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1
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How many cars does the Solar energy make?How many watts of energy do the solar panels make?

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make 7,000 cars use 4.6 million K.watts

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Number of partners

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supply 230 parters British + European

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How many jobs has Toyota created?

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3,000 jobs created more in future

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Total toyota investment____ in the Uk

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Since 1989 £2.1 billion

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Toyota will invest around____in tooling and equipment at the Burnaston vehicle plan

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£100 million

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In_______ Toyota delivered its ______ vehicle

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In 2003 Toyota have delivered its 12th million vehicle

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How high did erupting magma go

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100 metres

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Homes damages in santa Verina

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100 homes damaged in Santa venerin

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9
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family businesses effected

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300 family businesses effected

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Cause

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The eurasian place subducting under the african place

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Amount of aid Itlian government gave

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5.6 milliom pounds worth of aid

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12
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% wheat used in Tanzania

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•50%

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13
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% wheat grown in Tanzania

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•80%

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14
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Scale of production

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17000 hectars (cheak)

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15
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What is the tractor tyres cost

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£300- £1000

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16
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What is the cost of bread (impact)

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63p wages only £10 a week

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17
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Wheat journey

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• Wheat is milled 2 days journey away

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18
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to couples who have a second child

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The Italian government offers a one-time payment of 1,000 euros (£685) to couples who have a second child.

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Year the one child policy was made

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A 1979 law

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20
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How long is it going to be enforced for

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100 years

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21
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percentage of wage bonus

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A 10% wage bonus

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22
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Fact about chinas land and population

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China has 1/4 of the worls pop + only 7.1% of arable land

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23
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How many births have the policies prevented

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350 and 400 million

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24
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sats for still rising pop

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2011 1.3 billion more ppl

2050 1.6 million estimated rise

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25
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Sucess rate from 2008- 2011

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fertillity rate fell from 3 births per womam to 1.8 - 2008

1.54 - 2011

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26
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1970 population

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800million

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27
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Poland to UK Number of dependents

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36,000

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28
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The number of child benefit applications

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27,000

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29
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Amont the contribute in taxes

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£2 billion

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30
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Unemployment in Uk and Poland

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Poland 11%, UK 7%

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31
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GNP Uk and Poland

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PO - $7,112 UK - $37,632

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32
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Infant Mortality

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PO - 6.8/1000 UK - 4.8 1000

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33
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Life expectancy poland to uk

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PO - 75 UK - 79

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34
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Salaries poland

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£200 a month in Poland they can earn more money in 2/3 months than a year back home

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35
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Bluewater - Year it opened

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1999

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36
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Number of corner chain stores

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3 chain stores on the corners

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37
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Number of shops

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275

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38
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Population within one hours drive

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9.6 million

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39
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Car spaces

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6,000

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40
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Name of similar shopping centre

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Lakeside

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41
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Date of Hurricane Katrina

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29th August 2005 USA Medc

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42
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Deaths hurrican k

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1,836

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43
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Percentage of city flooded

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80%

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44
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Depth of water

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6m

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45
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Number of people made homeless hurricane k

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1 million

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46
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Costs hurr k

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$300 billion

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47
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Percentage of marshes overun by water

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20% and lands were lost for marine mammals, brown pelicans, turtles and fish, redhead ducks

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48
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What time was Katrina upgraded to what storm

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10.a.m on August the 28th Category 5 storm

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49
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Number of emergancy shelters established

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57

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50
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Number of people int he superdome

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20,000

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51
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Amount air given by government hurr k

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$50 billion

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52
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unemplyment Mexico

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40% unemployed

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53
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Push factors (away from Mexico) GNP

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$3750

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54
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(mexican)Literacy rate

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87%

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55
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Push factors (away from Mexico)Life expectancy

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72 years

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56
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Pull factors (to USA) GNP

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$24,750

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57
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Pull factors (to USA) Literacy

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99%

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58
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Pull factors (to USA) Infant mortality

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8/1000

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59
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Push factors (away from Mexico) Infant mortaility

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36/1000

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60
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Pull factors (to USA) Life expectancy

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76 years

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61
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Money sent back by migrants mexico

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(recent figures $6 bilion)

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62
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Cyclone Nargis Fact about computers

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1 person per 1000 had access to a computer

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63
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GDP per capita Cyclone Nargis

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£1900

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64
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What speed did winds reach cyclon n

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217 kph

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65
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Number of people severely affected cyc n

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1.5 million

66
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Number of people killed and missing cyc n

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UN says 102,000 people killed + 220,000 missing HOWEVER Burmese government claims that 22,000 have died

67
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Percentage of building destroyed cyc n

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95%

68
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Estimate of people left homeless cyc n

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Millions

69
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Date and place of Nargis

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Myanmar 3rd May 2008

70
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Number of jobs creased olympic

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12,000 new permanent jobs in Olymic park (+ thousands of temporary jobs)

71
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Infrastructure improvements (money spent of transport inprovements)

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£17bn, including extensions to the Docklands Light Railway and East London rail lines

72
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Number of people in london with languages

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7.5 million people 300 different languages

73
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lon Amount of money boost because of tourism

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£2.1 billion

74
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Number of spectators lon

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180,000

75
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The Thames Gateway Forum survey number of people that said the Olympics would not be good for them (Economic bad effects)

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26%

76
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Number of Bussinesses required to move

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212

77
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Amount of money spent on transport lon

