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1
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when did globalisation accelerate?

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1980s

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how many TNCs were there in 1975 and how many are there now?

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7,000-60,000

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what are the BRIC countries?

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Brazil, Russia, India and China

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What are the MINT countries?

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Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey

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how much lower are call centre wages in India than in the UK?

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10-20%

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what year was the global financial recession?

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2008

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the WTO oversees what % of world trade?

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over 97%

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what was the initial aim of the EU?

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to create a single ‘common’ market for goods, services, capital, and labour by eliminating all barriers to trade and hence promoting free trade between all members

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what does IMF stand for?

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international monetary fund

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what is the role of the IMF?

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works to raise global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty worldwide

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Give one positive of the IMF

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prevents international financial system from collapsing

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give one negative of the IMF

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conditions in place for loans may not have borrowing at the countries best interest- raise interest rates

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describe the World Bank

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is a financial institution which provides loans to developing countries for capital programs

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give a positive of the world bank

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Loans/financial assistance for infrastructure projects in developing countries- trigger further investment and development

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give one negative of the world bank

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guilty in the past of too many top-down projects requested by corrupted governments- little positive economic impacts and disastrous environmental impacts

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give 2 common criticisms of the IMF and the world bank

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  • reinforce unequal power relations

- LICs have little influence over decisions

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what is the main role of the WTO?

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deals with the rules of trade between countries

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what is one of the main successes of the WTO?

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reduced trade restrictions since 1995- economic and political benefits

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what does IPCC stand for?

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International Panel on Climate Change

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Uganda now has cheap wireless technology, why is this important in rural areas?

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farmers can access the internet and gain information about prices and new farming techniques

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where has the largest number of internet users in the world, and how many?

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China, 650mil in 2015

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what is Nigeria an example of and why?

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a single product economy- oil and gas account for 80% national income

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why did oil companies exploit Nigeria?

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Nigeria had the product but lacked the money/technology to extract it

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what % umberellas are made in China?

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70%

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why is umberella city successful?

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  • access to domestic and international markets

- tax incentives as it is a cheap product

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who accounts for 25% of global trade?

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USA, Germany and Japan

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give an example of a country with a high share of FDI for financial business services?

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Singapore

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give an example of a country with a high share of FDI for natural resource development?

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DRC- mining corporations attracted

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how many fairtrade certified producer organisations are there, in how many countries? how many people does this benefit?

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1210 in 74 countries

benefits 6mil people

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before fairtrade, how many family farms sold bananas as a price that was too low to cover basic costs?

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339

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give an economic benefit of the fairtrade scheme

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producers able to raise capital to invest e.g. banana washing tanks

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give a social benefit of the fairtrade scheme

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improved educational facilities, schools for special needs children

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what does NAFTA stand for and when was it formed?

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North America Free Trade Agreement

1994

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what does TPP stand for?

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Trans-Pacific Partnership

35
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in which African country was China exploiting natural resources? what were they mining?

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Zambia- copper and cobalt

36
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how much steel produced each year comes from China?

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half of the 1.6bn tonnes produced globally

37
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why is BP in Azerbaijan?

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to exploit minerals and other resources

38
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how is BP an example of vertical integration?

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owns the whole supply chain. has 40 oil and gas fields, own shipping fleet and refineries. UK has over 1100 retail stations

39
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give an example of horizontal integration

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Kraft foods takeover of Cadburys in 2010. Kraft then merged with Heinz in 2015. To access a more diverse base in the grocery and confectionary market

40
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how many firms control 28% of global food production?

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10 firms

41
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how many people are overweight and how many are undernourished?

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1.9bn overweight, 800mil undernourished

42
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in the UK how many tonnes of palm oil is consumed each year?

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320,000 tonnes

43
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what % palm oil is grown in Malaysia?

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90%

44
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in Indonesia, how many hectares of rainforest have been transformed into palm oil plantations?

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13mil hectares (3x size of Switzerland)

45
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what does RSPO stand for?

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Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil

46
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from 2015-2016 what happened to sales of RSPO palm oil?

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increased 3 fold

47
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what have RSPO plantations still been criticised for?

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forced and child labour

48
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what is a negative of the green palm certificates?

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producers sell to TNCs even if it isn’t in their products (Unilever)

49
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how many members does the RSPO represent?

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1700

50
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what % of palm oil produced globally is certified sustainable?

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20%

51
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in Indonesia, how much of the orangutan population has been wiped out in 16 years?

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half the population

52
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where are Apple’s headquarters?

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California

53
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how many full time employees does apple have?

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98,000

54
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how many retail stores does apple have in how many countries?

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450 in 16 countries

55
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in 2011 what % of apples sales were from the USA?

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44%

56
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apple’s assembly of prodicts is mainly outsourced to?

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Foxconn

57
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How many apple employees are there in Cork, Ireland and what does the european HQ attract?

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4000

attracted FDI from other high-tech firms

58
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what is a negative of apples european HQ?

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most of the highly skilled workers are foreign nationals

59
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what has apple been accused of?

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corporate tax avoidance

60
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in 2006 what was reported in Chinese factories?

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200,000 workers lived and worked in the factory

60hrs a week for $100 a month

61
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in 2010, how many apple workers were poisoned by a chemical?

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50

62
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how many suicides occurred in apple factories in 2010 as a result of poor working conditions?

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14

63
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why did greenpeace criticise apple?

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non- renewable energy/lack of recyclability of products and chemicals polluted water supplies

64
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what does the UN take responsibility for?

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promoting growth, stability and the development of all regions sustainably both economically and environmentally

65
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what are NGOs?

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non-governmental organisations, with varying objectives, generally justice/equality for people or campaign for environmental sustainability

66
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what is the aim of the united nations development program?

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eradicate poverty and reduction of inequalities and exclusion

67
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how many countries does the UNDP operate in?

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170

68
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what did the UN set up in 2000?

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millenium development goals

69
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what was the main aim of the un Paris climate agreement in 2015?

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hold global temps to a max of 1.5 degrees c

70
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name the global commons

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high seas/deep oceans, atmosphere, north/south polar regions, outer space

71
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what is the tragedy of the commons?

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a phrase used to refer to the conflict for resources between individual interest and the common good

72
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which ocean surrounds antarctica?

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southern ocean

73
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what species is found at the antarctic convergence zone?

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krill

74
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what % of antarctica is covered by glacial ice?

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97%

75
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what is the av. temp in antarctica?

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-49degrees c

76
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what is the mean annual precipitation in antarctica?

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less than 50mm per year

77
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what are the mean annual windspeeds in antarctica?

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50mph, gusts can reach 200mph

78
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why was whaling popular?

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highly profitable products (meat/bone meal)

79
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whales in the southern ocean began in the early 1900s. in 1910, how much of the worlds catch was from the southern ocean in 2010?

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50%

80
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what does the IWC stand for and when was it set up?

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international whaling commission

1946

81
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what did the IWC set up in 1994?

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southern ocean whaling sanctuary- an area of 50mil km^2 around antarctica where all whaling was banned

82
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how much have krill numbers dropped by since the 1970s due to fishing and climate change?

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80%

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