human facts Flashcards
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
2
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who and what year was the shipping container invented
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Mclean 1956
3
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what % does containerism account for seaborn trade
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60%
4
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first steam train
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1804
5
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first steam ship
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1787
6
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how fast is a jet craft
A
600 mph
7
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when did electronic banking begin
A
1980s
8
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first mobile phone
A
1973
9
Q
how many member does facebook have
A
150 million
10
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how much money of chinese made clothes did the eu block from entering uk
A
£50 million in 2007
11
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largest telecommunication company in world in 2000
A
vodafone
12
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population of eu
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508 million
13
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when was british telecom privatised
A
1984
14
Q
country with political barrier to globalisation
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north Korea
15
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region with physical barrier to globalisation
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sahel
16
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country with economic barrier to globalisation
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ethiopia
17
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what % of roads in ethipia unpaved
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85%
18
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when did china join WTO
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december 2001
19
Q
SEZ in china
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Shenzhen, Zhuhai
20
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how many deaths from air pollution in china a year
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4000
21
Q
how many % under povery line in india
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32%
22
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what % if indias gdp did agricultire come from in —-
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17% in 2008
23
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what % of dtroits population was lost in last decade
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25%
24
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what fraction of families live under poverty line in detroit
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1/3
25
when did detroit declare bankruptcy with how much debt
2013, £18.5 billion
26
detroits murder rate in 2014
45 per 100,000
27
how many schools closed in detroit in last decade
70
28
average house price in detroit
$6000
29
when was m&s set up and how many stores in uk
1884 and 852
30
how many countries in mcdonalds in
120
31
when did m&s introduce 5p bag charge
2008
32
how many rubbish bags collected daily in Mumbai
1 million
33
what % of waste in recycled in mumbai compared to uk
80% comparred to 20%
34
how many to each toilet in dharavi
500
35
how many cases of diease daily in dharavi
4000
36
population of dharavi
16 million, 1 million per sq mile
37
for every russian who buys a house worth £10 million how much do they add to economoy
£4.5 million per year
38
how many russians live in london
100,000
39
what % of all houses above £5million are brough by russians
20%
40
migrants from russian have paided more % of taxes than recieved in benefits
34%
41
how many more primary school places needed to meet demand due to migration
130,000
42
what % are unemployed in rural polish areas
40%
43
polands GPD per person in ----
$12,700 in 2006
44
how many differnet cultral groups in papa new ginea
7000
45
recycling in eu between ---- and ---- cut GHG by what %
2001 to 2010 by 56%
46
average earnings of people in north east
£15-17,000
47
average earnings in south east
£35,000
48
why does london have high pay
fdi attracted, more quaternary industry
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why do coastal regions have lower pay
seasonal Jons, brain drain, limited infrastructure
50
what % of children in camden live in poverty comparred to nationally
34% compared to 21%
51
youth employment in camden
7%
52
how many deaths considered premature in camden
43%
53
3 factors that english indices of deprivation considers
income employment education
54
how % of uk been supplied with superfast fiber optic broadband
66%
55
how many primary schools closed in cornwall
220
56
how much spending on schools in northern power house
£45 billion
57
how much government spending on health in northen powerhouse
£150 billion
58
how many buisness starts up in northen powerhouse in 2014
65,000
59
how many goods exported annually from northern powerhouse
60 billion
60
what phrase used to decribe multiple industrys locating in same place
agglomeration of industry
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3 examples of a successful place
high employment, low deprivation, inwards migration
62
how many additional qualified workers needed in berkshire
70,000
63
how much have property prices increased in berkshire
40-50%
64
how many crimes go unsolved in detroit
7/10
65
how much has population increased in Berkshire
6.4%
66
example of sink estate
