SG2A: What's In A Place- Aspley

Question 1

What the physical features of Huddersfield?

Answer 1

• valley bottom
• river colne
• foot of the east Pennines
• sandstone
• steep hills
• fast flowing rivers
• ‘soft’ water easier to wash wool

Question 2

What happened during the industrial revolution in Huddersfield?

Answer 2

• textile production
• plenty of wool for railways
• 1917 mills
• Narrow Canal and Broad canal

Question 3

What is the latitude and longitude of Aspley Marina?

Answer 3

53.6 degrees North and 1.77 degrees West

Question 4

Name the two wards which Aspley is located in?

Answer 4

Newsmen and Dalton

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Green party and Labour

Question 6

What is the political border in Aspley?

Answer 6

Wakefield Rd

Question 7

What is the demographic factor of Aspley?

Answer 7

• 1.5% of population are Muslim
• Low proportion of Christians and British White
• Majority aged between 16-64
• 1.4% of population are students

Question 8

What is the socio-economic factor of Aspley?

Answer 8

• A university
• Uni goes to knowledge economy
• 60% rely on public transport

Question 9

What is the cultural/historical factor of Aspley?

Answer 9

• Aspley pub
• 1.5% of population are Muslim
• Textile mills give identity of industry
• decline in christian faith

Question 10

What is the political factor of Aspley?

Answer 10

• Wakefield road splits political parties of green party and labour

Question 11

What is the built characteristics of Aspley?

Answer 11

• Terraced housing
• Student accommodation
• Premier Inn hotel
• Mills
• Sainsburys
• 24hr shop

Question 12

What are the natural characteristics of Aspley?

Answer 12

• River colne runs through it
• Canals
• Trees alongside canals

Question 13

What is the history of Huddersfield?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What is census?

Answer 14

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.

Question 15

What does the census provide?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What does the census count of?

Answer 16

Counts all the people and households in the country.

Question 17

What does the census allow us to compare?

Answer 17

Different groups of people across the entire nation.

Question 18

Who carries out the census?

Answer 18

Office of National Statistics.

Question 19

When does the census carry out?

Answer 19

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