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1
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Political quality?

A

Permanent seat on UN security council

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Economic quality?

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High GDP/levels of trade

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Military quality?

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Large amounts of hardware and military personell

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Cultural quality?

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Rich cultural history/way of life

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5
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Demographic quality?

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Significant % of global population

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What is a country’s access to resources like if they’re a superpower?

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Able to export and control the supply of valuable commodities eg. Oil

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7
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Veto countries in the UN?

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China/Russia/France/UK/US

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8
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+ of being in UN?

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Can be decisive; Overriding factor - not a lone country

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9
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  • -of being in UN?
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Countries may act out of their own interests

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10
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USA per capita GDP?

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$53,000

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11
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China per capita GDP?

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$6000

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12
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What % of all financial transactions are in US $?

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80%

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13
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What % of foreign currency market transactions are in $?

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87%

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14
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How much money does the US give out in financial assistance?

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$33bn

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15
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How much money does the UK give out in terms of financial assistance?

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$19 bn

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16
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How much more is the USA military spending compared to China? What % of this is global military spending?

A

4-5 times
37%

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17
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How many of the top 20 universities are in the US?

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16/20

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18
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In 2010 how many people visited Buckingham Palace l?

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413,000

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19
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How many people living in the US were born abroad?

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45 million

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20
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How many barrels of oil in USA/China/Russia?

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264 billion
20.3 billion
250 billion

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21
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What is hard power?

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The ability of a country to use military force or economic influence to make another country accept an idea or situation

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What is soft power?

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The ability of a country to persuade other countries to agree to an idea or solution

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23
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Who created geo-strategic theory?

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Halford Mackinder

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24
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What are the 3 parts that the world is divided into?

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The world island
Offshore islands
Outlying islands

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25
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What civilisations have used geostrategic theory?

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Romans
Napoleon
Nazis

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26
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What are the 4 multifaceted ways of exerting power?

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Militarily, politically, economically, culturally

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27
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What is neo-colonialism?

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Use of investment and trade to influence independent countries instead of direct governance

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28
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What 4 things does the USA represent?

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Capatalism
Free Market
Manifest Destiny
Democracy

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29
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What 4 things does the USSR represent?

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Communism
Marxism
Cold War
Control all means of production

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30
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When was the Korean War?

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June 1950-1953

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31
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When was the space race?

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October 4 1957

32
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When was the Cuban missile crisis?

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October 1962

33
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How much did America’s economy grow by between 1992 and 1999?

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4%

34
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Between 1992/1999 how many jobs added in America each year?

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1.7 million

35
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How much did the median American household income grow by in the 90s?

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10%

36
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What countries are in the BRICs?

A

Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa

37
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What is G20
L

A

Westernised countries - top 20 economies

38
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Give 3 examples of China’s growing dominance?

A

Exports increase
Infrastructure development
TNCs moved there through SEZ

39
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How many Chinese people in Africa?

A

1 mil

40
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In 2020 what % of Chinese mineral products were from Africa

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80%

41
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Why has China dominated Africa?

A

Easy to dominate
Cheaper
No competition

42
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What four factors of environmental degradation is caused by superpowers?

A

Landscape scarring
The built environment
Oil spills
Removal of forests

43
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When did Drake lands put on Devon open? When did the last mine open before this?

A

2015
1969

44
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The price of what doubled as the supply was reduced?

A

Tungsten

45
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2003 - how many Chinese cities affected by acid rain?

A

250

46
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How much did acid rain cause the Chinese economy to lose in 2013?

A

13.3 bn $

47
Q

What was the % increase in food production in Brazil between 2002 and 2012?

A

26%

48
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How many times did beef exports increase by in Brazil?

A

10x

49
Q

What did America agree to do in 2014 and by when?

A

Reduce co2 emissions by 2025

50
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When did China agree to reduce emissions and by when?

A

2014
2030

51
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How many tonnes of CO2 did the US emit from 1850 to 2007?

A

339,000 million

52
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Global middle class?

A

Those with an annual income of over £10,000

53
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What are rare earths?

A

18 elements that occur in geological deposits and are very difficult to separate from eachother

54
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Collective worth of rare earths?

A

£5 trillion

55
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Example of rare earth?

A

Neodymium (used in turbines and hybrid cars)

56
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How many tonnes of toxic waste produced for every tonne of rare earth?

A

2000

57
Q

How much of the worlds gas is undiscovered?

A

30%

58
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What % of worlds oil in Arctic?

A

13%

59
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How many nautical miles allowed according to UN?

A

200 miles

60
Q

What year did Russia use submarines to put flag at North Pole?

A

2007

61
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Name of Chinese ice breaker which navigated the northern sea route?

A

Xuelong

62
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Why is there tension over oil?

A

Demand high
Ambiguity over possession

63
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How many countries signed the anti counter fitting trade agreement in 2011?

A

32

64
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How much does counterfeiting cost G20 countries each year?

A

85 billion $

65
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Which countries are disputing over islands in the East China Sea?

A

Japan and China

66
Q

When did Gazprom increase oil prices in Ukraine?

A

2006/2009

67
Q

What % of new projects in Africa due to Chinese investment?

A

30%

68
Q

How many Chinese schools built in Africa due to brain drain?

A

20

69
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How many skilled jobs filled by Chinese migrant workers?

A

200,000

70
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How many MW of electricity created by major HEP projects in Africa by 2013v

A

6780

71
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How much has annual FDI from China increased to?

A

$ 3 billion

72
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How much does China provide in economic development aid in Africa each year?

A

$2-3 billion

73
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How many km of railways built by China in africa?

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2250

74
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How many km of roads built in Africa?

A

3350

75
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What % of crude oil originates in Middle East?

A

65%

76
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3 factors that are challenges to superpowers?

A

Radicalisation
Cultural differences
Nationalism

77
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6 factors that cause instability in middle east

A

Religion
Resources
Oil/gas
Governance
Youth
History

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