Citations

Question 1

Statistics on population trends from 2005-2010, with author(s) and year.

Answer 1

In 2005-2010 populations in:
- LEDC's rose by 2% per year
- NEE's rose by 1-2% per year
- MIC's had low/no growth per year
- HIC's declined per year
(Ezeh et al. 2012)

Question 2

Definition of globalisation, with author and year.

Answer 2

According to Zimmermann (2011), globalisation is the “exchange of ideas, goods and people” over a period of time.

Question 3

What does globalisation involve, with author and year.

Answer 3

According to McGrew (2011), globalisation involves “expanding, deepening and accelerating international connectivity”.

Question 4

How does the UN define terrorism?

Answer 4

The UN define terrorism as “premeditated, politically motivated, violence, perpetrated against non-combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestines.”

Question 5

Give an argument for globalisation being a driver of terrorism, with author and year.

Answer 5

The roots of terrorism is poverty and inequality, globalisation promotes polarisation and social inequality and therefore drives terrorism (Zimmerman, 2011).

Question 6

Give an argument against globalisation, with author and year.

Answer 6

Williamson (2011) warns that you cannot infer that globalisation will only have positive results.

Question 7

Why does globalisation make drug trafficking more accessible? With author and year.

Answer 7

Web 2.0 technology has proposed more opportunities for communication and drug trafficking via. untraceable browsers such as TOR. (Love, 2018)