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Unit 2 - Topic 5 - Case Study Focus + Essential Revision Flashcards

1
Q

Cornwall
How many residents are there?

A

540 000

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2
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Cornwall
How many tourists per year?

A

4 million

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3
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Cornwall
How many km of coastline?

A

700km

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4
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Cornwall
How long is Cornwall?

A

140km

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5
Q

Cornwall
Are there any motorways?

A

No

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6
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Cornwall
How many people are in the largest population centre?

A

23 000

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7
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Cornwall
What is the weekly average wage in Cornwall compared to London?

A

340 weekly compared to 660

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8
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Cornwall
What percent of villages in Cornwall have a doctor’s surgery?

A

38%

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9
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Cornwall
How many times a day do buses run?

A

3-4

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10
Q

Cornwall
Where is the main hospital and how far away is it for some people? How far is 6th form for some people?

A

Truro - 30 miles - 30 miles

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11
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Cornwall
By what percent has cattle farming decreased since 2000?

A

60 % (due to low milk prices)

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12
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Devon
When did met office move?

A

2003

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13
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Devon
How many people did met office move?

A

1200

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14
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Devon
How many million pounds annually does Devon get from this move?

A

74 million

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15
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Devon
What is an example of a place of rural diversification? How much was the grant?

A

Lobb’s farm shop - £200 000 grant

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16
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Devon
How many full time jobs were created by Lobb’s farm shop?

A

12

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17
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Devon
How has the income of Lobb’s farm shop changed?

A

£30 000 to £700 000

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18
Q

Devon
How many migrated here 2015?

A

5000

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19
Q

Devon
How much of Devon is classed as AONB?

A

2/3

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20
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Devon
How many day trips here per year?

A

15 mil

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21
Q

London
3 examples of CBD areas

A

City of London + west end + Canary Wharf

22
Q

London
2 examples of inner city areas

A

Battersea + tower hamlets

23
Q

London
2 examples of suburbs

A

Walthamstow + wanstead

24
Q

London
Population of London?

25
Q

London
How many languages spoken?

26
Q

London
Migration (international + internal) has caused lots of people aged ——?

27
Q

London
2 examples of rural urban fringe

A

Epping / Laughton

28
Q

London
Example of re urbanisation?

A

HSBC Canary Wharf

29
Q

London
What is a reason for re urbanisation?

A

Studentification

30
Q

London
What is a corollary of re urbanisation - give example

A

Gentrification - Islington

31
Q

London
What is an example of a place that has declined in London? Give the -ations why:

A

Docklands - containerisation (too big to fit) + globalisation + depopulation + suburbanisation + decentralisation
1960s - 1970s 20% of jobs lost

32
Q

London
What is the average income in newham?

33
Q

London
What percent of adults in newham have a degree

34
Q

London
What percent of children have free school meals in newham?

35
Q

London
What kind of ethnic community does tower hamlets have a high % of?

36
Q

London
What percent of Richmond is white?

37
Q

London
What % of adults have a degree in Richmond?

38
Q

London
What is average income in Richmond?

39
Q

London
What % of people in Richmond have free school meals?

40
Q

London
What has been the effect of regeneration in Olympic park? (Stratford)

A

Green spaces and habitats

41
Q

London
How much was invested in Olympic park?

42
Q

London
How many housing association flats were destroyed to make way for regeneration?

43
Q

Terling - Essex
How long is the train from Terling to CBD

44
Q

Terling - Essex
How many commute to the CBD in total?

45
Q

Birth rate
What percent of births were to overseas born mothers in 2014?

46
Q

Migration
When did immigration lessen

47
Q

Migration
When did immigration increase from EU

48
Q

Migration
Was there net immigration 2014?

49
Q

Economy
When did deindustrialisation take place?

A

1950s (secondary to tertiary)

50
Q

Economy
Give an example of FDI in a British company

A

Tetley tea bought by Indian TNC

51
Q

Migration
Give 2 examples of privatised rail industries and one of water

A

Avanti + Virgin + water = United utilities

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