Geography-Globalisation Flashcards
(16 cards)
How has globalisation impacted China?
- 680 million Chinese people lifted out of poverty during 1980 to 2000
- 1.6 million Chinese people die each year because of respiratory issues linked to pollution
- 20% of Chinese population still lives under $2 a day
- China makes education free and complusory for all people and this has increased the literacy rate from 20% in 1950 to 94% in 2006.
How has London benefited from International Migration?
- Arab sheiks, Hong kong chinese,American bankers and Russian oligarchs invest in London
- London has 31% foreign born profiting from successive waves of ultra rich.
How has the UAE and Saudi Arabia benefitted from Mass Low wages migrants?
The UAE has benefited from Mass Low migrants as 2 million Indians are living in the UAE which makes 30% of the country and provide cheap labour to the UAE.Saudi Arabia has benefited from Mass Low migrants as 1.5 million Filipinos makes up Saudi Arabia and they also provide cheap labour.
How have economic migrants benefitted from the economic unions such as the EU? (Poland)
Economic migrants have benefitted from the economic union such as the EU as Poland joined the EU in 2004 which enabled Polish workers to move to the UK for work as unemployment was almost 20% in 2004 in Poland and wages was 4 times lower than in the UK.
What are some social impacts of globalisation in Dhaka Bangladesh?
- workers have to work in dangerous and undesirable conditions
- 50000 children die from chlorea and other water borne diseases.
- 40% of slum dwellers make up the population of Dhaka
- 400000 people arrive from rural areas to the urban areas to seek better life every year.
What are some environmental impacts of Globalisation in Dhaka Bangladesh?
- Carbon dioxide causes visual pollution in the urban areas.
- Dumping waste inappropriately into rivers causes a loss of habitat
- Global warming causes increase in sea levels which affects many of Bangladesh’s low level islands to be affected as 46% of Bangladesh is 10 metres above sea level.
How has the global shift impacted Glasgow?
- The city is home to more than 1000 hectares of unused land enough to fit 1000 football pitches.
- In 2018,26% of households in glasgow had no adults in employment.
- One third of Glasgow’s population left the city.
- Glasgow was known for being the murder capital of Europe.
How has ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ impacted waste management?
- 222.9 million tonnes of waste produced in the UK in 2016
- Keep Britain tidy aims to recycle waste by giving other countries the opportunity to recycle the waste the UK produced
- however countries such as turkey have lots of waste left burning.
- Smoking litter was reduced by up to 89%.
- Their glow-in-the-dark ‘We’re Watching You’ project was tested in 17 local authorities and found that the approach was highly effective in reducing dog fouling at both the target sites and displacement sites by 46% on average.
Some facts about China burdening Africa with debt
- Almost 40% of sub-Saharan African countries are in danger of slipping into a major debt crisis.
- 20% of African government external debt is owed to China.
- China is the largest single creditor nation, with combined sale and commercial loans estimated to have been $132 billion between 2006 and 2017.
- 77% of Djibouti’s debt is from Chinese lenders.
Case study Containerisation
- Made by Malcom McLean in late 1940s
- one of the most efficient ways of transporting goods with 200 million containers shipped per year.
- Chinese vessel “Cosco” carries 13000 containers.
Case study about the Internet contributing to Globalisation
- YouTube’s creative ecosystem has contributed over $45 billion to the US GDP and supported over 430000 full time equivalent jobs.
- rise of video conferencing such as Teams and Zoom has allowed for businesses to operate internationally and remotely.
What is an example of cultural erosion in Nigeria?
What is the reason for this?
- 100 languages have been lost in 100 years.
- Due to the movement of people from the rural areas to urban areas where it is required to speak and understand English.
What are some examples of cultural erosion for Korawi tribe in Papua New Guinea?
- They were encouraged by Papau New Guinea to move from their wooden longhouses into villages with homes built from clay bricks.
- Korawi tribe used to wear only loincloth but now wear shorts and tshirts.
- Missionaries spread christianity to the Korawi tribe which has eroded local traditions and customs.
- Increased loss of belief of the natural world as loss of culture occurs.
How has france protected their national culture and language?
France has protected their national culture and language through:
* Subsidies to filmmakers whihc are making movies in the french language.
* Under local content law, 40% of television output must consist of French productions.
* French music is heavily promoted on radio stations across the country.
How has China protected their national culture?
China has protected their national culture through:
* Creating the Great Firewall of CHina which prevents internet users from using BBC and Facebook services.
* China’s strict quota of 34 foreign films a year.
How much has the wealth of the richest 1% increased by?
What has this caused?
The wealth of the richest 1% has increased from 44% in 2009 to 99% in 2016.
This has caused a explosion of inequality as 1 billion people still live on less than $1.25 per day.