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£17 billion

78
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Cost projects level

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£9.3 bn

79
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Funding by national Lottery

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£675 million of funding from them

80
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Number of people and time the ‘Javelin Train’ service will take

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25,000 people and 7 minutes

81
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Park and ride system

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be in place outside M25 brining in spectators without causing any problems

82
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Amazon region Population density

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2.8 people per km²

83
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South-East,number of industrial plants and the number of people they employ

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Sâo Paulo has over 20,000 industrial plants employing 600,000 people e.g. Ford VW and GM

84
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The year that ________ people lived in mexico c NATZAHUALCOYOLTL on eastern side of city

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1990 , 1,230,000 developed in less than 30 years

85
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mexico cPercentage of people that live in shanty towns

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40%

86
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In what year what was estimated about the shortage of houses mexico c

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In 1994 it was estimate that there was a Shortage of 800,000

87
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Population in 1950 per square km mex c

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3 million

88
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Population in 2000 per square km mex c

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8.5 million

89
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Percentage of Mexico’s economic activity in Mexico city

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65%

90
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How much does tourism account for of GDP ken

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11%

91
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Employment accounts for ….? ken

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400,000 in the formal sector and over 600,000 in the informal sector

92
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Tourism covers….. ken

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8% of country

93
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ken Amount of minibuses there could be around 1 animal

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30-40

94
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Revenue ken

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U.S $1 billion in 2007

95
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kenVisitors from UK (most within one country)

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173,000

96
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Nike founded

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1972

97
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Nike annal profit overall

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$2.33 billion

98
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Number of Nike facotries

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700

99
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Number of contract workers Nike

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650,000

100
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Number of Nike factories in China

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124

101
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Number of Nike factories in Thailand

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35

102
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Number of Nike factories in Vietnam

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34

103
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Cost of a goat form Oxfam

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£25

104
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Amount of goats has increased from

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300 million in 1965 to over 650 in 2005 (poverty still not decreased)

105
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Carajas Percentage of world trade

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8%

106
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The percentage of pure hematite

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66%

107
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Year they found the hematite

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1967

108
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Tones and depth altogether of raw materials

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18 billion tones and 400m deep

109
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Number of jobs created carajas

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7000

110
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Cost to set up carajas

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£2 billion

111
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Amount the work bank lent

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$300 million

112
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Size of it is carajas

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1/10th of Brazil

113
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Cambridge science park Number of people employed

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5,000

114
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Year set up cambr

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1972

115
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How many hectares the site is cambr

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615

116
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The motorway it is near cambr

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M11

117
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The motorway to get to Gatwick cam

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M25

118
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Amount of Microsoft investment and year cam they said they would invest this

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£500 million in 1997

119
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cam How many minutes down the motorway Stanstead airport is

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30 minutes

120
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Tourism in Kenya How much tourism accounts for of GDP

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11%

121
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Number of visitors to Kenya

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Over 1 million

122
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How many jobs employment of tourism Kenya accounts for

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400,000 formal sector , 600,000 in information sector

123
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Amount of minibuses there could be around 1 animal

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30-40

124
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Number of visitors from within Africa

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300,000

125
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Visitors outside Africa

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700,000

126
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Visitors from UK (most within one country)

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173,000

127
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Revenue

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U.S $1 billion in 2007

128
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Italy North to south How many motor companies employ

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14,000 people

129
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Italy Places in the industrial triangle and how many people

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Turin, Milan and Genoas with 10 million people

130
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Italy Number of people migrated north since what year

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1950 4 million people have migrated north

131
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Italy The year that the law for private investment

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1986

132
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BedZED number of houses and apartments

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82 hourses, 17 apartments

133
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Bed Year it won striling prize

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2003

134
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BED How long it takes to get from ???? from Bedzed

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5 minutes walk from Hack bridge station

135
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Amount of solar panels BED

A

777m 2

136
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Radius of recycled building materials BED

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35 mile radius

137
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BED Percentage hot water consumption was down by

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57%

138
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BEDKW of power used and percentage less than UK household

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3kWh per person per day 25% less than UK average

139
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BEDMains water consumption reduction

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50%

140
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BEDResidents car mileage reduced by

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65%

141
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Mexico city number of motor vehicles

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3.5 million motor vehicles

142
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Mexico city nummber of factories and tonnes of gases they prodcue

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40,000 factories prduce 12,000 tonees of gases

143
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Number of people that suffer from diseases caused by air pollution

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2 million

144
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Percentage of rubbish collected by refuse collection service

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75%

145
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Nevado del Ruiza date and place

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Colombia 13th November 1985 LEDC

146
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Nevado deaths

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23,000 killed

147
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Percentage of town washed away navado

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85%

148
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Number of people injured nAVADO

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4,500

149
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Number of people made homeless navado

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8,000

150
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Number of houses destroyed navado

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5,000

151
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Number of animals killed nav

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15,000

152
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Cost nav

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$1 billion

153
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Name of girl and how long she was trapped in mud

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Omayra Sanchez 13 trapped for 60 hours then died of heart attack

154
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Time lahars took to reach town

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2 and a half hours

155
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nav In the future when it erupted again how many people were evacuated

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2,300

156
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nav Number of tetanus and typhoid vaccines given

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80,000 doses

157
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nav Amont of hot ash and rocks that erupted from volcano

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20 million cubic metres

158
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Thickness of mud

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40m thick

159
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Speed of mud

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50 KM

160
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nav Name of town it affected

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Armero

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