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(9 cards)
1
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North korea physical
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-access to sea
-heavily armed borders
2
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North korea political
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- sanctions imposed by western countries since they test nuclear missiles
-sanctions involve trade and foreign aid
-dictatorship and only relations with russia and china
3
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North korea economics
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- people in poverty and lack electricity
- money sent to strengthen military
-citizens heavily restricted in access to internet
-believe false claims that glorify leaders to ensure support
-china rejected them from new asian infrastructure investment bank (AIIB)
4
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zambia physical
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- landlocked
-sparsely populated
-access to sea thru neighbours
5
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zambia political
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- good relations with tanzania and angola
-china invested in Tanzam railway to get copper cheaply
6
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zambia economy
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- china invested in Tanzam and Benguela railway
- since 2000 = privatisation and debt cancellation reduced debt from 154% GNI 2004 to 31% 2014
-20bil FDI in copper industry
-copper = biggest export ( lost value as replaced by fibre optic cables in communication= - expaniding towns like Kitwe help switch on
-mobile adult users from n/a 2004 to 75% 2014 and to 23& internat users
7
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tanzania physical
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- sea access
- mountaineering
-flat in middle
-fertile volcanic soils
-80% working population in agriculture
8
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tanzania political
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- in global market for cotton
-growing investment links with india, king, japan, UAE - HIPC (heavily indebted poor country)
9
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tanzania economical
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- during 2006-16, global market price of main crops (raw cotton) fluctuated from 40cent per pound to 2dollars
-when prices high, farmers grow more cotton but global overproduction = prices constantly fall = country less able to import as income and GDP fluctuate = struggle to switch on
-HIPC = debts cancelled
-cotton exports help investment in healthcare and education
