Geography-Superpowers Flashcards

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What are some facts about the United States of America?

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  • US has a total area of 3.8 million square miles
  • US has the world’s largest economy by nominal GDP as it accounts for 25% of the global economy
  • US has around 1.4 million in military active personnel
  • US military has a large budget of $886 billion
  • Median age of US is 38.5 years
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Some facts about China

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  • total area of 3.7 million square miles
  • Second largest GDP as it accounts for 19% of the global GDP
  • China’s population is 1.41 billion
  • China has world’s largest military in terms of active personnel as it has 2 million troops.
  • China spends $230 billion
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What are the strengths of Brazil?

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  • strong globalisation power
  • rich in natural resources
  • significant investment into military
  • energy independent
  • growing middle class & maturing consumer economy
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What are the weaknesses of Brazil?

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  • Unstable economy
  • high rates of inflation
  • significant political divide between right and left wing politics
  • economy suffers from boom & bust phases
  • education levels are behind competitors.
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What of the strengths of Russia?

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  • Nuclear power with large military capacity
  • huge oil & gas reserves are a source of wealth
  • permanent seat on UN security council
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What is a weakness of Russia?

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  • Invasion of Ukraine
  • aging population
  • extreme levels of inequality
  • economy overdependent on oil & gas
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What are the strengths of India?

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  • world’s largest population.
  • Economic growth at 7% per year.
  • The largest number of military personnel in the world.
  • growing working age population.
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What are some weaknesses with India?

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  • possible further resource shortages, especially water and energy.
  • poor transport and energy infrastructure.
  • very high rates of poverty.
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What are some benefits of China?

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  • highly educated technically innovative population.
  • soon to be the world’s largest economy.
  • military technology and reach is growing and challenging the USA.
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What are the weaknesses of China?

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  • will soon have aging population.
  • Major pollution issue in terms of air and water quality.
  • Tense relationships with its neighbours in Southeast Asia.
  • Relies on imported raw materials.
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