region with physical barrier to globalisation

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sahel

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16
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country with economic barrier to globalisation

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ethiopia

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17
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what % of roads in ethipia unpaved

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85%

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18
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when did china join WTO

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december 2001

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19
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SEZ in china

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Shenzhen, Zhuhai

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20
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how many deaths from air pollution in china a year

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4000

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21
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how many % under povery line in india

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32%

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22
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what % if indias gdp did agricultire come from in —-

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17% in 2008

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23
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what % of dtroits population was lost in last decade

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25%

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24
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what fraction of families live under poverty line in detroit

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1/3

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25
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when did detroit declare bankruptcy with how much debt

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2013, £18.5 billion

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26
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detroits murder rate in 2014

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45 per 100,000

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27
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how many schools closed in detroit in last decade

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70

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28
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average house price in detroit

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$6000

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29
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when was m&s set up and how many stores in uk

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1884 and 852

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30
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how many countries in mcdonalds in

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120

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31
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when did m&s introduce 5p bag charge

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2008

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32
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how many rubbish bags collected daily in Mumbai

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1 million

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33
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what % of waste in recycled in mumbai compared to uk

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80% comparred to 20%

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34
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how many to each toilet in dharavi

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500

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35
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how many cases of diease daily in dharavi

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4000

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36
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population of dharavi

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16 million, 1 million per sq mile

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37
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for every russian who buys a house worth £10 million how much do they add to economoy

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£4.5 million per year

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38
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how many russians live in london

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100,000

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39
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what % of all houses above £5million are brough by russians

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20%

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40
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migrants from russian have paided more % of taxes than recieved in benefits

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34%

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41
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how many more primary school places needed to meet demand due to migration

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130,000

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42
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what % are unemployed in rural polish areas

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40%

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43
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polands GPD per person in —-

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$12,700 in 2006

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44
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how many differnet cultral groups in papa new ginea

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7000

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45
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recycling in eu between —- and —- cut GHG by what %

A

2001 to 2010 by 56%

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46
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average earnings of people in north east

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£15-17,000

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47
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average earnings in south east

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£35,000

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48
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why does london have high pay

A

fdi attracted, more quaternary industry

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49
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why do coastal regions have lower pay

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seasonal Jons, brain drain, limited infrastructure

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50
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what % of children in camden live in poverty comparred to nationally

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34% compared to 21%

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51
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youth employment in camden

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7%

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52
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how many deaths considered premature in camden

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43%

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53
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3 factors that english indices of deprivation considers

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income employment education

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54
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how % of uk been supplied with superfast fiber optic broadband

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66%

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55
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how many primary schools closed in cornwall

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220

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56
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how much spending on schools in northern power house

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£45 billion

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57
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how much government spending on health in northen powerhouse

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£150 billion

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58
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how many buisness starts up in northen powerhouse in 2014

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65,000

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59
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how many goods exported annually from northern powerhouse

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60 billion

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60
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what phrase used to decribe multiple industrys locating in same place

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agglomeration of industry

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61
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3 examples of a successful place

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high employment, low deprivation, inwards migration

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62
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how many additional qualified workers needed in berkshire

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70,000

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63
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how much have property prices increased in berkshire

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40-50%

64
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how many crimes go unsolved in detroit

A

7/10

65
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how much has population increased in Berkshire

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6.4%

66
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example of sink estate

A

Hulme

67
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what % of people in hulme unemployed in 1991

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39%

68
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what % of people left education in hulme at 17 in 1919

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74%

69
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what % of people dont have a car in hulme

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81%

70
Q

what types of people are political engaged

A

elderly and proffesional

71
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what type of people are not politically engaged

A

de social grade

72
Q

how much would a new runway at Heathrow cost

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£18.6 billion

73
Q

how many new jobs created due to hs2

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40,000

74
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how much money will be generated from hs2

A

£59 billion

75
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when was national planning policy announced

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20th december 2010

76
Q

how many houses sold under right to buy scheme

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2 million

77
Q

how much gas would need to be imported by 2020

A

70%

78
Q

what did a fracking company offer to pay locals

A

£100,000 and 1% of revenews

79
Q

how much money made in cabot circus

A

£500 million

80
Q

how many more parking spaces needed in cabot circus

A

2500

81
Q

how many high tech jobs created in 2012 olympics

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3000

82
Q

how many companies had to move to make room for Olympic

A

380

83
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how many tickets sold for olympics

A

9 million

84
Q

in powys how many volenteers to make how much money

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26,000 to make £173.6 millio

