Globalisation Facts And Figures

Question 1

When did intel develop the first microprocessor chip?

Answer 1

1971

Question 2

When was the first pc, Altair 8800 made?

Answer 2

1975

Question 3

When was the first vhs made (by Japan)?

Answer 3

1978

Question 4

When was the first Microsoft windows?

Answer 4

1985

Question 5

When was the first mobile phone?

Answer 5

1985

Question 6

What percentage of non-bulk cargo is transported by container?

Answer 6

90%

Question 7

What percentage of costs have fallen by since 1950?

Answer 7

100%

Question 8

When was the first container ship

Answer 8

1950s

Question 9

In 1980, how much could container ships carry?

Answer 9

5000 TEU

Question 10

In 1990s, how much could container ships carry?

Answer 10

6000 TEU

Question 11

What percentage of goods are traded by air?

Answer 11

5%

Question 12

How many are estimated to be in extreme poverty in Indonesia?🇮🇩

Answer 12

70 million

Question 13

How many years would it take a waiter at an Indonesian elite wedding to earn the cost of the wedding?🇮🇩

Answer 13

400 years

Question 14

How much are people in the slums paid a day?🇮🇩

Answer 14

72p(minimum wage)

Question 15

What hours do the workers do in Indonesia?🇮🇩

Answer 15

24 hour shifts with 2 hour breaks

Question 16

How much would an Indonesian worker get from an pair of £100 trainers?🇮🇩

Answer 16

40p

Question 17

When did Suharto seize power?🇮🇩

Answer 17

1960s

Question 18

How many people did the CIA tell Suharto to assassinate?🇮🇩

Answer 18

5000

Question 19

How many people did Tanzania and an investment firm respectively share $2.2B?🇹🇿🇺🇸(IMF and WB cause of the D.G)

Answer 19

25M people

161 partners

Question 20

1000s of people used to work on the land, but how many are now employed at the Coca Cola plant?🇮🇳

Answer 20

141

Question 21

How many villages experience water shortages due to Coca Cola?🇮🇳

Answer 21

Over 50

Question 22

How far has the water table declined in the last 4 years due to Coca Cola?🇮🇳

Answer 22

25-40ft

Question 23

How many left rural areas of China🇨🇳(after china’s change in policy)(embracing globalisation)

Answer 23

300 million

Question 24

What percentage of China’s GDP is generated in SEZs?🇨🇳(after China’s change in policy) (embracing globalisation)

Answer 24

50%

Question 25

How many people escaped poverty after China’s change in policy?🇨🇳(embracing globalisation)

Answer 25

400 million

Question 26

How many foreign films are screened each year?🇨🇳(anti globalisation)

Answer 26

34 foreign films

Question 27

How many cars did both Dagenham and Cologne produce each year?

Answer 27

200,000

Question 28

How many lost their jobs in Britain after Dagenham closed? (2002)

Answer 28

1,500 lost their jobs | Even though both produced 200,000

Question 29

What rank is HSBC as a TNC?🇨🇳🇬🇧

Answer 29

6th largest

Question 30

How much is the turnover of HSBC?🇨🇳🇬🇧

Answer 30

$140B

Question 31

During the 2009 banking crisis, how much did HSBC transfer and how much did they lend to other banks in a few hours?🇨🇳🇬🇧

Answer 31

Transferred £750M | Lent £4B

Question 32

How many people does HSBC employ in over 80 countries?🇨🇳🇬🇧

Answer 32

332,000

Question 33

What percentage of HSBC’s workforce has moved offshore?🇨🇳🇬🇧

Answer 33

Around 80% | Led to 1,900 job cuts in UK call centres

Question 34

How many tv channels are there in North Korea?🇰🇵

Answer 34

3 channels

Question 35

What are the literary rates of Burkina Faso? (Social reason for being switched off)

Answer 35

50%

Question 36

How many landmines are in Sudan? (Political reason for being switched off)

Answer 36

Over 2 millIon

Question 37

What is the income in Chad? (Economic reason for being switched off)

Answer 37

$951

Question 38

When did Starbucks open in France compared to Britain? (Anti-globalisation)

Answer 38

2004 in France🇫🇷 | 1997 in Britain 🇬🇧

Question 39

What percentage of French music to French radio stations play? (Anti-globalisation)

Answer 39

40%

Question 40

What percentage of FDI went to the west of China?🇨🇳(negative social impacts of global shift)

Answer 40

3%

Question 41

How many tonnes of methyl isocyanate leaked for 2 hours?🇮🇳(Bhopal disaster)

Answer 41

40 tonnes

Question 42

How far did the methyl isocyanate travel?🇮🇳(Bhopal disaster)

