Birmingham Metropolitan Region 0.0 / 5 ? Geographychanging spaces; making placesCase studiesA2/A-levelOCR Created by: lovelylearnerCreated on: 08-05-19 10:44 Where is Birmingham Metropolitan Region? Cencre of the West Midlands. 1 of 16 Current Population ? 1.1 million, secon largest city after London. 2 of 16 Who purchaced a royal chater , allowing them to hold a market? De Bermingham family in 1166. 3 of 16 What was the population in in the early 1700's? 15,000 4 of 16 Who established the First factory? Matthew Boulton in 1761. 5 of 16 How many employees did the first factory employ? 700 6 of 16 What did the cadbury's factory provide? jobs- Built a town for the workers. this led to financing, banks, insurance and legal firm development. 7 of 16 What banks were founded in Birmingham? Lloyeds and Midlands banks, in the mid-nineteeth cenctury. 8 of 16 How many employee's did the dunlop tyre factory employ? 10,000 people by the 1950's 9 of 16 What was the unimployment rate by 1982? 19.4% 10 of 16 In 1982, what did unemployment reach? 19.4% 11 of 16 Unemployment between the 1950's -1960's? below 1% 12 of 16 How many houses were destroyed during WW2? 5,000 13 of 16 Where are most immigrants from? Caribbean, South Asia and the Far East. 14 of 16 When did the Convention Centre and Symphony Hall opened? 1991 15 of 16 How much money did the redevelopment of the main railway station, New Steet, cost? £700 million 16 of 16
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