Sense of Place Revision

Location of Widnes Widnes is located in the North West of England. It can be found on the bank of the River Mersey. Runcorn can be found on the opposite bank. Together Widnes and Runcorn form the borough of Halton.

Location of Nairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya which is located in the East of Africa. Within Nairobi, there is the Kibera slum which is the poorest area in the capital. Mount Kilimanjaro can be found to the South East.

The History of Widnes Widnes is an industrial town in Halton, Cheshire, England; it had a population of 58,300 in 2010 It is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Before the Industrial Revolution Widnes was made up of small settlements on marsh and moorland. In 1847, the first chemical factory was established and the town rapidly became a major centre of the chemical industry

Widnes The demand for labour was met by large-scale immigration from Ireland, Poland, Lithuania and Wales. The town continues to be a major manufacturer of chemicals Except for chemicals, all of the old industries have disappeared

Widnes The most usual explanation for the origin of the name Widnes is that it comes from the Danish words vid, meaning wide, and noese, meaning nose and that it refers to the headland projecting into the River Mersey. There is little evidence of any early human occupation of the area although a flint arrowhead was discovered at Pex Hill, suggesting there was some human presence in the Stone Age.

Climate of Manchester

Climate of Nairobi

Widnes Vs Nairobi Factor Nairobi Widnes GDP $ 1 800 58 300 % population on less than $2 per day 50 Adult Literacy % 87 99 Life Expectancy 63 80 Infant Mortality per 1000 live births 44 5 Birth rate per 1000 32 11 Death Rate per 1000 12 9 Number of doctors per 1000 people 0.1 3 % living in urban areas 22 89 % employed in Agriculture (primary) 75 2 % employed in Manufacturing (secondary) 15 % employed in services (tertiary) 20 83

How do these link us to Nairobi? Holidays Flowers Tea/Coffee

Kibera, Nairobi What are the houses like? What is the area like? What are the problems with living here? Are all areas of Nairobi like this?

Kibera, Nairobi What are the houses like? Houses are made from corrugated metal and any scrap material that they can find. They are small and close together with no electricity or running water. What are the problems with living there? Overcrowded Litter Diseases spread quickly Crime Dirty