EQ3

Question 1

what resources does the arctic circle contain?

Answer 1

1/4 of world’s gas and 1/8th of its oil

Question 2

what is the TRIPS agreement?

Answer 2

Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

international legal agreement between all the member nations of WTO

Question 3

which country has been accused of violating TRIPS?

Answer 3

Thailand

Question 4

where specifically is there a “counterfeit culture”?

Answer 4

Bangkok’s Patpong districts

Question 5

what is china’s economic role in Africa focussed on?

Answer 5

trade+investment in infrastructure

Question 6

when did china become Africa’s largest trading partner?

Answer 6

2015

Question 7

is there migration between Africa and china?

Answer 7

yes-many sub Saharan African traders now work in chin and over 1million Chinese, mostly labourers or traders, have moved to Africa since 2005.

Question 8

what are some generic benefits of china’s fdi in Africa?

Answer 8

building schools
hospitals
anti malaria+agricultural tech developed

Question 9

what is the goal of isis?

Answer 9

to create an Islamic caliphate (state) in Iraq and Syria, sunni extremist group

Question 10

in Syria, most oil fields are under whose control?

Answer 10

rebel groups: isis, nusra front, Kurdish militants

Question 11

why do isis need oil?

Answer 11

as a lucrative source of income for their state-income and operating funds for rebels

Question 12

in 2013, how much of Europe’s gas came from Russia?

Answer 12

30%

Question 13

how much of Europe’s gas from Russia goes through Ukraine?

Answer 13

about 50%

Question 14

what does the new agreement between Ukraine and the EU include?

Answer 14

to extend EU energy law to Ukraine, eliminating ties between ukranian elites and Gazprom (Russian state oil company)

Question 15

what are boko haram doing?

Answer 15

Nigeria: fighting to overthrow existing political system + establish puritanical muslim ruled state.

Question 16

who is the largest oil producer in Africa and how much oil do they produce?

Answer 16

Nigeria: 2.5mill barrels a day

Question 17

what’s an example of Nigeria having large corruption?

Answer 17

state owned oil company (NNPC) failed to transfer 20billion USD in proceeds from oil sales to national treasury.

Question 18

what do the majority of Nigerians live off?

Answer 18

2 USD a day

Question 19

why do groups like boko haram gain power?

Answer 19

majority of Nigerians poor and resent corruption of govt-want change.

Question 20

what did north sudan do in retaliation for the south gaining independence?

Answer 20

charged v high rates for oil to be transported (currently only pipeline allowing SS’s oil to be exported is through NS)

Question 21

what is the (very rough) racial breakdown of sudan?

Answer 21

south=black

north=arab

Question 22

in 2017, what rank in the world was the UK’s defence budget?

Answer 22

5th

Question 23

in 2017 what was the UK’s defence spending?

Answer 23

350 billion USD

Question 24

what are the aspects of defence spending?

Answer 24

naval power
nuclear weapons
air power
intelligence services
space exploration