Geography-Globalisation

Question 1

What is Globalisation?

Answer 1

The way the world is becoming more interconnected

Question 2

Why does social media make the world feel smaller?

Answer 2

Because we could be seeing something from someone who might be in another country.

Question 3

What are the causes for a shrinking world?

Answer 3

Internet, Social Media, Transport

Question 4

What are the impacts of a shrinking world?

Answer 4

Makes the world feel smaller because we can talk to people far away and get to other countries quicker

Question 5

What does TNC stand for?

Answer 5

Transnational company

Question 6

What is a TNC?

Answer 6

A company that operates in 2 or more countries

Question 7

How do TNCs work?

Answer 7

They have a headquarters, a research and production factories placed around the world

Question 8

What are the benefits of TNCs?

Answer 8

They allow business’ to make more money because they can hire people in poorer countries to pay them low wages

Question 9

What are the problems for TNCs?

Answer 9

Low wages for workers, poor working conditions, environmental issues

Question 10

What was Nikes original name?

Answer 10

Blue Ribbon Sports

Question 11

How many people are manufacturing goods for Nike globally?

Answer 11

800,000

Question 12

Where are most their factories?

Answer 12

In poorer countries to give them lower wages

Question 13

What is the average wage of a Nike worker per day?

Answer 13

£0.65

Question 14

How long a day do Nike workers work?

Answer 14

15 hours

Question 15

What is a problem with Nike factories?

Answer 15

They burn the remaining rubbish outside where kids play which causes them cancer

Question 16

Why do countries trade?

Answer 16

So that there is competition to get the lowest price, so that the prices all stay affordable

Question 17

Who trades what?

Answer 17

Uk imports wine
Switzerland exports gold
Egypt exports wheat

Question 18

What is the role of the shipping container in world trade?

Answer 18

Moves items and keeps them safe, big companies can use cheap labour, 1 box first on all transport types

Question 19

Why is trade unfair?

Answer 19

Big companies can use cheap labour on poorer counties

Products exported at prices too low

Question 20

What is aid?

Answer 20

Giving help to another country;providing support

Question 21

What are the 4 types of aid?

Answer 21

Short term, conditional, long term, multi-lateral

Question 22

What is short term aid?

Answer 22

Aid provided after natural disasters

Question 23

What is conditional aid?

Answer 23

Aid from one country to another

Question 24

What is long term aid?

Answer 24

Aid from local communities

Question 25

What is multi-lateral aid?

Answer 25

Aid from international companies

Question 26

Why is fair trade necessary?

Answer 26

Gives farmers the right amount of money for their crops

Question 27

What are the millennium development goals?

Answer 27

Changes that need to be made to improve the world

Question 28

Did the millennium development goals work?

Answer 28

Yes, 21 million extra lives were saved

Question 29

How does a constructive plate margin work?

Answer 29

2 plates move apart, magma fills the gap, cools to form new rock

Question 30

How does a destructive plate margin work?

Answer 30

Oceanic plate sinks under continental. Plate melts, rises through gaps,cools to form new rock

Question 31

How does a conservative plate margin work?

Answer 31

2 plates slide past each other

Question 32

Why do people choose to live in tectonically active areas?

Answer 32

Fertile soil, free warm water from geothermal heat, sulfur mining, Good jobs due to tourism

Question 33

What are the impacts of an earthquake in LICs?

Answer 33

They are more devastating because they can’t afford to build protection

Question 34

What are the impacts of earthquakes in HICs?

Answer 34

They are less devastating because they can afford to build things such as earthquake proof buildings

Question 35

What was the year,magnitude,focus depth and death count for the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 35

2015, 7.8 magnitude, focus=85km deep, 8700 deaths

Question 36

What was the year,magnitude, focus depth and death count for the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 36

2011, 6.2 magnitude, focus=5km deep, 185 deaths

Question 37

What were the responses to the Nepal earthquake?

Answer 37

International aid from India and China, 1 billion dollars in total

Question 38

What were the responses to the Christchurch earthquake?

Answer 38

International aid, 5 million pounds given in total