World Cities

Question 1

How many people live in Mumbai?

Answer 1

21 million

Question 2

How much higher is the GDP per capita in Mumbai compared to the surrounding rural areas?

Answer 2

3x more

Question 3

What is the rate of urbanisation in Dharavi?

Answer 3

2.4% increase

Question 4

How many people are in poverty in Dharavi?

Answer 4

30% of the population

Question 5

How many people in India live in slums?

Answer 5

Approx. 65 million

Question 6

What is the rate of household increase in Wilmington?

Answer 6

8%

Question 7

How many farms are now in Wilmington?

Answer 7

2

There were previously 8

Question 8

What year was the A2 trunk road built near Wilmington?

Answer 8

1971

Question 9

How many car owners are there in Los Angeles?

Answer 9

10 million

Question 10

How many jobs were lost at Long beach, Santa Ana (LA) after factories closed down?

Answer 10

1 million

Question 11

How far is water transported to get to LA?

Answer 11

350km

Question 12

How many people live in LA and how much waste do they produce?

Answer 12

24 million people

50,000 tonnes

Question 13

The three reasons for decline of the London docklands?

Answer 13

1. ) Counter urbanisation
2. ) Deindustrialisation
3. ) Closure of docks

Question 15

How many people lost jobs when the docks closed between 1978-83?

Answer 15

12,000

It left 60% in unemployment

Question 16

How many new homes were created by the LDDC in London?

Answer 16

22,000 new

10,000 refurbished

Question 17

How many jobs did the LDDC create from 2000 onwards?

Answer 17

Jobs increased from 27,000 to 90,000

Question 18

How many seats does the O2 arena hold?

How much did it cost?

Answer 18

20,000 seats

Costed £43,000,000

Question 19

Advantages of Olympic park?

Answer 19

9,000 new homes

12,000 new jobs

River Lea cleared

Encourage healthy lifestyle

Question 20

Disadvantages of Olympic park?

Answer 20

500 tress destroyed

450 houses removed

300 business relocated

Cost the economy £8.75bn

Question 21

What year was the jubilee extension finished?

Answer 21

1999

Question 22

How many people use the city airport?

Answer 22

4.3 million

Question 23

How did the new London gateway benefit London?

Answer 23

27,000 new jobs

£2.5bn to the economy of South London

Fits bigger ships now

Question 24

Cost of Jubilee extension?

Answer 24

£3.5 million

Question 25

Cost of new library in Birmingham?

Answer 25

£189 million

Question 26

How many seats does the Barclaycard arena hold?

Answer 26

15,800 seats

Question 27

HS2 job production?

Answer 27

22,000 in the 5 years of construction

100,000 long term jobs

Question 28

Benefits of new HSBC in Birmingham?

Answer 28

1000 jobs

£121 million a year to economy (of Birmingham)

Question 29

Jobs created by John Lewis in Birmingham?

Answer 29

1000 (approx.)

Question 30

Bull ring facts

Answer 30

36.5 million visitors a year

Cost £0.5 million a day during construction

8,000 jobs created

140 stores

Question 31

The name of a new town outside London created after WW2?

Answer 31

Basildon

Question 32

How many flats are there in Park hill

Answer 32

1000 flats

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