globalisation facts

Question 1

when did clean develop containerisation

Answer 1

1956

Question 2

first steam train

Answer 2

1804

Question 3

what % does container trade account for world seaboard trade

Answer 3

60%

Question 4

first commercial telegraph created

Answer 4

1837

Question 5

name a country with a political barrier to gloablisation

Answer 5

North Korea

Question 6

name a country with a physical barrier to globalisation

Answer 6

the Sahel

Question 7

first mobile phone used

Answer 7

1973

Question 8

first steam ship

Answer 8

1787

Question 9

what company become largest telecommunications company in the world in 2000

Answer 9

vodafone

Question 10

name a country with a economic barrier to globalisation

Answer 10

ethiopia

Question 11

what % of roads in Ethiopia are unpaved

Answer 11

85%

Question 12

where are the special economic zones in china

Answer 12

Shenzhen, shantou, zhuhai

Question 13

how many deaths due to air pollution in china each year

Answer 13

4000

Question 14

how many under poverty line in India

Answer 14

32%

Question 15

what % of Indias GPD was farming in 2008

Answer 15

17%

Question 16

% of Detroits population lo0st in last —–

Answer 16

25% in last 10 years

Question 17

what fraction of families were below poverty line of us government

Answer 17

1/3

Question 18

what year was Detroit bankruptcy with how much debt

Answer 18

2013 with $18.5 billion

Question 19

Detroit murder rate in 2014

Answer 19

45 per 100,000

Question 20

how many schools have closed in Detroit in last decade

Answer 20

70

Question 21

how many rubbish bags daily in Mumbai

Answer 21

1 million.

Question 22

what % of wast in recycled in Mumbai compared to uk

Answer 22

80% compared to 20%

Question 23

how many to 1 toilet in dharavi

Answer 23

500

Question 24

how many daily cases of disease in dharvai

Answer 24

4000

Question 25

population of dharavi

Answer 25

16 million, 1million per square mile

Question 26

for every Russian who spends £10 million on a house how much do they contribute to economy

Answer 26

4.5 million a year

Question 27

how many Russians live in London

Answer 27

100,000

Question 28

what % of houses above 5 million brought by Russians

Answer 28

20%

Question 29

migrants from Europe have paid what % more taxes than have received in benefits over last decade

Answer 29

34%

Question 30

what % are unemployed in rural polish areas

Answer 30

40%

Question 31

increased recycling in EU between _ and _ led to what % cut in greenhouse gases

Answer 31

2001 and 2010 led to 56% cut

Question 32

when was first Paralympic event open to all people

Answer 32

1960

Question 33

how many cultural groups exist in papa New Guinea

Answer 33

7000

Question 34

how much do polish migrants contribute to economy each year

Answer 34

£25 billion