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6. When was the first trip to the Spanish resort of Costa del Sol on holiday from Britain made?

  • 1954
  • 1982
  • 1920
  • 1956

7. In which decade were workers given paid holiday time?

  • 1880s
  • 1940s
  • 1930s
  • 1960s

8. How much of wages went on package holiday in the 1950s?

  • 1/4
  • 1/5
  • 1/6
  • 1/2

9. When did the railway come to Blackpool?

  • 1781
  • 1846
  • 1864
  • 1880

10. In which decade were workers allowed to have holiday time?

  • 1900s
  • 1820s
  • 1870s
  • 1910s

11. How many visitors visited Blackpool during its stagnation period?

  • 20 million
  • 17 million
  • 36 million
  • 10 million

12. A temperature increase of what would bleech coral reefs?

  • 4-5C
  • 8-9C
  • 1-2C
  • 0.5-0.9C

13. What percentage of the Earth is covered by reefs?

  • 0.8%
  • 2.5%
  • 1.6%
  • 0.7%

14. How many different species of mangrove tree are there?

  • 92
  • 23
  • 80
  • 60

15. 90% of wave energy is absorbed by how many mangrove trees?

  • 100
  • 300
  • 30
  • 76

16. In 1998, what percentage of Galapagos reefs were damaged as an effect of climate change?

  • 20%
  • 35%
  • 70%
  • 65%

17. In which decade were package holidays made available?

  • 1980s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1950s

18. Every trawl of coral reefs destroys what percentage of the ecosystem?

  • 25%
  • 15%
  • 12%
  • 6%

19. Without a salt marsh, how much could a 12km high sea wall cost?

  • £11000 per metre
  • $2000 per metre
  • £5000 per metre
  • £1000 per metre

20. Coral reefs and mangroves are worth ....?

  • $200 million
  • $186 million
  • $123 million
  • $150 million