85
Q

how much does tourism add to Bradford region

A

£500 million

86
Q

when did titanic quater open in belfast

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2009

87
Q

how many long term jobs from titanic quarter

A

20,000

88
Q

how many visitors to titanic quarter on first year of opening

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800,000

89
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how much did the titanic quater provided in visitor attraction

A

£97 million

90
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how much did bronte branded buses cost

A

£210,000

91
Q

how many day trips to haworth each year

A

8.6 million

92
Q

how many customers in birmigham airport serve in 2017

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12.9 million making it uk 7th busiest airport

93
Q

how much of birmighams population born oversea

A

1/5

94
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how many jobs does tourism provide in Llandudno addeding how much to region

A

46,00 jobs adding £140 million

95
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how many tourists each year

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6.8 million

96
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what % of Llandudnos population are NOT white bristish

A

less than 5%

97
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how many people does bull ring bring to area each year

A

38 million

98
Q

what is a political power of being a superpower

A

have a permanent seat on un security council

99
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economic quality of superpower

A

high GDP and trade

100
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what are veto countries in un security council

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china, france, russia, uk, us

101
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usa gdp per capita

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$53,000

102
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chinas gdp per capita

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$6000

103
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what % of all finical transactions done in US dollar

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80%

104
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how much does usa spent on military

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more than next 7 countries combinded

105
Q

how many of top 20 unis in america

A

16/20

106
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how much does usa give out in terms of military assistant

A

$33 billion

107
Q

how many people vistited bunkingham place in —-

A

2010 had 413,000

108
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how many barrels of oil in usa

A

264 billion

109
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how many barrels of oil in china

A

20.3 billion

110
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bi polar example of superpowers

A

Cold War, usa vs ussr

111
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when was usa unipolar

A

1990s

112
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how much did average income in america increase by between 1990 t[o 1999

A

10%

113
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multiploar example of superpowers

A

BRICS vs G20

114
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how many chinese people estimated to be in africa

A

1 million

115
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in 2010 what % of chinese imports were mineral products from africa

A

80%

116
Q

when did drakeland pit in devon open

A

2015

117
Q

how much did acid cause chinese ecomony to lose in 2013

A

$13.3 billion

118
Q

how much did beef exports increase by in brazil

A

10x

119
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what was the % increase of food production in brazil between 2002 and 2012

A

26%

120
Q

when did usa agree to reduce co2 emmisions by

A

2025

121
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when did usa pull out of paris agreement

A

2017 - donald trump

122
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how much of worlds gas in undiscoivered

A

30%

123
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what % of worlds oil resverves in artic

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13%

124
Q

how many miles beyond coastline are countries allowed to own

A

200 miles

125
Q

how much does counterfitting coast g2o countries

A

$85 billion per year

126
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what % of new projects in africa due to china

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30%

127
Q

how many countries signed anticounterfeiting agreement

A

31 in 2011

128
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how many km of roads were built in africa by china

A

3350 km

129
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how many chinese schools in africa built by china

A

20

130
Q

what 3 factors are considered when caculating hdi

A

education, healthcare, gdp

131
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in 2013 how many primary school children didnt go to school

A

59 million

132
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in 2013 how many secondary school children didnt go to school

A

65 million

133
Q

in the Sahel how many more girls did not get an education comparred to boys

A

2x

134
Q

how many people die each year due to water related dieases

A

840,000

135
Q

average life expectancy in Japan

A

82

136
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average life expectancy in uk

A

81

137
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what has life expectancy increased from in 1985 to 2015

A

54 to 68

138
Q

how much has life expectamcy decreased due to air pollution in devolping cities

A

3.2 years

139
Q

what country has lowest life expectancy

A

sub saharan africa at 57 years

140
Q

sub saharan maternal mortality rate

A

540 per 100,000 births

141
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how many children die before 5th birthday each year

A

6 million

142
Q

unemployment rate in austrilia

A

5.6%

143
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what % of uk spending is on healthcare

A

18%

144
Q

2 bad things about universal declaration of human rights

A

open to interpretation ans not legally binding

145
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What % of Uk cases are thrown out by the European court of human rights

A

99%

146
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when was uk human rights act

A

1998

147
Q

what % of teenage girls are literate in afganistan

A

37%

148
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How many Sikhs were massacred in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots - India

A

2000

149
Q

how many people murdered in 1994 genocide in Rwanda

A

800,000

150
Q

when was human rights first formed

A

1498 after nazis

151
Q

how many people in political prison camps in north keora

A

80,000- 120,000

152
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how much aid given by uk in 2013

A

£11 billion

153
Q

how much aid was given to afganistan in 2013 by uk goverment

A

£200 million

154
Q

how many military deaths did usa suffer in afganistan war

A

2175

155
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how much did afganistan war cost uk

A

£12 billion

156
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