Fact Attack Flashcards
How long did it take to reach Australia in 1914?
40 days
How long did it take to reach Australia in 2016?
1.5 days
What year did McLean develop the shipping container?
1956
What percentage of seaborne trade does container trade account for?
60%
When was the first steam train built?
1804
When was the first steam ship built?
1787
How fast can a jet aircraft fly?
600m/h
When was the concept of jet aircraft created?
1928
When was the first commercial telegraph created?
1837
When did electronic banking begin?
1980s
When did the first mobile phone launch?
1973
When did the world wide web launch?
1990
When we’re fibre optics first used?
1970s
How much more data can fibre optics carry then copper wires?
65000 times more data
What year was the first email sent?
1971
How many members has Facebook got?
150 million
How much money were the Chinese made clothes that the EU blocked worth?
£50 million
What became the largest telecommunications company in the world in 2000?
Vodafone
What is the population of the EU?
508 million
When was BT privatised?
1984
When was the KOF globalisation index established?
2002
According to the KOF index which country was the most globalised in 2015?
Ireland
When was the KAOPEN index established?
2005
When was the Korean war?
1950-53
Name a country that has a political barrier to globalisation
North Korea
Name a region that has a physical barrier to globalisation
The Sahel
Name a country that has a economic barrier to globalisation
Ethiopia
What percentage of roads in Ethiopia are paved?
85%
When did china join the world trade organisation?
11 December 2001
Where are the special economic areas in China?
Shenzhen Shantou and Zhuhai
How many deaths are cased by air pollution every year in China?
4,000
How many people live under the poverty line in India?
32%
How many jobs has Apples investment in Hyderabad created?
4,000
India claims to be the…
2nd largest English speaking country in the world
What percentage of India GDP did agriculture have in 2008?
17%
What percentage of Detroit’s population was lost in the last decade?
25%
What fraction of families in Detroit live below the U
S poverty line?
35.7%
When did Detroit declare bankruptcy?
July 18, 2013
What debt did Detroit have?
£18.5 Billion
What was Detroit’s murder rate in 2014?
45 per 100,000 people
How much more does healthcare cost for auto workers?
$1500
How much money has GM lost?
$11 million
How many workers does Ford have left?
5,000
How much spare land is in Detroit?
120 cm²
How many schools have closed in Detroit in the last decade?
70
What was public housing in Detroit destroyed to make room for?
Casino parking
What is the average house price in Detroit?
$6,000
How many people leave Detroit each month?
1,000
When was M&S set up?
1884
How many stores does M&S have in the UK?
852
How many stores does M&S have outside of the UK?
474
When was Plan A introduced at M&S?
2007
What year did Plan A target?
2012
When was the 5p bag charge introduced at M&S
2008
What award did M&S receive in 2012?
European Business award for the environment
How many rubbish bags are collected daily in Mumbai?
1 million
What percentage of waste is recycled in Mumbai?
80%
What percentage of waste is recycled in the UK?
20%
How many people per toilet in Dharavi?
500
How many cases of diseases occur ever day in Dharavi?
4,000
What was the housing plan created in Dharavi?
7 year plan
What is the population of Dharavi?
16 million
How much money is Roman Abramovich worth?
$8.3 billion
For every Russian who buys a house worth £10 million how much do they contribute to the economy?
34%
How many Russians live in London?
100,000
What percentage of houses worth over £5 million are brought by Russian clients?
20%
Migrants from Europe have pied what percentage more in taxes then they have revived in benefits over the last 10 years?
34%
How many more primary school placers are needed?
130,000
How many job vacancies are there in the UK?
607,900
What percentage of people are unemployed in rural Polish areas?
40%
What was Poland’s GDP in 2006?
$12,700
How many different ethnic groups are there in Papua New Guinea?
7,000
Which country ranked highest on the 2014 gender inequality index?
Slovenia
In which countries is there the greatest inequalities?
Niger & Yemen
What score on the air pollution index is a state of emergency declared?
500 & over
Where and when was the highest air pollution index score?
Palangkaraya 22nd of September 1986
In 2013 what percentage of survey takers wanted reduced immigration?
77%
Increased recycling by the EU between 2001 and 20010 has cut greenhouse gases and waste by what percent?
56%
What is Germany’s recycling rate?
62%
What is Romania recycling rate?
1%
