Ch 40 Stats Flashcards
US federal tax receipts
corporations- 30% of federal taxes to 12%
Mutual defense treaty
Japan cannot spend more than 1% of GNP on defense
Four little tigers
Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia
1997 Financial crisis
Thai stock market lost 75% of it’s value
European Union
France, W Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela
Libya, Qatar, Indonesia, Abu Dhabi, Algeria, Nigeria, Ecuador, and Gabon
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Phillipines
Population Increase
Fivefold increase over 300 years;
1650: 500m
1950: 2.5b
Population Growth
Developing nations: 3.1%+, doubling population in 23 years
1994: 5.5b people on earth
2200: Earth’s population will stabilize at 11.6b
100m people added to populating each year
Extinction
Endangers 4500 animal species
Poverty
700m people daily in developing countries struggle
International Labor Organization
250m children (5-14) work around the world affects 50m children in India
Human trafficking
1-2m humans are affected each year
Native American disease
Unexposed; kills 90% of population in 150yrs
Influenza
Killed 20-40m people (1918-1919)