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what is the definition of place

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a geographical space shaped by individuals or communities over time, may also be described as an area or a location

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why was there a decline in the primary and secondary sectors in the UK

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British coal more expensive to mine than in other countries and UK wages higher than in those overseas

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in 2021 the wealthiest 1% of the population owned how much of the country’s wealth

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23%

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in 2015 the bottom 50% owned how much of the country’s wealth

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less than 5%

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what is the median individual wealth in the South East and the North East

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£263,000 and £79,000

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how much of private wealth did inheritance constitute in 2017

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60%

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in 2023 what was the average annual full time earnings for the top 10% of earners

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£66,669

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in 2023 what was the average annual full-time earnings for the bottom 10% of earners

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£21,000

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how much lower is economic activity in the North of England compared to the rest

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3%

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what is the definition for quality of life

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the level of social and economic well being experienced by individuals or communities measured by various indicators including health, happiness, educational achievement, income and leisure time

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how many more times likely are people who are in the manual occupation group compared to those with other occupations in 2020

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2.2 times higher

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what is the life expectancy in south Cornwall for men

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80.2 years

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what is the life expectancy for those in central Cardiff

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74.3 years

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what percent of white children who received free school meals achieved 5 or more GCSEs A* to C including English and Maths in 2021

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22.5%

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how can the demographic of an area change

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ethnic composition and age

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where have Pakistani workers settled in the UK

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industrial heartlands of Bradford, Huddersfield and Birmingham

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what amount of residents in Headlingly Leeds are students

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two thirds of the 10,000 residents

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what are the reasons for why places change

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physical factors, accessibility and connectedness, historical development, local and national planning and globalisation

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how much land in Happisburgh in Norfolk has been lost to the sea

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250m of land over 250 years

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in 2021 how many families had a negative net wealth

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the average family in the poorest 10% of families

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what is the child poverty rate in Wales in 2022

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31%, the worst rate of all UK nations

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quality of life definition

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The level of social and economic well being experienced by individuals or communities measured by various indicators including, health, happiness, educational achievement, income and leisure time

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how much higher was child obesity in the most deprived areas in England compared to those living in the least deprived areas for 4-5 year olds and 10-11 year olds in 2021-22

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2.4 times

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what is the average UK life expectancy for men (2022)