Hulme
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what % of people in hulme unemployed in 1991
39%
68
what % of people left education in hulme at 17 in 1919
74%
69
what % of people dont have a car in hulme
81%
70
what types of people are political engaged
elderly and proffesional
71
what type of people are not politically engaged
de social grade
72
how much would a new runway at Heathrow cost
£18.6 billion
73
how many new jobs created due to hs2
40,000
74
how much money will be generated from hs2
£59 billion
75
when was national planning policy announced
20th december 2010
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how many houses sold under right to buy scheme
2 million
77
how much gas would need to be imported by 2020
70%
78
what did a fracking company offer to pay locals
£100,000 and 1% of revenews
79
how much money made in cabot circus
£500 million
80
how many more parking spaces needed in cabot circus
2500
81
how many high tech jobs created in 2012 olympics
3000
82
how many companies had to move to make room for Olympic
380
83
how many tickets sold for olympics
9 million
84
in powys how many volenteers to make how much money
26,000 to make £173.6 millio
85
how much does tourism add to Bradford region
£500 million
86
when did titanic quater open in belfast
2009
87
how many long term jobs from titanic quarter
20,000
88
how many visitors to titanic quarter on first year of opening
800,000
89
how much did the titanic quater provided in visitor attraction
£97 million
90
how much did bronte branded buses cost
£210,000
91
how many day trips to haworth each year
8.6 million
92
how many customers in birmigham airport serve in 2017
12.9 million making it uk 7th busiest airport
93
how much of birmighams population born oversea
1/5
94
how many jobs does tourism provide in Llandudno addeding how much to region
46,00 jobs adding £140 million
95
how many tourists each year
6.8 million
96
what % of Llandudnos population are NOT white bristish
less than 5%
97
how many people does bull ring bring to area each year
38 million
98
what is a political power of being a superpower
have a permanent seat on un security council
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economic quality of superpower
high GDP and trade
100
what are veto countries in un security council
china, france, russia, uk, us
101
usa gdp per capita
$53,000
102
chinas gdp per capita
$6000
103
what % of all finical transactions done in US dollar
80%
104
how much does usa spent on military
more than next 7 countries combinded
105
how many of top 20 unis in america
16/20
106
how much does usa give out in terms of military assistant
$33 billion
107
how many people vistited bunkingham place in ----
2010 had 413,000
108
how many barrels of oil in usa
264 billion
109
how many barrels of oil in china
20.3 billion
110
bi polar example of superpowers
Cold War, usa vs ussr
111
when was usa unipolar
1990s
112
how much did average income in america increase by between 1990 t[o 1999
10%
113
multiploar example of superpowers
BRICS vs G20
114
how many chinese people estimated to be in africa
1 million
115
in 2010 what % of chinese imports were mineral products from africa
80%
116
when did drakeland pit in devon open
2015
117
how much did acid cause chinese ecomony to lose in 2013
$13.3 billion
118
how much did beef exports increase by in brazil
10x
119
what was the % increase of food production in brazil between 2002 and 2012
26%
120
when did usa agree to reduce co2 emmisions by
2025
121
when did usa pull out of paris agreement
2017 - donald trump
122
how much of worlds gas in undiscoivered
30%
123
what % of worlds oil resverves in artic
13%
124
how many miles beyond coastline are countries allowed to own
200 miles
125
how much does counterfitting coast g2o countries
$85 billion per year
126
what % of new projects in africa due to china
30%
127
how many countries signed anticounterfeiting agreement
31 in 2011
128
how many km of roads were built in africa by china
3350 km
129
how many chinese schools in africa built by china
20
130
what 3 factors are considered when caculating hdi
education, healthcare, gdp
131
in 2013 how many primary school children didnt go to school
59 million
132
in 2013 how many secondary school children didnt go to school
65 million
133
in the Sahel how many more girls did not get an education comparred to boys
2x
134
how many people die each year due to water related dieases
840,000
135
average life expectancy in Japan
82
136
average life expectancy in uk
81
137
what has life expectancy increased from in 1985 to 2015
54 to 68
138
how much has life expectamcy decreased due to air pollution in devolping cities
3.2 years
139
what country has lowest life expectancy
sub saharan africa at 57 years
140
sub saharan maternal mortality rate
540 per 100,000 births
141
how many children die before 5th birthday each year
6 million
142
unemployment rate in austrilia
5.6%
143
what % of uk spending is on healthcare
18%
144
2 bad things about universal declaration of human rights
open to interpretation ans not legally binding
145
What % of Uk cases are thrown out by the European court of human rights
99%
146
when was uk human rights act
1998
147
what % of teenage girls are literate in afganistan
37%
148
How many Sikhs were massacred in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots - India
2000
149
how many people murdered in 1994 genocide in Rwanda
800,000
150
when was human rights first formed
1498 after nazis
151
how many people in political prison camps in north keora
80,000- 120,000
152
how much aid given by uk in 2013
£11 billion
153
how much aid was given to afganistan in 2013 by uk goverment
£200 million
154
how many military deaths did usa suffer in afganistan war
2175
155
how much did afganistan war cost uk
£12 billion
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