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

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1861

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

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Shipbuilding thrived

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

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1931 to 1961

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What are the 6 place profile factors?

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Age
Gender
Sexuality
Religion 
Role
Nationality
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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.

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University of California

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Northwood, Irvine, California

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

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70%

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Northwood, Irvine, California

…….% of residents have masters or doctorates.

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20.5%

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Jembatan Besi, Indonesia

Population of about ……

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4,000 people

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Jembatan Besi, Indonesia

Average income is US$…../day

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$4/day

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

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India and China

50%

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

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Petronas Towers

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights………(year)

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1948

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UN Electoral Observation Mission in ………..

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Burundi

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UN Assistance Mission in ………. and ………

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Afghanistan and |raq

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

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1,100 per 100,000 live births

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

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607 executions

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

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2466 people in 55 countries.

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

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1/3 before 18

1/9 before 15

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

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52%

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

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14.3 million people

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Only ……% of women in India are employed.

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27%

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

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25%

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

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10.6%

Rajya Sabha

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The Prohibition of Child marriage Act .......(year)
2006
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The Dowry Prohibition Act .........(year)
2008
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The current UN stabalisation mission has access to over US$ ......... million donated by member states.
50 million
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There are ........ member states in the UN
192 member states
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The USA has provided US$........ million in security aid between ....... and ........ to Honduras.
$50 million | Between 2010 and 2014
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Honduras; IMR - ....../1,000 MMR - ....../1,000
IMR - 178/1,00 | MMR - 120/1,00
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More than .......... Amnesty supporters demanded ......... ........ release
20,000 | Angel Colon's
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In 2013 Afghanistan's HDI was ............ | ........th out of 187
0.479 | 169th out of 187
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The Taliban were in control of .....% of the country before 2001
90%
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Afghanistan - Elimination of Violence Against Women ..........(year)
2009
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Afghanistan Only ......% of women over 25 have received secondary education.
5.8%
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Afghanistan ......% of the population live on less than $......./day
65% | $2/day
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Honduras was devastated by Hurricane ............. in 1998 and it is only slowly recovering.
Hurricane Mitch
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The Honduras govt set up a Ministry for ....... and ....... .......
Justice and Human Rights
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...... education scheme in Honduras | ............ vs .........
Kenco | Coffee vs Gangs
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Laos's net migration rate is ........../1,000
-1.1/1,000
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......% of Laos's rural population didn't pass a reading comprehension exam.
64%
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Emigration from Laos to Thailand. | Daily Minimum wage is ....... baht higher in Thailand
220 baht higher
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In 2013, the UAE had the ......... largest international migrant stock in the world with ....... milllion migrants out of a total population of ...... million.
5th largest. 7. 8 million migrants. 9. 2 million total population.
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UAE ......% of workforce comprises of international migrants.
90%
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UAE .......... unauthorized migrants.
65,000
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UAE Remittances from the Filipino migrants - $...........
$1.2 billion
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UAE .......... British people live in the UAE, creating a strong relationship.
250,000
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Schengen Agreement ..........(year)
1985
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In ..........(year) - 8 new nations joined the Schengen Agreemnt within the Eu icl ....... ...... .....
2004 Poland Czech Republic Estonia
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In Germany there were ............ immigrants from other Eu countries in 2013.
346,000
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In 2016 there were ............. poles living in the UK.
831,000
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........% of Latvia's migrants stock is female.
60%
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........ to ....... is the worlds largest ASEAN migrant corridor
Myanmar to Thailand
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Brazil is a member of the Sub-regional bloc called .........
Mercosur
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The two main emigration locations for Brazilian's are ......... ........
Portugal and USA
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The main source of immigrants to Brazil is ........
Haiti
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The official UN statistics for 2013 show that south-south migration make up .......% of the total migration stock compared to .........South- North
36% South - South | 35% South - North
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Mexico - USA is the largest migration corridor worldwide ........ million migrants in 2010
11.6 million
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£.......... billion is contributed to the economy annual by eastern European migrants in the UK
£2.54 billion
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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
Nepal $6.6 billion 31%
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Close to ........% of highly skilled persons born in ......... live outside that country.
93% | Guyana
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In the UK Northern secondary schools receive £.......... less per pupil in funding.
£1,300
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In 2012 there were ........ Dowry related deaths in India
1822
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In India only ......% of women are in the labour force and economically active.
27%
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In India the NGO .......... reached 1,000,000 women through their methods between 2014 and 2017.
SNEHA
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In 2003, UK pension spending accounted for £...... billion. By 2020, that is forecast to rise to £........bn
£80 billion in 2003 | £169 billion in 2020
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In 2015, ....... million people were forced to migrate to Mexico from ..... ....... and .......... To avoid drought.
3.5 million | El Salvador and Honduras
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Afghanistan Access to primary health care had increased to over .......% of the population by 2014, up from .......% in 2003
50% in 2015 | 9%in 2003
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Afghanistan By 2014, nearly ........ Million children were attending school and ......% were girls
6 million | 40%
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Afghanistan | Average life expectancy has increased from ....... in 2000 to ...... In 2013
55 in 2000 | To 61 in 2013
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The population of Lymstone is .........% Caucasian compared to ..........% in Toxteth
98.9% in Lymstone | Compared to 78.6% in Toxteth

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