BRICs Flashcards
What are the four BRIC countries?
- Brazil
- Russia
- India
- China
Why has Brazil become globally important? (2)
- Large reserves of natural resources which are valuable to manufacturing countries
- Agricultural superpower
In what way is Brazil an agricultural superpower?
They dominate sugar and coffee markets and are the worlds biggest exporters of soya beans
What natural resource does Brazil have an abundance of?
Iron ore
What are Brazil’s strengths? (2)
- Energy independent
2. Demonstrated their ability to hold large scale events (world cup and Olympics)
What is one reason for Brazil’s energy independence?
They are leading the world in renewable energy, with 90% of their electricity coming from HEP
What are Russia’s strengths? (4)
- Permanent member on the UN security council
- Nuclear weapons
- Influence over energy supply to Europe
- 3rd biggest military expenditure
How did Russia demonstrate its power over global energy?
cutting of power to Ukraine in winters of 2009 and 2011
What are Russia’s weakness? (3)
- aging and unhealthy population
- Ban international reputation following anti LGBT+ laws and the annexation of Crimea and US 2016 election
- Sanctions
What are India’s strengths?
- 5th largest military expenditure
- Nuclear state
- youthful population
- economic growth
How much on average did India’s GDP grow by per year between 2006 and 2012 and why?
7.4% in part due to the rise of the IT sector
What are the weakness’s of India?
- gender inequality
- Crumbling infrastructure (national rail system and road networks)
- levels of poverty
- outward migration
What are the weaknesses of Brazil?
- wealth inequality
What are China’s strengths?
- Permanent seat on the UN security council
- Nuclear weapons
- 2nd largest military budget
- manufacturing
- Large population
What is the average growth of China’s GDP since 2006?
10.5%
