SG2A: What's In A Place- Aspley Flashcards

Changing Space, Making Places

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What the physical features of Huddersfield?

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  • valley bottom
  • river colne
  • foot of the east Pennines
  • sandstone
  • steep hills
  • fast flowing rivers
  • ‘soft’ water easier to wash wool
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What happened during the industrial revolution in Huddersfield?

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  • textile production
  • plenty of wool for railways
  • 1917 mills
  • Narrow Canal and Broad canal
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What is the latitude and longitude of Aspley Marina?

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53.6 degrees North and 1.77 degrees West

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Name the two wards which Aspley is located in?

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Newsmen and Dalton

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What are the political parties which each voted for in the local elections in 2016?

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Green party and Labour

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What is the political border in Aspley?

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Wakefield Rd

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What is the demographic factor of Aspley?

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  • 1.5% of population are Muslim
  • Low proportion of Christians and British White
  • Majority aged between 16-64
  • 1.4% of population are students
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What is the socio-economic factor of Aspley?

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  • A university
  • Uni goes to knowledge economy
  • 60% rely on public transport
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What is the cultural/historical factor of Aspley?

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  • Aspley pub
  • 1.5% of population are Muslim
  • Textile mills give identity of industry
  • decline in christian faith
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What is the political factor of Aspley?

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  • Wakefield road splits political parties of green party and labour
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What is the built characteristics of Aspley?

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  • Terraced housing
  • Student accommodation
  • Premier Inn hotel
  • Mills
  • Sainsburys
  • 24hr shop
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What are the natural characteristics of Aspley?

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  • River colne runs through it
  • Canals
  • Trees alongside canals
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What is the history of Huddersfield?

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1599- Ramsden family turned manor into cloth hall
1750s- Industry increased
1776-1811- First canal built for transporting goods
1847- Canal replaced by railway
1945- Narrow canal abandoned
1960- Textile industry declines
2011- Narrow canal reopened for leisure
2018- tertiary jobs, shops, retail parks increased

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What is census?

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Data collection by the government of most AC’s is in the form of a survey known as a census. This is classified as BIG data.

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What does the census provide?

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Primary data on the socio-economic and cultural characteristics of the population.

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What does the census count of?

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Counts all the people and households in the country.

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What does the census allow us to compare?

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Different groups of people across the entire nation.

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Who carries out the census?

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Office of National Statistics.

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When does the census carry out?

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Every 10 years. The last census for England and wales was in March 2011.