The Location and Importance of Liverpool Flashcards
What are the two types of migration?
National and international migration are the two types.
What is national migration?
The migration of people within a country.
What is the migration of people within a country?
This is national migration.
What is international migration?
This is the migration of people from one country to a different one.
What is the migration of people from one country to a different one?
This is international migration.
What is the character of a city?
The character of a city is the unique qualities of a location.
What are the two important groups of migrants who moved into Liverpool within the UK?
The two important groups of migrants who moved into Liverpool from within the UK are Welsh migrants and Irish migrants.
When did Welsh migrants arrive in Liverpool?
Welsh migrants arrived in Liverpool in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Which group of migrants arrived to Liverpool in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
Welsh migrants arrived in Liverpool in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
What were the Welsh group of migrants attracted by?
The Welsh group of migrants were attracted by its developing industry and work on the canals and railways.
By 1813, how much of the Liverpool population was Welsh?
By 1813, almost 10% of the Liverpool population was Welsh.
When was the Liverpool population almost 10% Welsh?
By 1813, almost 10% of the Liverpool population was Welsh.
By 1813, in Liverpool, what did almost 10% of the population consist of.
By 1813, almost 10% of the Liverpool population was Welsh.
When did the Irish potato famine happen, and what did this mean for national migration rates?
The Irish potato famine happened in 1845, increasing national migration rates to Liverpool.
How many Irish migrants arrived in Liverpool in a single decade?
Around 2 million Irish migrants arrived in Liverpool in a single decade.
By 1850, over 20% of the population of Liverpool was what?
By 1850, over 20% of Liverpool’s population was Irish.
By when was over 20% of Liverpool’s population Irish?
By 1850, over 20% of Liverpool’s population was Irish.
By 1850, what percent of Liverpool’s population was Irish?
By 1850, over 20% of Liverpool’s population was Irish.
What percent of Liverpudlians have some Irish ancestry?
Approximately 75% of Liverpudlians today have some Irish ancestry.
The Welsh and Irish migrants’ accents did what together in Liverpool?
The accents of the Welsh and Irish migrants combined to create Liverpool’s distinctive “scouse” accent, altering the city’s character.
When was Liverpool’s port built?
Ships from around the world have been arriving in Liverpool since its port was built in 1714.
Liverpool was home to Europe’s first what, and when was it built?
Liverpool is home to Europe’s first ever Chinatown, dating back to the 19th century.
When was trade set up with China from Liverpool, and by what?
Trade was set up with China in 1868 by steamship and Chinese sailors that chose to settle in the city.
What did Chinese sailors that chose to settle in Liverpool bring with them?
When Chinese sailors chose to settle in Liverpool, they brought their culture (food, customs and language) to the city.
Today, Liverpool remains what from Chinese sailors moving there (statistic)?
Today, Liverpool remains an ethnically diverse city and about 1 in 8 people are from an ethnic minority background.
Liverpool has the UK’s oldest what community?
Liverpool has the UK’s oldest Black African community which has roots back in 1730.
(U-turn) However, this increasing immigration in Liverpool is …?
This increasing immigration is putting pressure on housing, and causing Liverpool to sprawl into the rural-urban fringe and surrounding countryside, altering the character of the city.
What is the location of Liverpool?
Liverpool is located in West England, bordering the Irish sea, near the border of Scotland.
Name three reasons why Liverpool is nationally important to the UK.
The UK is a port city, so it exports goods made in the UK. It has a ferry port to Northern Ireland from Liverpool. It has a railway hub connecting London with Glasgow.
What percent of UK - US trade is handled by Liverpool?
Liverpool is a port city, exporting goods made in the UK, and handling 45% of all UK - US trade.
What is the importance of Liverpool to the wider world?
Liverpool has 2 international airports, it is the UNESCO world city of music, as the Beatles were from here and home to the Liverpool and Everton football clubs, which, with the liver building, attracts tourists.
How many tourists go to Liverpool each year, and what for?
800,000 tourists go to Liverpool each year because of the Liverpool and Everton football clubs, and the liver building, attracting tourists.
Liverpool welcomed who into Britain in the 1600s and what were they fleeing from?
Liverpool welcomed French Huguenots into Britain, who were fleeing religious persecution in the 1600s.
Between 1850 and 1913 how many Irish migrants were in Liverpool?
Between 1850 and 1913, it is estimated that more than 4.5 million Irish men and women had emigrated.
What workers supported Liverpool’s growth, how and why?
Welsh construction workers, who were regarded as some of the most skilled, supported Liverpool’s growth by expanding the city’s housing, railway and land canal network.
Liverpool is home to how many universities, and give two names?
Liverpool is home to 3 universities, two of which are Liverpool John Moore and Liverpool Hope.
Why was Liverpool the main European port for the transatlantic slave trade (include statistic, talk about slave conditions)?
Liverpool was the main European port for transatlantic slave trade as the city’s merchants profited from the trade between Africa and the Caribbean, using ships in which around 12% of enslaved people on board died.
Which Liverpool community quickly became densely populated?
Toxteth in Liverpool quickly became densely populated.
The gateway to Chinatown is what and what is Liverpool’s twin city?
The gateway to Chinatown is the largest in the world outside of China and Liverpool’s twin city is Shanghai.
What type of community (to do with ethnicity) is Liverpool, and what percent of the population are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background?
There is a multicultural community in Liverpool, wherein 16% of the population are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background.
The seafront for Liverpool what important church is there?
Near the seafront is a Scandinavian Sailor’s church, which serves herring lunches and shows Swedish films.
Name a church, synagogue and mosque in Liverpool.
There is a Greek Orthodox Church, there is a Princes Road Synagogue, and there is the oldest Mosque in the UK.
What are the four zones in city plans?
Zone 1 is the Central Business District (CBD), which is offices and shops. Zone 2 is the inner city, which is where old factories and terraced housing would be. Zone 3 is the suburbs, where people live, usually having semi-detached housing. Zone 4 is the rural-urban fringe, where detached, expensive properties are.
