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Global Development (Paper 2) Flashcards

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What was the life expectancy in Japan in 2020?

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84

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2
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Which country occupied Ethiopia between 1936 and 1942?

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Italy

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3
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According to Department for International Development how much more effective is agriculture in reducing poverty than other forms of growth?

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4 times

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Globally, how many people died due to water related diseases in 2017?

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840,000

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5
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How many airports does Mumbai aim to have by 2040?

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3

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6
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What is the average income in the North East compared to South East of India?

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£17,000 compared to £21,000

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What was the average house price in the North East compared to the South East in India in 2016?

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£140,000 compared to £280,000

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8
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What % of the world currently live in squatter settlements/slums?

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30%

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9
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How many children die before their 5th birthday each year globally?

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6 million

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10
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How many children in 2010 were not in primary education globally?

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70 million

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Globally, what proportion of people do not have enough to eat?

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1 in 9 people

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How many villages were drowned in the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam?

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234 forcing out 320,000 people

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How many dams were built in India as part of the 2008 programme?

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4,500

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How many countries were given assistance under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative?

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36 countries

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What % of world trade is deemed ‘fair’?

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Less than 1%

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16
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What was the population of India in 2020?

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1.3 billion

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17
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What % of Inida’s population are Hindu?

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80%

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18
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What’s happened to the contribution agriculture plays in India’s GDP?

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It’s decreased from 58% to 26%

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What % of families lived below the poverty line in biHAR IN 2012?

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34%

20
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How much foreign direct investment occurred in India in 2014?

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$34,400 million

21
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How much international aid did India give between 2015 and 2016?

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$1.3 billion , double what it receives

22
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What has happened to the number of people employed in secondary industry in India?

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Up from 15% to 22%

23
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How many manufacturing locations did Coca Cola have in India in 2020?

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57

24
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How has tertiary industry changed in India since their independence?

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27% to 52%

25
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In 2020, how many people did Coca Cola employ in India?

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25,000 people

26
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What evidence is there to showcase how Coca Cola has developed infrastructure in India?

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500 rainwater harvesting structure have been built by Coca Cola

27
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How many new jobs in ICT have been created in India between independence in 1949 and 2016?

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Over 1 million

28
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What was the impact on agriculture of Coca Cola using water in rural India in 2016?

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Harvest dropped by 40% due to poor irrigation as a result of 510,000 litres of water being extracted daily

29
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How did life expectancy in India change between 1980 to 2015?

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Increased from 54 years to 68 years

30
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By what % has the Indian population increased by 1990?

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68%

31
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How many broadband connections were there in India in 2013?

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61 million (most in just 5 states)

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How does the literacy rate among the male population compare to the female in India in 2011?

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82% in men compared to 65% in women

33
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In 2019, what % of India’s population lived in cities?

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32%

34
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What was the average literacy rate in India in 2011?

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74%

35
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In what year did the first Starbucks open in India?

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2012

36
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How many tourists visited India in 2016?

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8.9 million (up 11% from 2015)

37
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How much of India’s energy could come from renewables by 2040?

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49%

38
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How much did the Sardar Sarovar Dam cost?

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$8 billion

39
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How much land is deforested/desertified each year in India?

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13.7 million ha

40
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By how many years is life expectancy reduced by due to air pollution?

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3.2 years fro the 660 million living there

41
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What does is GDP?

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Gross Domestic Product - The total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year

42
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What is the Human Development Index?

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A combination of GNI per capita, Life expectancy and mean number of years in schooling

43
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What is the primary industry?

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining etc

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What is the secondary industry?

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Manufacturing

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What is the tertiary industry?

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Often services, transport, financial and real estate, education etc

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What is the quaternary industry?

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Science, development and research. Provides intellectual services.

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