Human Geography Changing Cities

Question 1

What proportion of the world lived in cities in 2020?

Answer 1

55%

Question 2

By how much did the UK population grow by between 1830 and 1890?

Answer 2

10%

Question 3

How many universities were there in Mumbai in 2020?

Answer 3

17 universities

Question 4

In 1901 how many cities in the world had a population over 10,000?

Answer 4

33

Question 5

How many people are there per square mile in Dharavi?

Answer 5

1 million

Question 6

How many cases of diarrhoea, diphtheria and typhoid are reported daily in Dharavi slum?

Answer 6

4000

Question 7

In 2019, what % did London contribute to the UK economy?

Answer 7

21.90%

Question 8

How many mega cities were there in 2017?

Answer 8

40

Question 9

In 2020, what was the population density of London?

Answer 9

5000 per sq. km

Question 10

What was the student population of Birmingham in 2011?

Answer 10

78,000

Question 11

What % of the current Birmingham population were born outside the UK?

Answer 11

22%

Question 12

What was the population of Birmingham in 2014?

Answer 12

1.1 million

Question 13

What amount of Birmingham is currently covered in park land?

Answer 13

3500ha in 571 parks

Question 14

How many more houses were needed in Birmingham ,in 2015, to meet demand?

Answer 14

5000

Question 15

What % of Birmingham’s current population is under the age of 45?

Answer 15

66%

Question 16

In what year was Merry Hill shopping centre built?

Answer 16

1985

Question 17

Between 1990 and 1995, by what % did CBD trade fall by in Birmingham?

Answer 17

12%

Question 18

What year did the Bull Ring reopen following redevelopment?

Answer 18

2003

Question 19

How many jobs were lost in Longbridge as a result of the closure of the MG Rover Factory?

Answer 19

5900 and 65,000 in supply chain

Question 20

In 2016, what % of the Birmingham’s population lived in areas categorised by the UK government as the ‘most deprived areas’ in the UK?

Answer 20

40%

Question 21

In 2016, which Birmingham area was categorised, by the UK government, as in the top 5% of least deprived areas in the UK?

Answer 21

Sutton Four Oaks

Question 22

Carbon emissions have been reduced in Birmingham. Between 2009/2010 how much did they fall by?

Answer 22

12%

Question 23

What was the recycling rate in Birmingham in 2013?

Answer 23

30.10%

Question 24

As of 2016, how much money had been promised to be invested in Birmingham for energy efficiency?

Answer 24

£59million

Question 25

What was the population of Mumbai, in 2016, including metropolitan area?

Answer 25

21 million

Question 26

What % of India’s factory work occurred in Mumbai in 2016?

Answer 26

10%

Question 27

What % of India’s foreign trade occurred in Mumbai in 2016?

Answer 27

40%

Question 28

What was the annual worth of informal industries in Mumbai in 2020?

Answer 28

$1 billion

Question 29

How many rubbish bags were collected daily in Mumbai in 2014?

Answer 29

1 million

Question 30

How many people were there per toilet in Dharavi slum in 2014?

Answer 30

500

Question 31

SPARC is an example of a bottom up scheme in Mumbai. What does SPARC stand for?

Answer 31

Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres

Question 32

How much money did the Mumbai 7 year improvement plan cost?

Answer 32

$2 billion

Question 33

What % of Bihar relied on agriculture in 2011?

Answer 33

80%

Question 34

What % of Bihar had access to electricity in 2011?

Answer 34

58%

Question 35

What was the average income in Mumbai in 2020?

Answer 35

30,000 rupees a month

Question 36

In 2020, what proportion of India’s billionaires lived in Mumbai?

Answer 36

28/100

Question 37

In 2020, how many people in Mumbai were living in slums like Dharavi?

Answer 37

1 million