Bristol

Question 1

Where is Bristol located?

Answer 1

Bristol is in the South West of England,
on the Bristol Channel.

Question 2

Name 3 reasons why Bristol is a major UK city

Answer 2

• Wallace & Gromit
• M4 Transport Link
• Container Port
• 2nd largest silicon manufacturing industry in the world

Question 3

How many cars are imported to Bristol each year?

Answer 3

700,000 cars

Question 4

What percentage of Bristol’s population are non-white ethnicity?

Answer 4

16%

Question 5

Name 3 impacts of migration in Bristol

Answer 5

• Migrants fill skills gaps & employment gaps
• Increase cultural diversity, especially in food
• St Paul’s Carnival

Question 6

Name a development in Bristol, and give reasons for and against it

Answer 6

1. Urban Greening
   👍 Green spaces are important for minimising urban sprawl and air pollution, which improves locals’ quality of life
   👎 The cost of upkeep
2. Cabot Circus Shopping Centre:
   👍 Shopping centres use up derelict land and can reduce crime in areas, since gangs don’t hang about the unused land
   👎 Shopping centres attract shoppers away from the city centre, which will impact the high street.

Question 7

Name three problems with Bristol’s growing city

Answer 7

• Dereliction
• Waste & pollution
• Housing Shortages

Question 8

How is the government solving dereliction?

Answer 8

Dereliction - government gives grants to businesses to renovate derelict buildings

Question 9

How is the government solving waste & pollution?

Answer 9

Waste & pollution: 50% of waste is recycled, areas of the city centre are pedestrianised, 40 charging points for electric cars

Question 10

How is the government solving housing shortages?

Answer 10

Developing brownfield apartments and constructing larger greenfield houses.

Question 11

Name an area of most and least deprivation in Bristol

Answer 11

Least Deprived: Stoke Bishop
Most Deprived: Filwood

Question 12

State a fact to show the inequality between Filwood and Stoke Bishop

Answer 12

56% of adults are overweight in Filwood, whereas only 37% are overweight in Stoke Bishop

Question 13

FIlwood

Percentage of Houses Owned

Answer 13

45%

Question 14

Stoke Bishop

Percentage of Houses Owned

Answer 14

75%

Question 15

Number of Immigrants from Poland

Answer 15

6600

Question 16

Number of Immigrants from Somalia

Answer 16

5000

Question 17

Number of Immigrants from Ireland

Answer 17

2900

Question 18

What is the most successful job sector in Bristol

Answer 18

Tech

Question 19

South West Digital Cluster (Bristol and Bath): Annual Turnover

Answer 19

£8.1bn

Question 20

How many people are employed in the South West Digital Cluster

Answer 20

35,000

Question 21

Average Internet Speed in Bristol

Answer 21

80 Mbps

Question 22

A sports team in Bristol

Answer 22

• Bristol Rover
• Bristol City
• Bristol Bears

Question 23

Name a shopping mall in Bristol

Answer 23

Cabbot Circus

Question 24

How much was invested in the broadband of Bristol

Answer 24

£100m

Question 25

What does ITS stand for

Answer 25

Intergrated Transport System

Question 26

Name a major employer in Bristol

Answer 26

Huawei and Aardman Animation

Question 27

Name part of the ITS

Answer 27

Park & Ride, Bus and Trian

Question 28

How mant parks are there in Bristol

Answer 28

300

Question 29

What Festival is held each year in Bristol in June

Answer 29

Habourside Festival

Question 30

Commuter Settlements

Answer 30

A place where people live but they work elsewhere

Question 31

Urban Sprawl

Answer 31

The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas

Question 32

Brownfield Sites

Answer 32

Land that has been used, abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found across urban areas, particularly in the inner city.

Question 33

Greenfield Sites

Answer 33

A plot of land, often in a rural or on the edge of an urban area that has not yet been subject to any building development.

Question 34

Dereliction

Answer 34

Abandoned buildings and wasteland

Question 35

Deprivation

Answer 35

Lack of something such as jobs or investment

Question 36

What are the 4ds of Urban Decline

Answer 36

* Deindustrialization * Depopulation * Dereliction * Deprivation

Question 37

Deindustrialization

Answer 37

Process by which companies move industrial jobs to other regions that have cheaper labour

Question 38

Depopulation

Answer 38

People leaving an area due to lack of jobs