Urban Change - London, UK

Question 1

what percentage of migrants from outside the EU come to the UK to study?

Answer 1

60%

Question 2

how many immigrants are there in the UK?

Answer 2

7.5 million

Question 3

what percentage of immigrants live in London?

Answer 3

40%

Question 4

how many new jobs has construction in London created?

Answer 4

25,000

Question 5

how many new homes has construction in London created?

Answer 5

16,000

Question 6

how many jobs does Heathrow provide?

Answer 6

120,000

Question 7

what is London’s importance to the GDP of the UK?

Answer 7

• £71 bn

* 20% of UK GDP with only 12.5% of the population

Question 8

How important is the Port of London?

Answer 8

• generates 50,000 full time jobs

* contributes £4 bn to the economy

Question 9

how much cargo does the port of London transfer per year?

Answer 9

50 million tonnes

Question 10

how many tourists travel to London per year?

Answer 10

20 million

Question 11

what two banks are based at Canary Wharf?

Answer 11

HSBC and Barclays

Question 12

what percentage of Londoners are in the poorest 10% of the nation?

Answer 12

16%

Question 13

how much brownfield land is not being used for development?

Answer 13

250 hectares

Question 14

what environmental challenges face London?

Answer 14

• London failed many of the standards set by the EU

* pollution is responsible for 6000 deaths

Question 15

What is the population of London?

Answer 15

8.8 million

Question 16

What is the percentage of ethnic minorities in the population compared to that of the UK?

Answer 16

37% to 14%

Question 17

What is the unemployment rate?

Answer 17

7.5%

Question 18

Why did the London Docks decline in the 1970s?

Answer 18

They couldn’t hold the new bigger container ships and aeroplanes were introduced in shipping

Question 19

What is the LDDC?

Answer 19

London Docklands Development Corporation

Question 20

What did the LDDC do?

Answer 20

Found new ways to use the land around the docks and attracted private investment including the construction of Canary Wharf

Question 21

How many people use the Tube a year?

Answer 21

25 million

Question 22

How many people use London buses a year?

Answer 22

50 million

Question 23

What percentage of London is green?

Answer 23

47%

Question 24

How many trees are in London?

Answer 24

8 million

Question 25

What is the population growth rate?

Answer 25

100,000 a year

Question 26

How many deaths are caused by pollution a year?

Answer 26

4000

Question 27

What have the government done to tackle pollution?

Answer 27

Building cycle superhighways as 15% of road users are cyclists

Question 28

What percentage of waste is recycled?

Answer 28

60%

Question 29

What percentage of waste is sent to landfills?

Answer 29

25%

Question 30

What percentage of the UK’s GDP is sent as aid?

Answer 30

0.7%