Globalisation Fact Attack Flashcards
How long did it take to reach Australia in 1914?
40 days
How long did it take to reach Australia in 2016?
1 1/2 days
What year did Mclean develop the shipping container?
1956
What percentage does container trade account for of world seaborne trade?
60%
When was the first steam train built?
1804
When was the first steam ship built?
1787
How fast can a jet aircraft travel?
600mph
When was the concept of Jet aircraft created?
1928
When was the first commercial telegraph created?
1837
When did electronic banking begin?
1980s
When was the first mobile phone made?
1973
When did the world-wide web launch?
1990
When were fibre optics first used?
1970s
How much more can fibre optics carry than copper wires?
65,000 times more
What year was the first email sent?
1971
How many members has Facebook got?
150 million
How much money worth of Chinese made clothes did the EU block from entering the UK in 2007?
£50 million
What company became the largest mobile telecommunications company in the world in 2000?
Vodafone
What is the population of the EU?
508 million
When was British telecom privatised?
1984
In what year was the KOF Globalisation Index founded?
2002
According to the KOF index in 2015, which country is the most globalised?
Ireland
Name a region that has a physical barrier to globalisation.
The Sahel
When was the KAOPEN index established?
2005
During what period was the Korean war?
1950-53
Name a country that has a political barrier to globalisation.
North Korea
What percentage of roads in Ethiopia are unpaved?
85%
Name a country that has an economic barrier to globalisation.
Ethiopia
When did China join the world trade organisation?
Dec-01
Where are the special economic zones in China?
Shenzhen, Shantou and Zhuhai