EQ3

Question 1

What is the result of the Millennium Development Goals of 2000?

Answer 1

Socially, absolute poverty has been halved.
However, the hyper rich population increasing means that the poor stay relatively poorer.

Question 2

What are the different measures of globalisation?

Answer 2

Different measures of globalisation = AT Kearney Index, and KOF Index.

Question 3

What are the indicators of development?

Answer 3

Economic factors
Political factors
Social & Welfare factors.
Technology and industry.

Question 4

What is the issue with the way that GDP is measured?

Answer 4

1) Gives a crude average and high earners inflate the average
2) Uncertain figures due to illegal or informal work
3) exchange rates may differ

Question 5

What is PPP?

Answer 5

Purchasing Power Parity is the adjustment made to a country’s GDP in order to account for its real-life cost of living.

Question 6

What does the HDI measure?

Answer 6

Human development index:
- Literacy rate
- GNI per capita
- Birth rate

Question 7

What does the GII measure?

Answer 7

Gender Inequality Index:
- reproductive health
- empowerment
- education and employment

Question 8

Where has the most and least maternal mortality (As of 2000)?

Answer 8

Sierra Leone = 2,000 deaths per 10,000 pregnancies / births.
Iceland = 0 deaths per 10,000.

Question 9

What can measure environmental degradation within globalisation?

Answer 9

Environmental Kuznets Curve:
Pre-industry, industry, and post-industry.

Question 10

What factors mean statistical data cannot define a country’s development?

Answer 10

• reliable
• valid
• complete?

Question 11

What occurred in the 1970’s to world development?

Answer 11

The world was developing ‘three-speed’ and this meant many developing countries developed into emerging countries. This was increased with the trend of trade blocs.

Question 12

What is the gini coefficient?

Answer 12

This is the degree of inequality due to wealth distribution.

Question 13

What is supposed to happen to the gini coefficient when there is more development?

Answer 13

It decreases, due to the shared wealth of all the people in a country.

Question 14

What actually happens to a gini coefficient when a country develops more?

Answer 14

It increases, as more wealth is shared in the hands of the elite.

Question 15

What is an example of post-accession migration to the UK?

Answer 15

When Poland joined the EU in 2004, A large Polish population migrated to the UK as a utilisation of the open border policy.

Question 16

Give an example of non-conflict based migration to the UK after the war.

Answer 16

In the 1960’s-70’s, an estimated 1 million Indian people migrated to the UK as a former colony member, to fill high-skilled jobs such as doctors and surgeons.

Question 17

Give an example of conflict-based migration to the UK.

Answer 17

Refugees from Ukraine have moved due to the invasion from Russia. An estimated 160,000 have entered the UK.

Question 18

What is a significant positive attitude to migration which is experienced in England?

Answer 18

Post-accession migrants from Poland have created a diaspora in Balham, where they have been welcomed into the community.
Shops have been opened selling traditional food, and therefore culture is spread.

Question 19

What is a significant negative attitude towards migration which is experienced?

Answer 19

Enclaves created by Brits in other European countries such as France and Spain, where many second-home owners are, have said they experience antisocial behaviour, and discrimination against their culture. (The Calella people 48Km north of Barcelona have suffered with this)

Question 20

Give an example of FDI increasing globalisation

Answer 20

The Qatari government’s investment into other countries includes them buying:
- The Shard
- Harrods
- Camden Market, just to name a few.
Increases connection between the UK and Qatar, and diversifies London.

Question 21

What anti-globalisation movements are occurring throughout Europe?

Answer 21

Nationalism

Question 22

Why is there tension in South over water?

Answer 22

TNC investment into rural areas due to globalisation puts pressure on many things, but importantly water sources. Coca Cola established bottling plants in Rajhastan, India, dug 6 wells, and depleted the groundwater supply massively. This creates tension between the different players involved.

Question 23

What are three ways which globalisation can be controlled?

Answer 23

• Censorship (Chinas Great Fire Wall)
• Border control (No open borders such as in America)
• Tariffs on trade.

Question 24

What are three ways which globalisation can be liberated?

Answer 24

• Open borders through trade blocs (Schengen Agreement)
• Special Economic Zones with Tax breaks increase the trade of goods and services
• Increased technological advancement through IT development.

Question 25

How will the UK point- based immigration system work?

Answer 25

The UK requires you to have a certain level of English Speaking ability, reliable and certain employment ahead of you.
70 points are required for entry
20 points can come from a job ahead
20 points come from appropriate skills (These are all prerequisites to entry in the first place)

Question 26

How is China controlling the flow of information?

Answer 26

618 million users in China, making it the most proportionally connected in the world.
The Chinese Communist Party were threatened by the rise of the internet in the early 1990’s. This meant they constructed a Great Firewall in order to restrict content being shared around the internet.

Question 27

Why does Trump control the flow of goods and services?

Answer 27

Protectionism:
- He wants to spite China, who have accused him of being unfair with his trade policy.
- He wants self-sufficiency.
- He wants to place the needs of his own nation above the needs of others.

Question 28

Which people wish to control the spread of resources?

Answer 28

First Nations in Canada:
- These indigenous people believe the increased exploitation of their land for resources such as oil and coal is destroying the environment, and negatively influencing their young people.

Question 29

How will the growing middle class affect the environment and globalisation?

Answer 29

Swell to 4.2 billion by 2025. This means consumption will rise drastically. This means emerging markets will account for half of the global consumption levels. This is not just a developed problem.

Question 30

What is the largest positive to local sourcing?

Answer 30

It spreads awareness and education about eating locally and sustainably.

Question 31

What’s the largest negative to local sourcing?

Answer 31

It gives less choice.

Question 32

How successful are Transition towns?

Answer 32

They may only be for the middle class, as it is a luxury to buy more expensive food. (Todmorden in the Pennines created the ‘Incredible Edible Todmorden’ which is a food festival.)

Question 33

What actions have Fair Trade done to promote ethical consumption?

Answer 33

the Scheme offers a guaranteed higher wage for farmers in poverty, even if the market changes. As the brand increases, however, we can be less certain that money is effectively distributed.

Question 34

What actions have large TNC’s such as Nike done to promote ethical consumerism?

Answer 34

• Taken responsibility for social impacts of fast fashion. They prohibit human exploitation in their factories. However, due to the scale of their workforce, it is hard to monitor the exploitation.

Question 35

What actions have NGO’s such as War on Want done to promote human rights through consumerism?

Answer 35

War on Want supply South African Fruit Pickers with sufficient conditions for working. Tesco stated it would not buy from suppliers that didn’t supply their workers with appropriate conditions.
IGO’s themselves have limited financial resources. Many people still remain unaware of issues such as exploitation.

Question 36

How have UK workers been exploited?

Answer 36

Boohoo factory workers reported having to walk 8 miles on an average shift, sometimes in 30 degree heat. This led to the ambulance needing to be called once a month on average.

Question 37

Who is notorious for ignoring climate needs?

Answer 37

M&S

Question 38

What has the UK done to try and decrease consumption of product?

Answer 38

Plastic bag charge: has been incredibly successful. Consumers have gone down from using 140 bags annually, to just ten.

Question 39

How successful have recycling schemes been in Horsham?

Answer 39

Horsham district council set a target for 50% recycling of goods in households through the Acorn scheme. In 2020, Horsham exceeded this 50% target by 3.7%.

Question 40

Why is recycling good?

Answer 40

• manages materials
• First step towards a circular economy.

Question 41

What year was the EU referendum?

Answer 41

2016

Question 42

What population of residents not born in the UK was the largest based on the 2011 census?

Answer 42

India (694,000)