Globalisation

Question 1

When was railway developed

Answer 1

1804

Question 2

When was containerise developed

Answer 2

1956

Question 3

When was the digital Economy introduced

Answer 3

1995

Question 4

When was the mobile phone developed

Answer 4

1973

Question 5

When was electronic banking introduced

Answer 5

1928

Question 6

What is the name of the world bank

Answer 6

To reduce the % of people living on less than $1.25 a day to no more than 3% by 200

Question 7

When was the worlds trade organisation established

Answer 7

1995

Question 8

What is a case study for privatisation and market liberalisation

Answer 8

Under Margaret thatcher the conservative government stated a program of deregulation and privatisation including British telecom, local bus services, British Gas and British rail.

Question 9

Give an example of a stand alone agreement of a trade bloc

Answer 9

Association of Southeast Asia nations

Question 10

Give an example of a regional trade bloc

Answer 10

Eu

Question 11

Example of protection from foreign competitors

Answer 11

2007 EU blocked £50 million of Chinese cloths from entering the uk as the annual quota had been filled

Question 12

Give an example of national firms merging into TNCS

Answer 12

2000 vodaphone merged with Germany’s mannesmann to become the worlds largest telecommunications company

Question 13

Give a face for the bigger markets of trade blocs in

Answer 13

Uk has a population of 65 million

EU has a population of 508 million

Question 14

Special economic zones face

Answer 14

4 set up in China in 1980

Question 15

What is China’s open door policy

Answer 15

Deng Xiaoping carries out economic reforms opened its markets created special economic zones all to increase FDI

Question 16

When was the KOF globalisation index created

Answer 16

2002

Question 17

Give an example of glocalisation and the development of new markets

Answer 17

McDonalds have varied there menu in India to use less beef due to the large Hindu population

Question 18

How many passengers can the airport in Mumbai handle

Answer 18

40 million every year

Question 19

How many people live in urban slums

Answer 19

Approximately 1 billion

Question 20

What is the case study for environmental damage in China

Answer 20

Government issues strict environmental regulations but local government are more interested in economic growth and corruption is also a big issue as a result 60% of the water is polluted

Question 21

How many rubbish bags collected in Mumbai

Answer 21

1 million daily

Question 22

What is Mumbai’s response to recycling

Answer 22

80% is recycled compared to 20% in uk

Question 23

Name some responses to social challenges in Mumbai

Answer 23

7 year plan
Site and service
SPARC

Question 24

How much money do Russian oligarchs add to the uks economy each year

Answer 24

£7 billion

Question 25

How many Russian lads call London home

Answer 25

100000

Question 26

What causes the Russian migration to the uk

Answer 26

1990s after fall of the Soviet Union

Question 27

What % of houses with the price of £5 million are bought by Russians

Answer 27

20%

Question 28

Unemployment rate in Poland

Answer 28

18.2%

Question 29

How much go polish migrants contribute to uks economy each year

Answer 29

25 billion

Question 30

What did the race relations act do

Answer 30

1948 created rights for all races with respect to employment , housing, commercial and over services

Question 31

Case study for new opportunities for disadvantaged groups

Answer 31

First official paralympics was opened to all disabled people in Rome 1960

Question 32

How many ancient monuments are there in the uk

Answer 32

20000

Question 33

How many registered historic battlefields are there

Answer 33

40

Question 34

Case study for cultural erosion

Answer 34

70000 different cultural groups exist in Papua New Guinea

Question 35

Case study for air pollution indices

Answer 35

In Malaysia air quality is reports as the air pollutant index which measures the quantities of sulphur dioxide carbon monoxide etc the pollutant index exceeds 500

Question 36

Name a fact for trends in economic development

Answer 36

Average income i the 10 richest countries was around 40 times higher than in the 10 poorest countries

Question 37

Case study for the attempts to control the spread of globalisation

Answer 37

The government in China has made 60 internet regulations

Question 38

What are the uks attitude towards migration

Answer 38

77% of respondents agreed with reducing immigration by a lot or a little

Question 39

Case study for protecting cultural identity

Answer 39

Canada’s First Nations 634 recognised First Nations governments . 20km exclusion zone between an oil sands development which produces 250000 barrels a day

Question 40

How much had global meat production increased

Answer 40

It has quadrupled to over 308million tonnes in 2013

Question 41

How many tonnes of plastic were produced in 2013

Answer 41

270 million

Question 42

Case study for the rise in localism

Answer 42

The idea of local groups upholding the values of traditional networks has spread to over 1000 communities worldwide

Question 43

Case study for fair trade

Answer 43

NGOs includes 3 producer networks and 25 fair trade organisations

Question 44

Case study for resource recycling

Answer 44

1954 keep Britain tidy formed by national federation of women’s institutes addressing the rising problems of litter