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HCC Paper 2 and 3 Brighton as a UK city

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the population of Brighton& Hove

a)

around 1.2 million people

b)

around 274,000 people

c)

around 67,000 people

d)

around 10 million people

2.

Which 3 of the following have caused Impacts on the growth and character of the city.

a)

5th largest Jewish population in UK.

b)

Large Scottish community

c)

Large student population (over 30,000)

d)

Large Chinese community.

3.

What makes Brighton an important city in the UK and the wider world?

a)

Tourism, Education, Entertainment, Airports, Racecourse and Shingle beach

b)

Entertainment, Amex, Religion and Silicon beach (Industry) and Tongdean

c)

Tourism, Education, Entertainment, Accessibility, Religion and Silicon beach (Industry).

d)

Education, Entertainment, Animal rights, Religion and Tourism,

4.

Which 3 of the following gives Brighton good accessibility to help its growth?

a)

M23

b)

Brighton city airport

c)

M1

d)

Gatwick express train

5.

Brighton attracts 11M tourists a year. Which 3 below are some of the attractions for tourists..

a)

Large music festivals eg Pride, Wildlife

b)

close to the south downs national park

c)

Kingfield

d)

i360

6.

Why is Brighton sometimes nicknamed `silicon beach`

a)

Facebook was founded here by a group based at Brighton University

b)

250 new media and IT firms have set up here providing jobs for young professionals

c)

There are 1 million apple i phone users in the city. This is a sign that the city is young and trendy.

d)

The coast is popular with young people

7.

Which 3 of the following are examples of the integrated transport system in Brighton

a)

Bike hire schemes

b)

Park and ride from the Withdean stadium

c)

Car clubs

d)

water taxis

8.

Living roofs, wildflower verges, the level park improvements, greenway are all examples of what in Brighton?

a)

Greenfield site development

b)

The urban rural fringe

c)

Brownfield site development

d)

URBAN greening

9.

Which of the following are Environmental challenges within Brighton?

a)

Waste disposal, building on brownfield/greenfield sites and growth of commuter settlements

b)

greenfield site development at Falmer and brownfield site development at the Old England fraction.

c)

Rubbish collection and the greenfield site development at Toad in the Hole.

d)

The building of the AMEX stadium on a brownfield site, growth of casino settlements and the greenfield site development at the New England 1/4.

10.

Which 2 of the following are commuter settlements on the rural-urban fringe of Brighton

a)

Gatwick

b)

Peacehaven

c)

Worthing

d)

Haywards Heath

11.

What is the definition of a greenfield site?

a)

land that has a certain colour and should not be built on

b)

land that has been used before in the middle of a city and should be built on again.

c)

land that has been used before often on the outskirts of a city

d)

land that has not been used before often on the edge of a city

12.

Brighton claims to be run as a sustainable city. What does this mean?

a)

actions speak louder than words. The city doesn't just talk the talk, it walks the walk,

b)

actions that meet the needs of the present without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

c)

actions that meets the needs of future generations only. This will help them to develop.

d)

actions that focus on meeting peoples needs today only. The future generations can look after themselves.

13.

Improving an area within a city that has become run down is called

a)

Urban regeneration

b)

Urban greening

c)

Urban redirection

d)

Urban recalculation

14.

Name an example of an Urban regeneration project in Brighton?

a)

Silicon beach

b)

New Street Brighton

c)

Old Britain decimal

d)

New England 1/4

15.

How much did it cost to regenerate the old train goods yard at the New England ¼, Brighton?

a)

£550million

b)

£5million

c)

£125million

d)

£250million

16.

Brighton was the 1st UK city to get the 1 planet city green award because of......

a)

Water meters, composting, bike hire schemes and waste incineration

b)

greenfield site developments, integrated transport and Brighton city airport.

c)

Living roofs, full recycling, smart electric and water meters and integrated transport.

d)

Bike lanes, expensive parking, silicon beach and the AMEX stadium

17.

What was the former use of the New England 1/4?

a)

Isetta bubble car factory then became a chocolate factory

b)

Isetta bubble car factory then became a train goods yard

c)

Train goods yard that then became the Isetta bubble car factory.

d)

Car goods yard that then became the train bubble factory.

18.

Name the 2 contrasting housing areas within Brighton we studied?

a)

Truedean and Patcham

b)

Tongdean and Moulescoomb

c)

Patcham and Moulescoomb

d)

Mollyscombe and Donegal

19.

One social challenge across the city is differences in life expectancy. What is the correct average figure?

a)

Moulescoomb. 69 years . Tongdean: 79 years

b)

Moulescoomb. 89 years . Tongdean: 59 years

c)

Moulescoomb. 54 years . Tongdean: 99 years

d)

Moulescoomb. 79 years . Tongdean: 82 years

20.

What is the greenway in Brighton?

a)

a cycle path to connect the marina to the palace pier in the West

b)

a footpath to connect the lanes to the level in the East

c)

a footpath to connect the North of Brighton to the train station.

d)

a cycle path that connects the AMEX to the university to the West