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%