Manchester Flashcards

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How many people live in cities in the UK

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84% of population
15% land area

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Where are people

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Near water
Global trade

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How many people are in London, manny and Birmingham

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Birmingham: 2.89 million
Manchester: 2.8 million
London:8.96 million

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Manchester location

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West of the UK. Near Birmingham and Blackpool.

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Manchester basic success

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2 big football teams
Musicians like Aitch
32% more diverse pop
Corenation st

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Manchester importance

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Ranked 5th best sports city in world
Manchester was European city of science
28th best city worldwide
£75 billion GDP
1 in UK for music

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Manchester R&D

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Science- heart of Industrial Revolution. Graphene invented (strongest material). Invented nuclear energy. First computer.

Media city- ITV, Channel 4, BBC, Manchester 2nd in digital design in Europe. 15k jobs.

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Population growth in Manchester

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19% in 10 years
Young people
Natural increase
Only 9% are retirement age.

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Media city

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£4 billion and lots of TNCs like Adidas

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International migration

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10% of Manchester is Irish
35% have Irish heritage
Curry mile
China town
World Irish heritage centre

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ITS

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£10mil->£30 mil
£500m as part of £1.5 bn
1000 miles of safe cycling
£7 tickets
Within 10 days 17 reports of bikes being destroyed
10% of bikes lost a month

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Urban Greening

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Carbon neutral by 2038
Recycling 65% of all waste by 2035
Picadilly gardens
Heston park
Set to plant 2000 trees

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