global systems and tics

Question 1

economic benefits to Coca Cola setting up in san Cristobal

Answer 1

1. 4000 people are employed as the largest coca cola factory in Latin America was built. therefore raising standard of living.
2. 500,000 dollars was reinvested by the Coca Cola foundation into Pronatura México (charity)
3. 200 million dollars is generated to the economy

Question 2

social costs costs to Coca Cola setting up in san Cristobal

Answer 2

1. Mexico permitted Coca Cola to use 300,000 gallons of water per day. This makes water more scarce forcing consumers to use Coca Cola instead of water as it is cheaper. as a result 70% of the population is overweight.

Question 3

political costs of Coca Cola setting up in Mexico

Answer 3

Coca Cola have government control making it at risk from preferential treatment. The previous president of Coke became the president of Mexico (Vincent FOX)resulting in an improvement of business for cola

Question 4

global commons

Answer 4

1. refers to the earths shared resources
2. such as the deep oceans
3. these areas have no national governance
4. without jurisdiction there is likelihood of exploitation such as overfishing

Question 5

define unequal flows of money

Answer 5

Unequal flows of money lead to an increasing gap in wealth.

Evidence suggests that this gap is decreasing between rich and poor countries but the gap within countries is widening as the wealthier residents are able to take more advantage of changes in education, technology and labour demands.

Question 6

world city

Answer 6

a city with global importance

Question 7

mega city

Answer 7

a city with a population of over 10 million

Question 8

what is the 5th most traded commodity in the world

Answer 8

bananas

20 million tonnes of bananas were exported last year

Question 9

what’s the environmental damage on growing bananas

Answer 9

monoculture makes farms especially susceptible to disease.
farmers may make little income if this occurs.

this means farmers have to have to use 30kg/ hectare of pesticides and fertilisers per year

this makes bananas the second crop with the most amount agro chemicals in it

Question 10

Factors increasing globalisation

Answer 10

1. free trade agreements
2. containerisation makes transportation costs cheaper
3. lower cost of communications

Question 11

define global governance

Answer 11

the process of designation laws to manage global commons.

Question 12

describe the spatial organisation of Coca Cola

Answer 12

1. Coca Cola operate in over 200 countries
2. Headquarters are in Atalanta, USA
3. factories are often set up in areas where they can easily access water (where the can get government preferential treatment such as Mexico

Question 13

what is a transnational corporation

Answer 13

A transnational corporation is a company which operates in at least two countries.

Question 14

where are bananas grown

Answer 14

1. in hot rainy lowlands of tropical regions

such as India, Brazil and much of Africa

India is the biggest producer of bananas but is often consumer domestically

Question 15

examples of TNCS that export bananas

Answer 15

del monte is a US based firm which operates in central America

Question 16

what trade war occurred for bananas

Answer 16

1. an agreement was made in 1975 to 71 African and Caribbean countries to give them special treatment and free trade agreements
2. this mean Latin America exported were less able to compete in the Eu market
3. high tariffs were implemented on Latin America bananas to grow the African economies

Question 17

why do urban heat islands occur

Answer 17

1. building materials such as concrete are often non reflective (low albedo) and absorb the heat as a result
2. car use releases heat

Question 18

why do thunderstorms form in urban areas

Answer 18

1. as they form in hot and humid air
2. Heating of the air causes uplift of the air which rises through the troposphere
3. The air cools rapidly as it rises, causing condensation and rapid formation of cumulonimbus clouds
4. Rapid cooling leads to the formation of water droplets, hail and ice
5. As raindrops are split in the uplift of air, positive electric charge is released into the air
6. This electrical charge builds up until high enough to overcome resistance in the cloud, released to areas of negative charge on the ground or in the cloud.
   This is known as lightning.
7. Thunder occurs as a result of the sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning which produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding it.

Question 19

what are the impacts of fishing and whaling

Answer 19

1. whales are slow breeders so when they are fished it has long lasting effects on the food chain

Question 20

example of a fortress development

Answer 20

US embassy in the UK

1 billion dollars cost

has a 100 foot wide moat running Across the building

windows are blast proof

security checks on entry