Space and Place SG4

Question 1

Define Player

Answer 1

A person, group of people, organisation or government who have an interest/influence in a particular change in an area, development or business

Question 2

What was Sri Lanka’s average annual GDP growth rate since 2003?

Answer 2

6.12%

Question 3

What was the UK’s average annual GDP growth rate since 2003?

Answer 3

1.5%

Question 4

Between 1960 and 1980 Sri Lanka had a … increase in per capita income

Answer 4

x2

Question 5

Between 1960 and 1980 the Asian Tigers had a … increase in per capita income

Answer 5

x10

Question 6

What was the % of workers in the primary sector in 1980 in Sri Lanka?

Answer 6

46%

Question 7

What was the % of workers in the primary sector in 2014 in Sri Lanka?

Answer 7

29%

Question 8

What was the % of workers in the secondary sector in 1980 in Sri Lanka?

Answer 8

14%

Question 9

What was the % of workers in the secondary sector in 2014 in Sri Lanka?

Answer 9

26%

Question 10

What was the % of workers in the tertiary sector in 1980 in Sri Lanka?

Answer 10

40%

Question 11

What was the % of workers in the tertiary sector in 2014 in Sri Lanka?

Answer 11

45%

Question 12

What are the four players in Sri Lanka?

Answer 12

Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, Sri Lankan Government, Nestle

Question 13

Who are the Asian Development Bank?

Answer 13

A financial institute which opened in 1966 to aid financial growth in one of the poorest regions in the world

Question 14

What six things do the ADB focus on in Sri Lanka?

Answer 14

Food production (agriculture), rural development, natural resources, education, water and electricity supply and road networks

Question 15

Due to the ADB, how many teachers have been trained?

Answer 15

32,518

Question 16

Due to the ADB, how many people have been provided safe access to water?

Answer 16

2 million

Question 17

Due to the ADB, how many houses have been given access to electricity?

Answer 17

189,234

Question 18

Due to the ADB, how many km of road has been improved?

Answer 18

634km

Question 19

Who are the World Bank?

Answer 19

A partnership which offers financial and technical assistance to reduce poverty and support development

Question 20

What role does the World Bank play in Sri Lanka?

Answer 20

Aims to get more women into work, improve urban sanitation and tackle undernutrition in Sri Lanka’s plantations

Question 21

What does the World Bank want to do by 2030?

Answer 21

End extreme poverty and create better paid jobs for the poorest 40% of the population

Question 22

How many potential job projects has the World Bank created?

Answer 22

4,546

Question 23

Due to the World Bank, how many households have better sanitation?

Answer 23

9,000

Question 24

What has the World Bank provided for women in Sri Lanka?

Answer 24

Career development to prepare them for high skilled jobs

Question 25

Who are Nestle?

Answer 25

A TNC which established itself in Sri Lanka as a trading company with condensed milk and infant food products in 1906

Question 26

What do Nestle want to do in Sri Lanka?

Answer 26

Develop the rural economy and raise the standard of sustainable agriculture in socially-responsible and environmentally friendly ways

Question 27

What does Nestle hope their Dairy Development Program will do?

Answer 27

Increase the quality and supply of milk, and to provide local farmers with a sustainable income

Question 28

How many jobs has Nestle created through direct employment?

Answer 28

1,200

Question 29

How many farmers have been provided milking equipment?

Answer 29

150

Question 30

How many training and development programs have been created for 3,000 dairy farmers?

Answer 30

150

Question 31

What did the Sri Lankan Government create?

Answer 31

The Mahinda Chintana manifesto, a document of development plans

Question 32

What does the Mahinda Chintana manifesto aim to achieve?

Answer 32

Improve the quality of life for all citizens in all urban areas by increasing employment opportunities, improving life expectancy and developing areas affected by the civil war

Question 33

How many flats have the Sri Lankan Government built?

Answer 33

671 flats for 2,800 families (Sahaspura)

Question 34

How many villages now have electricity due to the Sri Lankan Government?

Answer 34

95%

Question 35

How has the government helped develop the fishing industry?

Answer 35

Gave fishing gear to fishermen

Question 36

Define Asian Tigers

Answer 36

South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia underwent rapid industrialisation in 1960s-70s

Question 37

Define Comparative Advantage

Answer 37

The principal that countries or regions benefit from specialising in an economic activity in which they are relatively more effective or skilled in

Question 38

Define Flagship Development

Answer 38

Prestigious developments aimed at attracting investors, and showcasing the economic development and prosperity of an area

Question 39

Define Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Answer 39

Investment by TNCs in a host country

Question 40

Define Global Shift

Answer 40

The locational movement of manufacturing industry and more recently some parts of the tertiary sector from ACs to EDCs and LIDCs from 1970 onwards

Question 41

Define New International Division of Labour

Answer 41

The reorganisation of production at the global scale as a result of deindustrialisation of ACs and the global spread of TNCs