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Cowlin - Place and Space Flashcards

1
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In Lympstone the construction of the railway line in ……… improved connections drastically.

A

1861

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Lympstone - 19th century strong links with sea as ……. thrived.

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Shipbuilding thrived

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3
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In Lympstone there was rapid population growth between ….. and …..

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1931 to 1961

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4
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What are the 6 place profile factors?

A 
Age
Gender
Sexuality
Religion 
Role
Nationality
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5
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Northwood, Irvine, California

Median income is about US$……….. a year above the national average of $………

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$86,500

National average of $52,250

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Northwood, Irvine, California

Highest employer is …… .. ………. High skilled labour.

A

University of California

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Northwood, Irvine, California

Crime rate is …….% lower than national average.

A

70%

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Northwood, Irvine, California

…….% of residents have masters or doctorates.

A

20.5%

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Jembatan Besi, Indonesia

Population of about ……

A

4,000 people

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Jembatan Besi, Indonesia

Average income is US$…../day

A

$4/day

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11
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Birmingham offers flights to …….. and ………. this has supported FDI growth. ……….% more than national average of 11% in 2013.

A

India and China

50%

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12
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The …… ……… in Malaysia are part of a well executed scheme to convince the world that Malaysia is modern and advanced.

A

Petronas Towers

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13
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights………(year)

A

1948

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14
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UN Electoral Observation Mission in ………..

A

Burundi

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15
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UN Assistance Mission in ………. and ………

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Afghanistan and |raq

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16
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In Sierra Leone the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is ………. per 100,00 live births.

A

1,100 per 100,000 live births

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17
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According to Amnesty International there were ……. executions in 2014

A

607 executions

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18
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….. people were sentenced to death in ….. countries.

A

2466 people in 55 countries.

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19
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In developing countries, ……(fraction) teenagers mary before they are 18 and ……..(fraction) before 15 years of age.

A

1/3 before 18

1/9 before 15

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20
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UNICEF - …..% of women in India think it is justifiable for men to beat his wife. Domestic violence is tolerated.

A

52%

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21
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…….. million people, mostly women and girls, were subject to modern slavery in India in 2014

A

14.3 million people

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22
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Only ……% of women in India are employed.

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27%

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23
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In Delhi only ……% of married women return to work after childbirth.

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25%

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24
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Only ……..% of representatives in India’s upper house in parliament, called ……. …….., are women

A

10.6%

Rajya Sabha

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25
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The Prohibition of Child marriage Act …….(year)

A

2006

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26
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The Dowry Prohibition Act ………(year)

A

2008

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27
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The current UN stabalisation mission has access to over US$ ……… million donated by member states.

A

50 million

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28
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There are …….. member states in the UN

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192 member states

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29
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The USA has provided US$…….. million in security aid between ……. and …….. to Honduras.

A

$50 million

Between 2010 and 2014

30
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Honduras;
IMR - ……/1,000
MMR - ……/1,000

A

IMR - 178/1,00

MMR - 120/1,00

31
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More than ………. Amnesty supporters demanded ……… …….. release

A

20,000

Angel Colon’s

32
Q

In 2013 Afghanistan’s HDI was …………

……..th out of 187

A

0.479

169th out of 187

33
Q

The Taliban were in control of …..% of the country before 2001

A

90%

34
Q

Afghanistan - Elimination of Violence Against Women ……….(year)

A

2009

35
Q

Afghanistan

Only ……% of women over 25 have received secondary education.

A

5.8%

36
Q

Afghanistan

……% of the population live on less than $……./day

A

65%

$2/day

37
Q

Honduras was devastated by Hurricane …………. in 1998 and it is only slowly recovering.

A

Hurricane Mitch

38
Q

The Honduras govt set up a Ministry for ……. and ……. …….

A

Justice and Human Rights

39
Q

…… education scheme in Honduras

………… vs ………

A

Kenco

Coffee vs Gangs

40
Q

Laos’s net migration rate is ………./1,000

A

-1.1/1,000

41
Q

……% of Laos’s rural population didn’t pass a reading comprehension exam.

A

64%

42
Q

Emigration from Laos to Thailand.

Daily Minimum wage is ……. baht higher in Thailand

A

220 baht higher

43
Q

In 2013, the UAE had the ……… largest international migrant stock in the world with ……. milllion migrants out of a total population of …… million.

A

5th largest.

  1. 8 million migrants.
  2. 2 million total population.
44
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UAE

……% of workforce comprises of international migrants.

A

90%

45
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UAE

………. unauthorized migrants.

A

65,000

46
Q

UAE

Remittances from the Filipino migrants - $………..

A

$1.2 billion

47
Q

UAE

………. British people live in the UAE, creating a strong relationship.

A

250,000

48
Q

Schengen Agreement ……….(year)

A

1985

49
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In ……….(year) - 8 new nations joined the Schengen Agreemnt within the Eu icl ……. …… …..

A

2004
Poland
Czech Republic
Estonia

50
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In Germany there were ………… immigrants from other Eu countries in 2013.

A

346,000

51
Q

In 2016 there were …………. poles living in the UK.

A

831,000

52
Q

……..% of Latvia’s migrants stock is female.

A

60%

53
Q

…….. to ……. is the worlds largest ASEAN migrant corridor

A

Myanmar to Thailand

54
Q

Brazil is a member of the Sub-regional bloc called ………

A

Mercosur

55
Q

The two main emigration locations for Brazilian’s are ……… ……..

A

Portugal and USA

56
Q

The main source of immigrants to Brazil is ……..

A

Haiti

57
Q

The official UN statistics for 2013 show that south-south migration make up …….% of the total migration stock compared to ………South- North

A

36% South - South

35% South - North

58
Q

Mexico - USA is the largest migration corridor worldwide …….. million migrants in 2010

A

11.6 million

59
Q

£………. billion is contributed to the economy annual by eastern European migrants in the UK

A

£2.54 billion

60
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…………is the country most reliant on remittances. In 2016 it received an estimated $……….. billion, which was equivalent to ………percent of its GDP

A

Nepal
$6.6 billion
31%

61
Q

Close to ……..% of highly skilled persons born in ……… live outside that country.

A

93%

Guyana

62
Q

In the UK Northern secondary schools receive £………. less per pupil in funding.

A

£1,300

63
Q

In 2012 there were …….. Dowry related deaths in India

A

1822

64
Q

In India only ……% of women are in the labour force and economically active.

A

27%

65
Q

In India the NGO ………. reached 1,000,000 women through their methods between 2014 and 2017.

A

SNEHA

66
Q

In 2003, UK pension spending accounted for £…… billion. By 2020, that is forecast to rise to £……..bn

A

£80 billion in 2003

£169 billion in 2020

67
Q

In 2015, ……. million people were forced to migrate to Mexico from ….. ……. and ………. To avoid drought.

A

3.5 million

El Salvador and Honduras

68
Q

Afghanistan

Access to primary health care had increased to over …….% of the population by 2014, up from …….% in 2003

A

50% in 2015

9%in 2003

69
Q

Afghanistan

By 2014, nearly …….. Million children were attending school and ……% were girls

A

6 million

40%

70
Q

Afghanistan

Average life expectancy has increased from ……. in 2000 to …… In 2013

A

55 in 2000

To 61 in 2013

71
Q

The population of Lymstone is ………% Caucasian compared to ……….% in Toxteth

A

98.9% in Lymstone

Compared to 78.6% in Toxteth

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