Global Systems Flashcards
(15 cards)
Named example:
Qatar (HIC)
What is the background of Qatar
Give location
Give GNI
Background:
Qatar is a peninsula located East from Saudi Arabia and NW of the UAE.
It has a high GNI of $57,120 a life expectancy of 79 and 93% literacy rate. This means it has a HDI of 0.855.
Named example:
Qatar (HIC)
Name 2 factors that have affected Qatar development
Factors Affecting Development:
Heavily dependent on oil and gas industry (accounts for 90%+ of exports). This money funds an all - embracing welfare state, with many services free or heavily subsidised.
Cheap labour (migrant workers) has benefited their economy.
Named example:
Qatar (HIC)
Outline the flows of people , money, ideas and technology in Qatar
Flows of People, Money, Ideas + Technology:
90% of the population are migrant workers as Qatar has recruited so many to work in their ‘construction boom’ - this has helped to build their infrastructure.
Many women work in domestic services that are treated well.
Many workers send home remittances to their families.
Named example:
Qatar (HIC)
Give examples of economic development, stability and growth in Qatar
Examples of Economic Development, Stability + Growth:
Construction boom has included:
. new roads
. a new airport
. 9 state of the art stadiums
. a high speed rail network
. 55,000 hotel rooms.
They have a good quality of life due to the all-embracing welfare state.
High interest rates benefit Qatar’s economy.
Named example:
Qatar (HIC)
Give examples of inequalities, conflicts and injustices in Qatar.
Examples of Inequalities, Conflicts + Injustices:
Working conditions
. Treatment of migrant workers is heavily criticised.
. Many workers have borrowed money to afford transport which puts them in debt.
. Some migrants are having to pay back loans with an interest rate over 35% - these people are forced to work for very little pay.
. In 2012/13, nearly 1,000 workers from Nepal, India and Bangladesh died in Qatar due to poor working conditions.
. An Amnesty International investigation revealed evidence of forced labour, salaries withheld, passports confiscated, overcrowded accommodation.
. Workers have very few rights, if any, they are unable to change jobs or join a trade union.
. There are 3,000 North Koreans working there, the North Korean government takes 70% of their wages and the workers end up receiving just 10% of their wages - a modern form of slavery.
Gender
. 27% of the country’s citizens are women.
Named example:
South Korea (NEE)
What is the background of South Korea
Give location
Give GNI
Give life expectancy
Give literacy rate
Give HDI
Background:
Located in East Asia on the coast, quite a small country.
$34,980 GNI per capita
Life expectancy of 83.
98% literacy rate
High HDI - 0.925
(This is because of the factors of GNI, life expectancy and literacy rate)
Named example:
South Korea (NEE)
Outline 5 factors which have effected South Korea development
Factors Affecting Development:
. Government backed investment in large companies and investment from USA, so the tertiary industry developed.
. Government set high import taxes making foreign goods more expensive than those made in South Korea (import substitution).
. Government kept the cost of living low - which kept wages low.
. Huge investment in education = skilled workforce.
. The emergence of a huge local market in SE Asia with China and Japan aided South Korea’s development.
Named example:
South Korea (NEE)
Outline the flows of people, money, ideas and technology in South Korea (outline 4)
Flows of People, Money, Ideas + Technology:
. A pool of cheap labour was available to South Korea.
. Huge advances in global transport and communication
(eg: containerisation).
. Development of TNCs (Samsung, Hyundai, Kia, LG).
. Investment, particularly from USA, in state owned work eg: Pohang Iron and Steel Corporation.
Named example:
South Korea (NEE)
Give 4 examples of Economic Development, Stability + Growth:
Examples of Economic Development, Stability + Growth:
. More money available in country for consumer goods and leisure.
. More disposable income so more people have cars, electrical goods which increases their markets.
. Good standard of education which develops people’s skills.
. South Korea closed the high technology gap and developed their own TNC (Samsung) which invested in factories in the USA, so massive profits were made.
Named example:
South Korea (NEE)
Outline 5 examples of inequalities, conflicts or injustices in South Korea
Examples of Inequalities, Conflicts + Injustices:
. Poor working conditions for many, there were reports of industrial accidents.
. Rapid industrial growth has led to pollution of the environment (air, noise and water - Smog developed over Seoul).
. Huge differences in wages paid to women and immigrants (women get 75% of wages that males do)
. Rapid growth has led to poor workmanship and some constructions such as department stores and bridges have collapsed.
. Increased competition has meant trade agreements between South Korea and Japan has decreased. South Korean banks were left with huge debts in 1997 when world trade faltered.
Named example;
Uganda (LIC)
What is the background information of Uganda.
State:
. Location
. GNI
. Life expectancy
. Literacy rate
. HDI
Background:
. Landlocked country in East Africa.
. Low GNI per capita (S840)
. Life expectancy at just 63
. Low literacy rate at 79%.
. Low HDI at 0.525.
(Caused by the GNI, life expectancy, low literacy rate)
Named example:
Uganda (LIC)
Outline 4 factors that have affected Uganda’s development.
Factors Affecting Development:
. Uganda was a British colony, a british way of life was imposed and so the economy of Uganda served the British empire.
. Since they gained independence in 1962, conflict occured due to an 8 year military dictatorship.
. Civil war, corruption and HIV/AIDS have impacted development.
. ⅓ of the population live below the national poverty line.
Named example:
Uganda (LIC)
What flows of People, Money, Ideas and Technology influence Uganda.
(Name 3)
Flows of People, Money, Ideas and Technology:
. Tea, coffee and cotton dominate Ugandan exports today.
. Cheap wireless technology has enabled mobile phone antennas to be installed on the tops of farm buildings which has improved access to technology.
. ‘Village Phone’ model offers loans for people wishing to set up a mobile phone business, this is a rapidly growing market and users are willing to pay for the service.
Named example:
Uganda (LIC)
Outline 4 examples of economic development, stability and growth in Uganda.
Examples of Economic Development, Stability and Growth:
. Lots of resources are available such as copper and cobalt.
. Fish is a traditional food staple in Uganda and is the country’s most profitable export.
. Rapid technological developments have helped development in rural areas.
. There are 700 million phone subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Named example:
Uganda (LIC)
Give 5 examples of Inequalities, Conflicts and Injustices in Uganda
Examples of Inequalities, Conflicts and Injustices:
. Poverty in Uganda is greatest in rural areas where most people are subsistence farmers selling low value products.
. The British influenced the country’s exports (tea, coffee, cotton) were exported around the empire.
. Overfishing has occurred, leading to the introduction of the predatory Nile Perch, leading to some extinct fish species.
. Fish factories have closed, affecting the local economy.
. Civil war happened under Idi Amin’s leadership.
