geography p2 PSD

what is a megacity

population of over 10 million

what year were the only two megacities tokyo and new york

1950

how many megacities in 2015

24

london - what is the average household income of the south east

£35200

london - what percentage higher is the average household income in south east compared to north east

35% higher

london - how expensive is the south east to buy a house in

2nd most expensive in uk

london - how many people travel to london for work from the south east region

over 400000 people

london - how many of london’s student population study in lonodn unis

1/5

london - how much of UKs yearly GDP does london generate

22%

london - how many world heritage sites and how many visitors does it attract

4 sites and 20 million international visitors

london - why is it the world’s busiest city airport system by passenger count

there are 6 international airports

london - how many tonnes of cargo does the port of london handle each year

48 million tonnes

london - what is the growth in overcrowding

since 1991 20% increase

london - how many bangladeshi people in london

150000

london - when did bangladeshi people emigrate to london

1950s and 1960s

london - how ethnically diverse

2nd in the world

london - how much food consumed per year

nearly 7 million tonnes

london - how much of available housing was built before 1945

61%

london - the number of households in temporary accommodation has increased by what

79%

london - what was the range of income necessary to enter the london property market in 2020

£66000-£250000

london - what percent of londoners live in poverty

27%

london - what percent of wealth is owned by what percent of population

50% owned by 10%

london - how much of their lives can women in tower hamlets expect to live ill

37%

london - how many hours on average did each londoner spend in rush hour traffic queues in 2017

73 hours

london - how much was a monthly travelcard in 2017

£135

london - when was congestion charge launched

2003

london - what did congestion charge do

reduced traffic by 15% and congestion by 30%

london - congestion charge - what discount do residents recieve

90%

london - when was ulez launched

2019

london - how much do you pay if your car doesnt fit the criteria

£12.50 a day

london - what has ulez resulted in

95% vehicles now comply with criteria

london - what is the aim of the mayors transport initiative

80% of all trips to be on foot, bike or public transport by 2041

london - how many new trains for piccadilly bakerloo waterloo central and city lines

250

lagos - contributes how much to nigerias economy

10%

lagos - what is lagos predicted to be by 2050

worlds 3rd largest city

lagos - how many migrants every hour and how many end up in slums

86 migrants and 2/3 go to slums

lagos - how many different ethnicities

over 250

lagos - what percent of people live in slums

66%

lagos - how many theatres, cinema screens, museums, libraries

14t 54cs 12m 20l

lagos - how many landfill sites

4

lagos - how many people live in makoko

200000

lagos - how much waste produced per day

9000 tonnes

lagos - how much waste is collected

40%

lagos waste management authority - what have they introduced and created

62 waste compactors, 380 waste bins, 600 jobs in community sanitation

lagos waste management authority - how many truck driving jobs given to women

45

lagos waste management authority - what percent of population think its not very efficient

60%

what was the worlds population in 2011 and what will it be by 2040

7 billion in 2011 and 9 billion in 2040

fish consumption has increased from 9kg/person in 1960s to what

19.2kg/person in 2012

what percent of hedgerows have been removed in uk

50%

intensive farming rates have risen by what percent in the uk

26% between 2011 and 2017

how many hectares of forest are lost per year globally

4.7 million hectares

oil and gas fields cover how much of the amazon

12%

how many people forced to leave after the three gorges dam in china flooded

1.3 million

what percent of London’s water is from other uk places

70%

the severn-thames scheme involves transferring how many gallons per day

65 million gallons

tanzania - where did the ghi rank tanzania in 2023

94th out of 125 and with a score of 23.2 (serious hunger)

population of tanzania

51 million

tanzania - what was the percent of malnourished people in 1990, 2004 and 2015

1990-25% 2004-37% 2015-32%

what region did goat aid help

the babati region

goat aid - how many people in the babati region depend on agriculture

90%

goat aid - how expensive were the toggenburg goats

£400

goat aid - what was the increase in buying food

11%

goat aid - how much more money do babati farmers have compared to others

$1.4million

canada wheat - how much money did canada provide and between which years after tanzania was hit with drought

$95 million from 1968-1993

canada wheat - how many people got jobs on farms

400

canada wheat - how many people became trained in wheat production

121

when was sagcot started

2010

sagcot - how many cluster areas created

6

sagcot - what are their aims by 2030

188 commercial farms in 6 cluster areas, 2 million out of poverty, 75000 small farms linked to markets and 450000 jobs created

sagcot - how many rice growers are now connected to better facilities

7300 in 11 different villages

sagcot - how much did the rice yield at the central farm increase by

it doubled

how much lower is the yield from an organic farm compared to an intensive farm

20% lower

chicago city farm - how many tonnes of waste collected every day

10 tonnes

comcrop - how much of singapores food is imported

90%

wonky veg - how many tonnes of food was saved through sales in the uk in 2022

160 tonnes

how much did syria spend on weapons in their 11 year war

$275 billion

where does malawis slow single railway go through

mozambique

where does malawis healthcare rank in the world

3rd worst

debt - what does senegal sell

groundnuts

what was the result of students protesting against police brutality in nicaragua

flights halved and 1/3 of restaurants shut down

what happens to zambia’s copper in 1970

prices fall

what year does the kariba dam begin to produce electricity

1975

what year does HIV/AIDs spread through zambia

1980

what year do food prices rise in zambia resulting in riots

1990

MDGs - how many children went to primary school in 1990 compared to 2010

80% in 1990 - 95% in 2010

MDGs - how many mothers died in 1990 compared to 2010 during pregnancy

650 in 1990 - 450 in 2010

what percent of zambia’s exports are copper and tobacco/sugar

70% and 11%

what percent of land is suitable for farming in zambia

50%

how many countries does ABF operate in

46

what are the size of the sugar plantations in zambia

2x the size of london

how many children die in zambia every year from diarrhoea due to unsafe water

5000

water aid - provided what to how many people in one year

54000 people with safe water and 42000 people with improved sanitation

kariba dam - where and since when

zambezi river since 1950s

kariba dam - how tall is its wall

579m

kariba dam - how many tonga people were forced to move away

57000

kariba dam - the collapse would endanger how many people

3.5 million

when was room to read founded

2007

room to read works with how many schools

20000

room to read - what proportion of zambia is it found in

less than 1/2

rostows model is based on the experience of how many countries

15