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Workbook 2 Wasdale Flashcards

1
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what national park and county is wasdale in

A

in the western lake district national park in the county of cumbria

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2
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what’s the name of the highest mountain in england that’s situated here

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scafell pike

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3
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where is wasdale head found

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at the top of the upper valley

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4
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what’s sort of lake is wast water

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glacial ribbon lake

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5
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in relation to wast water where is nether wasdale

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south west of wast water

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6
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what’s the name of the two large villages found at the lower end of the valley

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Gosforth and Seascale

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7
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what main road is Gosforth located near

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A595

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8
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what well known site is Seascale located next too

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the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site

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9
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why is the Sellafield site so well known

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it’s the largest single employer in the county

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10
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is gosforth or seascale located at the coast

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seascale

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11
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is wasdale highly or sparsely populated

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sparsely

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12
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what’s two ways you can reach the valley of wasdale

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from gosforth to the west
via Santon Bridge from the south

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13
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where does the A595 run to and from

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it runs from Whitehaven in the north, to Barrow in Furness to the south

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14
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if you live in gosforth and seascale where’s two places you can go to reach basic services

A

the small town of Egremont
or further to Whitehaven

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15
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what’s the local authority called that’s responsible for service provision in wasdale

A

Copeland District Council

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16
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where is the officers for the copeland district council

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whitehaven

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17
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how is wasdale impacted by the decisions made by the lake district national park authority

A

they deal with tourists, including climbers taking part in the three peaks challenge

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18
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what’s wasdale considered as, as part of the national park

A

a quiet area

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19
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Does gosforth ward cover wasdale

A

yes

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20
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which is more sparsely populated out of gosforth and seascale

A

gosforth

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21
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why is wasdale sparsely populated

A

because of its steep gradient and isolation to other places

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22
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In paul clokes urban-rural continuum, what sort of location is wasdale
-Urban
-Extreme non-rural
-Extreme rural

A

extreme rural

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23
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what was wasdale voted for a few years ago

A

Britains favourite view on ITV

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24
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what’s another word for population characteristics

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demographic

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25
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In 2011 how many people lived in seascale compared to gosforth

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2823 in seascale
1396 in gosforth

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26
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in comparison how many homes were there in seascale compared to gosforth in 2011

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1236 in seascale
644 in gosforth

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27
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compared to seascale how many people own their homes in gosforth

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seascale 51.5
gosforth 57

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28
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how does health in gosforth and seascale compare to the national average

A

gosforth 39.2
seascale 36.7
country 34.2

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29
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comparing both seascale and gosforth how many people have full time jobs and what could this suggest

A

seascale 38
gosforth 33.2
more older residents or families live in gosforth

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30
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how does white, and non-white demographics compare in seascale and gosforth

A

seascale 96.9% white, 3.1% non-white
gosforth 98.2% white, 1.8% non-white

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31
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how has the population of gosforth changed over time and why has thsi changed occurred

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it has fluctuated, because of boundary changes which meant that people living in nether wasdale and wasdale heath were counted seperate from those living in around Gosforth village itself

32
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what was wasdales overall population in 1801 compared to 1891

A

1801- 669 lowest it’s ever been
1891- 1558 highest it’s ever been

33
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how low did wasdales population fall between 1891 and 1951

A

it dropped from 1558 to 953

34
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in 2011 what was wasdales overall population

A

1396

35
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what’s gosforth a mean age, compared to seascale

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gosforth is 49.7 whereas seascale is 46.5

36
Q

is sellafield located within gosforth ward or seascale

A

gosforth, even though it’s closer to seascale

37
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why is the eastern end of gosforth ward uninhabited

A

because if it’s very steep relief

38
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what two places does seascale ward contain

A

Seascale and the small village of Drigg

39
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what places does gosforth ward contain

A

the village of gosforth
smaller village of nether wasdale and wasdale head
wast water

40
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what is Drigg famously known for containing

A

britains largest nuclear waste repository

41
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what’s the relief like in seascale ward

A

very steep

42
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what is deprivation like in wasdale compared with nearby urban areas such as Egremont

A

wasdales deprivation levels are very low, around 1%
it’s still low in egremont but higher than wasdale at 3.6%