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79 years

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what is the average life expectancy for women in the UK (2022)
82.9 years
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what percent of people in Birmingham have very good health
60-70%
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what percent of people in Birmingham have very bad health
less than 1%
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what percent of people in Llandudno have very good health
30-40%
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what percent of people in Brookfield's have two or more A levels
60%
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what percent of people in Llandudno have very bad health
1-5%
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In Digbeth what percent of people had two A levels
less than 20%
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what percent of people in Llandudno town have 2 or more A levels
less than 20%
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How many people have no qualifications in Llandudno
30-40%
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what percent of people in the centre of Birmingham live in high-cost flats/apartments
95.8%
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what percent of people in Llandudno live in coastal flats and apartments
91.3%
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What is the Bullring and Grand central
the UK's largest city-centre based shopping centre
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how many residents in Headlingly, Leeds are students
two thirds of the 10,000 residents
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in 2021 how many students were enrolled at one of the five universities in Birmingham
92,655 students out of a population of 2.6 million
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how far away is Mosley from the CBD
3 miles
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what railway town as seen relative decline since the development of motorways after the 1960s.
Crewe
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which town in Devon has deliberately introduced projects to protect its local culture and history
Totnes
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how many people lost their jobs from the closure of the MG Rover factory in Longbridge 2005
6,300
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what was the population of Llandudno in 2021
19,700
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what percent of the population in Llandudno are over 65
30%
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what percent of the West Midlands economic output does Birmingham account for
21.6%
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what are the four key methods that geographers use to measure changes within places
land-use changes, employment trends, demographic changes, levels of deprivation
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what are the three types of influences
regional, national, international/Global
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how many miles of Canals does Birmingham have
35 miles
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how is Birmingham connected to various locations around the UK
M6, M40, M42 and the M5
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what is a fact about Birmingham's pride
it is the UK's largest two-day gay pride festival
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what is annual footfall in the Bullring and Grand Central
36 million
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what percent of the Birmingham population is white
61.1%
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what is the England and Wales average for percent of white people
81.7%
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how likely were Birmingham residents to be involved in their local community
22%
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how many Birmingham constituencies voted for Labour in the 2024 general election
9/10
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how many passengers did Birmingham airport serve in 2023
11.5 million
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how much of the UK's jewellery output does Birmingham produce
40%
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what was the global audience of the Commonwealth games in 2022
835 million
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how many platforms does Llandudno train station have
3
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what is travel time from Llandudno train station to London
3h 30mins
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how many visitors are there in Llandudno each year
10 million
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what was Llandudno ranked as in 2022
named in the top 20 happiest places to live in Great Britain
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what percent of the population in Llandudno was white
96.6%
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when were the White Rabbit statues unveiled in Llandudno
1933
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what areas are Llandudno twinned with
Wormhout in Northern France 1989 and Champery Switzerland 2022
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what global internet businesses are there in San Francisco Bay
Dropbox and Twitter
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what is the GDP of of San Francisco
$250 billion
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what percent of the total economic output in the Bay area is from San Franciso
25%
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how much capital funding did San Francisco attract in 2023
$34.3 billion
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what percent of AI jobs postings in the US does San Francisco have
20%
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how many people were expected to experience homelessness in San Francisco in 2022
20,000
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how many drug addicts were there in San Francisco than there were students in public high schools in 2019
8,000
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what was the percent change in population in Detroit from 20000 to 2012
-26.6%
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what are sink estates
housing estates characterised by high levels of economic and social deprivation and crime, especially domestic violence, drugs and gangs
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what are gated communities
found in urban and rural settlements as either individual or groups of houses. They have CCTV and often 24/7 security guards. They are designed to deter access by unknown people and reduce crime
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what are commuter villages
Settlements that have a proportion of their population living in them but who commute out daily or weekly, usually to large settlements
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how much more likely were children born after 1970 in sink estates to have mental health problems
twice as likely
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how many more times likely were children born in sink estates after 1970 to be unemployed and not in education/training
11 times
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what are examples of gated communities
honeycombe chine, Boscombe in Bournemouth
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according to a 2021 census, how many people live in rural areas in England
10 million
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what per cent of people in Great Britain in 2024 only travelled to work
41%
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what is an example of a successful commuter village
Itchen Valley between Winchester and Alresford
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in England, how many rural schools and rural pubs closed between 2013-2017
52 rural schools and over 1300 pubs
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what have many rural communities done to closing pubs and shops
bought them and run them as not-for-profit community enterprises, e.g the shop and café at Crowle 2018
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what the turnout for the 2024 general election
60%
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what percent of EU immigrants are not registered to vote
39%
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what are the factors affecting levels of engagement
age, length of residence, levels of deprivation, ethnicity, gender
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tell me about the 2011 London riots
6th August, 300 people walked from London's Broadwater farm estate to Tottenham police station over the death of a local man called Mark Duggan who was shot dead by police two days earlier and they were turned away, riots spread across the country and five people died
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how many people does HS2 employ
28,000 including 4,000 previously unemployed
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how much less carbon will journeys on HS2 emit than planes and cars
17 times less than planes, and 7 times less than cars
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how much was HS2 estimated to cost in January 2024
£49-56.6bn
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what would HS2 make the journey time between London and Birmingham
less than one hour
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how many ancient woodlands would HS2 affect
25
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how much more capacity for flights would there be with the construction of Heathrow's third runway
260,000
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what rank does Heathrow have in terms of business
2nd busiest airport in the world
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how many jobs could the construction of Heathrow's third runway create
60,000
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how many extra tons of carbon dioxide would be produced each year with the construction of Heathrow's third runway
210.8 million
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how many buildings would be destroyed or abandoned by the construction of Heathrow's third runway
700 homes, a church and 8 grade 2 listed buildings
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what have Labour created in terms of Planning Laws
a Planning and Infrastructure Bill which promises to provide more resources to hire 300 new planners to speed up approvals for new homes
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when did the government's involvement in housing supply start
the late nineteenth, early twentieth century
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how many earth tremors were recorded during drilling at a site in Blackpool and how long was the longest one
120, 100 hours
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when did Margaret Thatcher announce that the UK's financial sector would be deregulated
1986
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how much do banking, finance and business services account for the UK's GDP now compared to 1986
30% now, 15.5% in 1986
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when did the UK join the European single market
1992
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how many staff in the NHS report a nationality other than British
one in five
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when did the UK leave the EU
2020
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Malvern Science park is home to how many businesses and staff
40 businesses and 400 staff
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why did London become special in 2012
first city to host the games 3 times
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when was Birmingham Bullring redeveloped
2003
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how many shops does the Bullring have
160 shops across three floors
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what are the four types of regeneration
Retail-Led Regeneration, tourism led regeneration, Leisure and sport regeneration, rural regeneration
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how much of the UK's total land area does agricultural land make up
70%
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in 2023 how many farm ran a diversified business in the UK
34%
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what challenges are faced in Powys that mean that regeneration is needed
skills shortage, lack of uni places and qualifications, low waged jobs
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how many grants were given out between 2011-2013 from the EU to help businesses in Powys
over £4million
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in what ways was ICT improved in Powys
two broadband masts installed to address 'black spots', Powys Connections programmes to provide advice and grant funding to micro-businesses wishing to specialise in ICT services
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definition of rebranding
Rebranding attempts to represent areas as being more attractive for potential investors and visitors, and locals, by changing public perception of them, called re-imagining
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how many people saw or read about Glasgow during its commonwealth games?
1.26 billion
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how much gross was injected into the economy due to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
£740 million
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how many jobs in retail and tourism does the Bronte County support
13,500
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how many tourist does Kielder forest attract per year
345,000
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how many students are at Plymouth uni
18,000
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what are the three types of investment
private sector, public sector and public-private
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how many residents were relocated for the 2012 Olympic Games in London
425
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what was the average age in Powys in 2021
50 years
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