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1
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What issues are the UK & Japan having that might cause the rise of other powers?

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An ageing population

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What is the problem with an ageing population?

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likely to cause a slow in the growth of their economies
No one to pay/ fund the country with taxes as there will be less at working age

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What issue does the USA have that could lead to a rise in other powers?

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have had limited economic growth since 2008

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Why is a stagnating/ slow growing economy not good?

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as other countries can take over due to lack of investment (money to invest)

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5
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what will provide a significant economic growth for China?

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has a growing middle class leading to a shift to the service sector

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What countries could become powers because they are demographically large in workforce and resources?

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Indonesia
India

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What is BRICS?

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A group of nations who are thought to be the most likely to become superpowers in the future

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What are the BRICS nations?

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Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa

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What are the highest population predictions for different nations in 2030?

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India- 1.5 billion
China- 1.3 billion
USA- 360 million
Indonesia- 280 million
Nigeria- 260 million

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What countries are predicted to have the highest GDP in 2030?

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USA- $25trillion
China- $22trillion
India- $7trillion
Japan- $6Trillion
Germany- $6trillion

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What are the ranks for population of BRICS nations?

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China
India
Brazil
Russia
South Africa

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What are the ranks of BRICS nations Household spending?

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China
Brazil
India
Russia
South Africa

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What are the ranks for GDP (national) of BRICS?

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China
Brazil
Russia
India
South Africa

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What are the ranks of government spending for BRICS?

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China
Brazil
Russia
India
South Africa

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What are the ranks for GDP per capita for BRICS?

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Russia
Brazil
South Africa
China
India

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What are the ranks for Exports from BRICS?

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China
Russia
India
Brazil
South Africa

17
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What are the ranks for imports into BRICS?

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China
India
Russia
Brazil
South Africa

18
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What are the ranks for literacy in BRICS?

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Russia
Brazil
China
South Africa
India

19
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What is the rank for life expectancy in BRICS?

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China
Brazil
Russia
India
South Africa

20
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What is the rank for HDI in BRICS?

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Russia
Brazil
China
South Africa
India

21
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What is G20?

A

European union + 20 nations

22
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What are the G20 nations? (Don’t really need to know)

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Russia
Brazil
Italy
Mexico
UK
Canada
USA
EU
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
South Africa
France
Australia
Germany
Turkey
South Korea
China
Poland
India
Japan

23
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How much of global GDP does G20 account for?

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85%

24
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How much global population is in G20?

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65%

25
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What possibilities are likely for emerging powers by 2030?

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China might catch USA
India might become serious global player
Indonesia & Nigeria may become regional powers but nothing more

26
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What type of countries had the greatest investment in renewable power in 2010?

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developing and emerging countries overtook investment from developed countries

27
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What types of renewables have rapid investment growth?

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solar
winds
geothermal
water

28
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How much energy does India produce from wind solar and nuclear?(amount)

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35Gw

29
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Who is the biggest investor in renewables?

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China

30
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How many onshore turbines has china installed?

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15.9Gw
1/3 of worldwide capacity

31
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What are the negative environmental impacts of emerging economies on water? (Examples)

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Rapid urbanisation in China area prone to flooding 2017 77 died form flood in Beijing
Believed loss of Yangtze river dolphin after 3 gorges dam completion
60% china water ways polluted so much that cant be drank
Parts of Mexico subsiding as underground aquifers run dry (over abstraction)

32
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What are the negative environmental impacts of emerging economies on air?

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4000 die per day due to poor air quality in china
India has 1/2 worlds most polluted cities 300 million children live in toxic air

33
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What are the negative environmental impacts of emerging economies on forests? (examples)

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loss of 2,222,772 Ha of tree cover in Brazil caused extinction of 38 known species
690,000 Ha rainforest lost in Indonesia for palm oil plantations and factories
Cattle ranching and urbanisation

34
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What are the negative environmental impacts of emerging economies on oceans?

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China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam spew out 60% of plastic waste that enters world seas

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