43
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what percentage of people in wasdale own their homes

A

80%

44
Q

what percentage of people in gosforth and seascale have the highest level of qualification gained vary too egremont

A

GF/SS - 20%
EG - 44%

45
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what percentage of people living in gosforth ahve level 4 qualifications compared to egremont

A

gosforth, 35%
egremont 9%
a lot of people travel to work from gosforth to the sellafield nuclear site where high qualifications are needed

46
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how many people are economically inactive in seascale compared to gosforth

A

seascale 32%
gosforth 38.9%

47
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how much better is income deprivation in gosforth and seascale compared to the whole country

A

gosforth 88% better
seascale 83% better

48
Q

what’s income deprivation like in gosforth and seascale compared to the whole country

A

gosforth 88% better
seascale 83% better

49
Q

how many violent and sexual offences occurred in february 2022 alone in wasdale and why is this surprising

A

58, it’s surprising because you wouldn’t expect this in such a peaceful quiet area

50
Q

what crimes would you expect to be the highest and how many occurred in february 2022

A

public order, antisocial behaviour
only 15

51
Q

how many burglaries were committed in february 2022

A

only 3

52
Q

what’s the life expectancy rate of copeland for male and females

A

male 77.9
females 81.8

53
Q

how many emergency hospital visits that were mainly falls for over 65s recorded in 2020/21 and why could this be

A

1763, the population is largely over 65s in the copeland area

54
Q

in seascale and gosforth what’s the prices of houses that are terraced or semi detached

A

between £120,000 - £200,000

55
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in copeland what’s the average house price for detached homes

A

£234,000

56
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what’s copelands GHDI compared to middlesbrough

A

copeland is £18,788
boro is £15,835

57
Q

what’s the average life satisfaction in copeland compared to darlington on a scale of 1-10

A

copeland 8.1
darlington 7.7

58
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what’s happiness like on a scale from 1-10 like in copeland compared to darlington

A

copeland 7.9
darlington 7.6

59
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what’s happened to the size and shape of gosforth village over time and where in the village has this taken olace

A

it used to be linear (straight) but now it’s more uncleared (clustered)
this change has taken place around the south east area of the village

60
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what type of housing do you think has been added to the village and what’s the evidence for this happening

A

more detached homes, evidence is that homes and buildings are in their own plot
of land on maps

61
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what sort of people do you suggest live in these newly built houses in gosforth

A

older pensioners
managerial/higher job roles
possibly families with young children

62
Q

what will the expansion of gosforth village impact on

A

more traffic or congestion
change in the built environment could cause people to loose their sense of place which could create conflict (NIMBY)
newer services
increased population

63
Q

what’s immigration

A

movement of people from one country to another

64
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what’s in migration

A

movement of people into one part of the place from elsewhere within the same place

65
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what’s emigration

A

movement from one country to another

66
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what’s out migration

A

movement if people out of one part of a place to another place in it

67
Q

what’s one way wasdales demographic and cultural characteristics have developed, shaped by shifting flows of people

A

migration

68
Q

what’s an indicator that gosforth has been inhabited since the 900s

A

anglo saxon crosses in the churchyard

69
Q

what we’re both gosforth and seascale villages at their or gini on

A

agricultural villages

70
Q

what’s caused in-migration to take place since the 1950s

A

the development of the nearby sellafield nuclear site

71
Q

what’s the consequence of workers working at the sellafield site living in gosforth and seascale

A

these villages have become suburbanised, with many new estates being built on the fringes

72
Q

has gosforth and seascale been affected by overseas immigration

A

no, relatively unaffected

73
Q

why might it be that gosforth and seascale haven’t received many overseas migrants

A

there’s a lack of services and both villages aren’t easily accessible, only through the A595 which means you need a car too

74
Q

what demographic has been attracted to both seascale and gosforth

A

older people when retiring

75
Q

what percentage of gosforth and seascale are over 65 compared to the whole of england

A

gosforth 35%
seascale 24.1%
england 18.2

76
Q

why is the age group 20-24 the smallest in both gosforth and seascale

A

it’s a very remote located which isn’t close to any major universities or accessible work opportunities etch
also housing may be too expensive for a first time buyer

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