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1
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How many people live in Nigeria?

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186 million

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How many people live in Lagos?

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Around 21 million

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What is the largest mega city? How many people live there (2015)?

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Tokyo, Japan 35 million

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What was the population of Lagos in 1970? What about now?

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1.4 million, now around 20 million

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By 2050 Lagos is expected to be the _ largest city in the world?

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3rd

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What is the number of births per woman in Nigeria on average?

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5.65

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How may primary schools are there in Lagos? What about secondary schools?

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11,226 primary and 2,565 secondary

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Nigeria has increased in sanitation and has got better healthcare over the years. From 1960-2015 how many years has the Nigerian life expectancy increased by?

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15 years

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What is Lagos’ GPD? How does this compare to Nigerias as a whole?

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Lagos $90 billion, 15.7% Nigerias $573 billion

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What percentage of children in Lagos are in education?

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98%

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How many main hospitals does Lagos have?

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12

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What is the unemployment rate in Lagos? does this fluctuate?How is this not accurate?

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25%, it fluctuates but doesn’t account for jobs that are made up (particularly from those who live in slums by the lagoon)

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What is the population of Birmingham?

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Around 1,100,000

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Birmingham is the _ most populated city in _

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2nd most populated city in England

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What century’s was Birmingham a market town?

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16th and 17th

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When did the industrial revolution take place? Century’s

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19th and 20th

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What is the percentage of white British people in the CBD in Birmingham? What about in the outer suburbs?

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0-12.5% CBD

75-85% outer suburbs

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How many universities are there in Birmingham? How many students attend these?

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5, over 50,00 students

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How many tonnes per year of rubbish in Birmingham is converted to electricity?

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350,00 tonnes

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How many green spaces are there in Birmingham?

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Over 500

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When was the tram/ Midland Metro opened in Birmingham?

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1999

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How many major train stations are there at the moment in Birmingham?

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3

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How many passengers a day can be handled on the redeveloped New Street station in Birmingham?

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How many ring roads are there in Birmingham?

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2, an inner and middle

25
How man years is Birminghams long term transport plan?
20 years
26
In Birmingham what percentage of waste comes from food?
30%
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What is the average life expectancy in Birmingham? How much does this range by? What about the UK’s life expectancy as a whole?
78 in Birmingham, ranges by 8 years from 76 in central area to 84 on outskirts, UK as a whole is 81.6 years
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What was included in Birmingham’s big city plan?
£2.1 billion more to economy each year, 50,000 new jobs, £600 million investment in station, expands city core by 25%
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Why was an investment in Birmingham’s station needed? Think about passengers
170,00 passengers a day were using it, triple the 60,000 maximum it was designed for.
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Birmingham’s population is growing _ times faster than ____ are being built.
5 times faster than houses are being built
31
What is the population of Curitiba?
1.765 million in 2010
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How many parks are there in the city?
28
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How many passengers a day does the Bus Rapid Transport system carry a day in Curitiba? What percentage of travellers use it?
2 million passengers a day, 80% people
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A bus in Curitiba arrives every _ _____
Every 60 seconds
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What percentage of its garbage des Curitiba recycle?
2/3
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Only the wealthiest __% of Lagos has a reliable piped water?
Only the wealthiest 10%
37
In 2011 how many people visited Kenya?
1.8 million people
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How much has Kenyas HDI increased from 2005-2014?
0.47-0.55, a rapid increase of 0.08
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What percentage of Kenyas population are directly or indirectly employed by the tourism industry?
10%
40
What decade did manufacturing start to decline due to mining strikes and increased competition?
1970s
41
How many people were freelancing in 1997, and 2007?
1997 4% working at home, 2007 8.9% working at home
42
When was the Cambridge science park built
1971
43
How many technology firms are in Cambridge science park and how many people are employed by this?
1200 technology firms, 35000 people
44
Give some key stats about Jaguar Land Rover
``` £77.5 billion to the UK economy 814000 people employed 1.35 million exported 95% vehicles recycled 14 years average lifespan ```
45
From 1995-2000 UK lost what percentage of its vital institutions?
20%
46
How much money do traffic jams cost the UK annually?
In 2016 £9 billion was wasted through traffic jams
47
What percentage capacity does Heathrow work at? How often does a plane arrive and take off?
98% capacity, a plane landing and taking off every 45s
48
How my freight passes through UK airports each year?
2 million tonnes
49
How my freight passes through UK ports each year?
500 million tonnes
50
Give an example of a recent port development in the UK?
Liverpool 2
51
How much money was invested in Liverpool 2?
£400 million
52
What was the main opponent for expanding Heathrow? Why weren’t they chosen?
Manchester, not a popular option with big airlines, wouldn’t boost economy as much
53
International flights from the uk depart to how many in airports in how many countries?
400 airports in 114 countries
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How many vehicles are there in the UK?
35 million
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What rail network is being built from London to Birmingham?
HS2
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When did the UK join the EU?
1973
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How much money does the UK have to pay a week to be part of the EU?
£350 million a week

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