Birmingham

How many universities are there in Birmingham

6

What is it 2nd largest in?

Population and size

What is the GDP of Birmingham

£121 billion

What did Birmingham have until 2003

Royal Mint

What football team is in Birmingham

Aston Villa

What year was it the first manufacturing city

1791

When did Birmingham university start?

1909

What part of Birmingham is students and what percentage of it

• Selly Oak

• 80%

What is the name of students taking over a city

Studentification

What is a big issue in Selly Oak and why?

Fly tipping because students cannot afford to dispose of things properly so they fly tip

What percentage of Birmingham are from other ethnic groups?

42%

What famous factory is in Birmingham?

Cadbury

Where is Birmingham located

The midlands

What about the city contributes to strong international connections?

Ethnic diversity

What area in Birmingham is famous for its restaurants and curry?

Balti Triangle

What is the urban park located in Birmingham called

Sutton Park

Why is Birmingham’s urban parks famous?

Sutton park is one of the largest in Europe

What are the steps taken to reduce pollution in Birmingham?

• create a park and ride scheme

• Encourage bus use

• Develop Birmingham metro tramline

What caused the decline of Birmingham’s manufacturing industry?

Competition from abroad

What lead to high social and economic decline

High unemployment

What challenge did people with poorer language have in Aston

Accessible facilities

What is dereliction

Abandoned building in inner cities

What is the problem with building on greenfield sites

Loss of green space

What is a greenfield site

A site that has never been built on before

What is a brownfield site

A site that has already been developed on before

How many of the 43 area break the legal atmospheric air pollution level

38

What is the major cause for atmospheric pollution in Birmingham

Vehicle emissions

1 in how many people are homeless?

1 in 62

It is the __________ in England

7th most deprived

How many homeless people?

How many homeless families?

18,292

How many children homeless?

10,000

How many people did food bank feed in November 2024

608

How many people on waiting list for healthcare

300,000

1 in ____ people are waiting for treatment at which hospital?

• 5

• Birmingham university hospital

What are the issues if children are homeless

Can’t study for exams and struggle to get jobs later

How many bikes in cycle revolution

5000

What was scheme called when Birmingham encouraged cycle usage

• Birmingham cycle revolution

How many existing cycle routes are there

95km

How many new routes were put into place

115km

What was the name of the bike program that teaches people to use bikes

Birmingham bikes

Which pollutions did the scheme reduce

Air and noise

Which sales did it increase

Bike

How long does it take to get to city centre by bike

20 minutes

What did Birmingham Cycle Revolution help do

Tackle obesity

What was the name of the scheme in Birmingham similar to ULEZ and what did it do?

• Clean Air Zone

• Discouraged drivers from driving polluted vehicles

What was the aim for Clean Air Zone

Discourage drivers from driving polluted vehicles

How much did drivers have to pay because of Clean Air Zone

£8 a day

How much reduction of nitrous oxide

13%

How much revenue from Clean Air Zone

£21 million

How many cameras were used to catch vehicles

67

What was the issue with Clean Air Zone

People had to give away more of their income