CSMP - general psd

What are examples of religion affecting place identity?

Jerusalem and Uluru rock

How big is the Kurdish population?

30 million

When was ‘Do they know its Christmas?’ released?

1984

When was ‘Waka Waka’ released?

2010

When was ‘Land of Promise’ - Damien Marley & Nas released?

2010

When was ‘Africa’ - Toto released?

1982

What percentage of UK businesses depend on geospatial data?

10%

How often is census data collected?

every 10 years

What country was ranked most unequal in 2022 World Inequality report?

India

How much money can people in Jaywick spend on food per week?

£10 for 2 people

What percentage of median income is classed as poverty in the UK? How many people were under this threshold in 2023?

60% - 14.3 million

When did the UK undergo deindustrialisation?

1970s

What is an example of the growth of the tertiary and quaternary sectors?

Birmingham Research Park

How many iron works in South Wales and when?

30 in 1860

How many steelworks remained in the 1990s?

2

When did Tata Steel open in Port Talbot and how many people did it employ?

1954 and employed 18,000

When did they decide to push ahead with closing Tata Steel in Port Talbot? How many jobs expected to be lost?

Jan 2024 - 3,000

Which companies relocated to South Wales?

Sony and Toyota

When was The Lawson Boom?

Late 1980s

When were the Major/New Labour Years? When was Labour governement elected?

1990-2007 - Labour elected in 1997

By how much did the Conservatories decrease unemployment in the Major years?

1 million

What value did the Labour government keep unemployment under during the New Labour Years?

1.5 million

When was the Manufacturing Meltdown? When was Thatcher elected? By how much did inflation rate rise?

1980-1981 - elected 1979 - 20% rise

When was the Financial Crisis?

2007-2009

What happened in Sep 2008?

Lehman brothers went bankrupt - wiped £90bn off value of companies in one day

By how much did the economy shrink during the ‘Mild recession’ of 2023?

0.3% from Oct-Dec

In 2019-20, what percentage of total UK government spending was on health and education?

15% on health and 7.5% on education

What percentage of ACs’ TNC’s investments are in other ACs?

60%

When did Hitachi Rail open new manufacturing plant in Newton Aycliffe? How much FDI did this represent?

Sep 2015 - £85m

What was the total FDI into the UK in 2022?

£11bn

How big was the FDI from Nissan into the UK? How many jobs did this create?

£2bn - 6,000 jobs

What happened to night bus routes in London from 1999-2013?

routes doubled and passengers tripled

How has the number of McDonald’s open all night increased in London?

increased tenfold since 2006

How many jobs does the London night economy support?

1 in 8

How much could the London night economy by worth by 2030?

£30bn/year