Superpower Facts

Question 1

Oil Spill

Answer 1

In 2010, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico and around 450million lites of oil escaped

Question 2

How many birds died in the 2010 oil spill?

Answer 2

82,000 birds of 102 species

Question 3

How much did Brazil’s food production increase by between 2002 and 2012

Answer 3

26%

Question 4

How many sq miles of the Amazon rainforest were destroyed between August 2019 and July 2020?

Answer 4

11,088

Question 5

What percentage of total 2016 carbon emission in the US are made up by industry?

Answer 5

22%

Question 6

What is the value of businesses selling rare earth metals?

Answer 6

US$4billion

Question 7

What percentage of the Chinese population, who responded to the survey believe climate change isn’t an issue compared to the US?

Answer 7

4% in China and 32% in US

Question 8

How much of the cumulative historical emission do USA make up for compared to China?

Answer 8

USA- 28.8% compared to 9% for China

Question 9

When was the Paris climate change agreement made?

Answer 9

December 2015

Question 10

What percentage of the world’s undiscovered gas and oil is in the Arctic?

Answer 10

30% of gas and 13% of oil resources

Question 11

What percentage of the world’s crude oil exports originate in the Middle East?

Answer 11

65%

Question 12

What is China’s population?

Answer 12

1.44 billion

Question 13

How much of global exports does China make up?

Answer 13

13.45%

Question 14

In 2915, what region did China develop into an airbase?

Answer 14

Subi Reef in the South East China Sea

Question 15

What percentage of Arctic coast belongs to Russia?

Answer 15

53%

Question 16

How much land can Arctic countries claim?

Answer 16

200 nautical miles off the coast

Question 17

What is the size of the US’ economy?

Answer 17

$19.475trillion

Question 18

How many fighters does ISIS?

Answer 18

31,000

Question 19

How many Arabs are living in Britain in 2011 census?

Answer 19

230,000

Question 20

What percentage of women are literate in Afghanistan?

Answer 20

Only 19%

Question 21

When the Manchester Bombing?

Answer 21

2017 at Ariana Grandes concert

Question 22

What is another issue for immigration from Middle East to threaten superpowers?

Answer 22

Value disagreements such as LGBTQ+

Question 23

South China Sea:

Answer 23

• China has established a small military preserve on the Spratly islands
• Lie between Malaysia and Philippines but are disputed territory
• One of the world’s busiest shipping routes and has lots of fossil fuel reserves
• China wants control over this area
• Chinese military aggressively patrol the seas, overpowering the small Philippine’s military presence
• US operates in the area, committed to defending the Philippines in Japan
• US is flaunting its capability to operate in an unrestricted way in waters of its choice, threatening China’s hegemony in the area