Answer 42

8km

Question 43

How many initial deaths were there from the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

Answer 43

3,800

Question 44

How many further deaths were there after the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

Answer 44

8,000

Question 45

How many disabilities after the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

Answer 45

11,000

Question 46

How much did the Indian government claim in compensation after the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

Answer 46

$3.3B

Question 47

How much did union carbide actually pay after the Bhopal disaster?🇮🇳

Answer 47

$470M

Question 48

What percentage of cities fail to meet air quality standards in China?🇨🇳

Answer 48

70%

Question 49

Smoking how many packs of cigarettes is said to be the equivalent of spending 24 hours in Linfen?🇨🇳

Answer 49

3 packs

Question 50

What percentage of groundwater is contaminated in China?🇨🇳

Answer 50

70%

Question 51

What percentage of harvest was lost due to dust?🇨🇳

Answer 51

30%

Question 52

What percentage of china’s pollution comes from products destined for export?🇨🇳

Answer 52

20-30%

Question 53

How many times more common is liver cancer in China?🇨🇳

Answer 53

3x

Question 54

How many people don’t have access to clean water in China?🇨🇳

Answer 54

320M

Question 55

What percentage of waterways are contaminated in China?🇨🇳

Answer 55

60%

Question 56

What percentage of oil revenue should the Ogoni gain but there’s no investment in education or healthcare?🇳🇬🐚

Answer 56

13%

Question 57

How many tonnes of CO2 are emitted each year from gas flares?🇳🇬🐚

Answer 57

70M tonnes - equal to the emissions of 10 million homes in the Uk

Question 58

In 7 years, how much did Detroit’s biggest employer drop from?🇺🇸(deindustrialisation)

Answer 58

130,000 - 50,000

Question 59

At the peak of deindustrialisation in Detroit, what percentage were unemployed?🇺🇸

Answer 59

30%

Question 60

What fraction of foreign purchases of property in London went to Russians in 2014?

Answer 60

1/3

Question 61

The most expensive property in London which was sold to an oligarch was worth how much?

Answer 61

£136M

Question 62

How many Indian migrants live in the UAE?

Answer 62

2M, making up 30% of its population

Question 63

What percentage of the UAEs population is made up of migrants?

Answer 63

90%

Question 64

How many Mcdonalds outlets are there worldwide?🍟

Answer 64

32,000

Question 65

How many countries have McDonald’s?🍟

Answer 65

119

Question 66

How many customers does McDonald’s serve every day?🍟

Answer 66

58M

Question 67

How many pounds of pesticides are used for the livestock’s food for McDonald’s?🍟

Answer 67

167M

Question 68

How many pounds of fertiliser are used for the livestock’s food for McDonald’s?🍟

Answer 68

17B

Question 69

How many acres of crop land is used to grow food for the livestock for McDonald’s?🍟

Answer 69

149M

Question 70

Overgrazing by China’s 127M cows and 279M pigs for McDonald’s are expanding desertification by how much each year?🍟🇨🇳

Answer 70

2330km2/year

Question 71

What percentage of global rainforests does Indonesia own?🇮🇩

Answer 71

10%

Question 72

How many hectares of rainforest are lost in Indonesia each year?🇮🇩

Answer 72

900,000

Question 73

How far will white horse village be from Chong Ching soon?

Answer 73

4 hours

Question 74

How many brits in Europe?

Answer 74

2.2M

Question 75

How many poles live in Britain?

Answer 75

813,000

Question 76

How many recognised First Nations are there?

Answer 76

600

Question 77

What percentage of the Canadian population are native?

Answer 77

2.7%

Question 78

Post accession migration happened after how many Eastern European countries joined the EU?

Answer 78

8

Question 79

How much did fair trade increase production by?

Answer 79

60%

Question 80

How many cocoa farmers are in the Kuapa Kakoo fair trade group?

Answer 80

45,000

Question 81

In 2008, how much cocoa did the Kuapa Kakoo group sell to the fair trade market?

Answer 81

Over 4,000 tonnes

Question 82

How much of the total income does the top 20% earn compared to the bottom 20%?🇨🇳(negative impacts of global shift)

Answer 82

Top - 50% | Bottom - 4.7%

Question 83

Shenzhen has developed from a small village into a city with a population of what within 20 years?🇨🇳 (SEZ) (embracing globalisation)

Answer 83

10 million

Question 84

GDP per capita in 1978 compared to 2014, China🇨🇳(embracing globalisation)

Answer 84

* 1978 - $227 | * 2014 - $7,591

Question 85

When did China block Coca-Cola’s acquisition of Huigan juice?🇨🇳(anti globalisation)

Answer 85

2008