Leeds Flashcards
1
Q
location
A
West Yorkshire, north of England
2
Q
population
A
800,000 people 10% increase over the last 10 years
3
Q
manufacturing
A
3rd largest manufacturer in UK
printing and publishing
food
chemicals
media tech
4
Q
challenges
housing
A
24000 people waiting for homes
houses arnt affordable
student housing isn’t well looked after
5
Q
challenges
transport
A
journey too London=over 2 hours
HS2=82 mins
air pollution 3rd worst in Uk
6
Q
challenges
waste management
A
150,000 tones of waste per year
only 44% recycled
7
Q
migration
A
migrants in the 1950s from Caribbean
Indians immigrants
Irish immigrants
8
Q
employment
A
1.4m work force
economy=50bn
