Human Geography Globalisation

Question 1

How long did it take to reach Australia in 1914?

Answer 1

40 days

Question 2

How long did it take to reach Australia in 2016?

Answer 2

1 ½ days

Question 3

What year did Mclean develop the shipping container?

Answer 3

1956

Question 4

What percentage does container trade account for of world seaborne trade?

Answer 4

60%

Question 5

When was the first steam train built?

Answer 5

1804

Question 6

When was the first steam ship built?

Answer 6

1787

Question 7

How fast can a jet aircraft travel?

Answer 7

600mph

Question 8

When was the concept of Jet aircraft created?

Answer 8

1928

Question 9

When was the first commercial telegraph created?

Answer 9

1837

Question 10

When did Electronic banking begin?

Answer 10

1980s

Question 11

When was the first mobile phone made?

Answer 11

1973

Question 12

When did the world-wide web launch?

Answer 12

1990

Question 13

When were fibre optics first used?

Answer 13

1970s

Question 14

How much more can fibre optics carry than copper wires?

Answer 14

65,000 times more

Question 15

What year was the first email sent?

Answer 15

1971

Question 16

How many members has Facebook got?

Answer 16

150million

Question 17

How much money worth of Chinese made clothes did the EU block from entering the UK in 2007?

Answer 17

£50million

Question 18

What company became the largest mobile telecommunications company in the world in 2000?

Answer 18

Vodafone

Question 19

What is the population of the EU?

Answer 19

508million

Question 20

When was British telecom privatised?

Answer 20

1984

Question 21

In what year was the KOF Globalisation Index founded?

Answer 21

2002

Question 22

According to the KOF index in 2015, which country is the most globalised?

Answer 22

Ireland

Question 23

When was the KAOPEN index established?

Answer 23

2005

Question 24

During what period was the Korean war?

Answer 24

1950-53

Question 25

Name a country that has a political barrier to globalisation.

Answer 25

North Korea

Question 26

Name a region that has a physical barrier to globalisation.

Answer 26

The Sahel

Question 27

Name a country that has an economic barrier to globalisation

Answer 27

Ethiopia

Question 28

What percentage of roads in Ethiopia are unpaved?

Answer 28

85%

Question 29

When did China join the world trade organisation?

Answer 29

Dec-01

Question 30

Where are the special economic zones in China?

Answer 30

Shenzhen, Shantou and Zhuhai

Question 31

How many deaths is air pollution responsible for each year in China?

Answer 31

4,000

Question 32

How many people are under the poverty line in India?

Answer 32

32%

Question 33

How many jobs has Apple’s investment in Hyderabad created?

Answer 33

4,000

Question 34

India claims to be the _ largest English speaking country in the world.

Answer 34

2nd

Question 35

What percentage of India’s GDP did agriculture have in 2008?

Answer 35

17%

Question 36

What percentage of Detroit’s population was lost in the last decade?

Answer 36

25%

Question 37

What fraction of families in Detroit at below the poverty level of the US government?

Answer 37

1/3

Question 38

In what year did Detroit declare bankrupt and with what debt?

Answer 38

2013

Question 39

What was Detroit’s murder rate in 2014?

Answer 39

45 per 100,000 people

Question 40

How much more does healthcare cost for auto workers?

Answer 40

$1500

Question 41

How much money has GM lost?

Answer 41

$11million

Question 42

Less than how many workers does Ford have left?

Answer 42

5000

Question 43

How much spare land is there in Detroit?

Answer 43

120km cubed

Question 44

How many schools have closed in the last decade in/near Detroit?

Answer 44

70

Question 45

What was Public housing in Detroit destroyed to make room for?

Answer 45

“Motor city” parking (Casino parking)

Question 46

What is the average house price in Detroit?

Answer 46

$60,000

Question 47

How many citizens leave Detroit each month?

Answer 47

1000

Question 48

When was M&S set up?

Answer 48

1884

Question 49

How many stores has M&S got in the UK?

Answer 49

852

Question 50

How many other stores are there globally?

Answer 50

474

Question 51

When was Plan A Introduced at M&S and what year was targeted?

Answer 51

2007

Question 52

When was a 5p bag charge introduced at M&S?

Answer 52

2008

Question 53

What award did M&S receive in 2012?

Answer 53

European Business award for the environment.

Question 54

How many rubbish bags are collected daily in Mumbai?

Answer 54

1million

Question 55

What percentage of waste is recycled in Mumbai? What about the UK?

Answer 55

80%

Question 56

How many people are there per toilet in Dharavi?

Answer 56

500

Question 57

How many cases are there of disease daily in Dharavi?

Answer 57

4000

Question 58

What housing plan was created in Dharavi/Mumbai?

Answer 58

7 year plan

Question 59

What is the population of Dharavi?

Answer 59

16million

Question 60

How much money is Roman Abramovich worth?

Answer 60

$8.3billion

Question 61

For every Russian who buys a house worth £10million, how much do they contribute to the economy?

Answer 61

£4.5million per year

Question 62

How many Russians live in London?

Answer 62

100,000

Question 63

What percentage of all houses above the price of £5million are bought by Russian clients?

Answer 63

20%

Question 64

Migrants from Europe have pair what percentage more taxes than they have received in benefits over the last 10years?

Answer 64

34%

Question 65

How many more primary school places are needed to meet demand due to migration?

Answer 65

130,000

Question 66

How many job vacancies are there in the UK?

Answer 66

607,900

Question 67

What percentage of people are unemployed in some rural polish areas?

Answer 67

40%

Question 68

What was Poland’s GDP (per head) in 2006?

Answer 68

$12,700

Question 69

How many different cultural groups are there in Papa New Guinea?

Answer 69

7000

Question 70

Which country ranked highest on the 2014 gender inequality index?

Answer 70

Slovenia

Question 71

In which countries is there the greatest inequality?

Answer 71

Niger and Yemen

Question 72

At what score of the air pollution index is a state of emergency declared?

Answer 72

500+

Question 73

On what date was the highest API ever recorded and where?

Answer 73

22nd September 1986

Question 74

In 2013, what percentage of respondents did the British social attitudes survey find wanted to reduced immigration?

Answer 74

77%

Question 75

Increased recycling in the EU between 2001 and 2010 cut greenhouse gas and municipal waste by what percentage?

Answer 75

56%

Question 76

What is Germany’s recycling rate?

Answer 76

62%

Question 77

What is Romania’s recycling rate?

Answer 77

1%