Globalisation Flashcards

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1
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How many TV cables does Disney own

A

250

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2
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What does the KOF index measure

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1) economic globalisation
2)social globalisation
3)political globalisation

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3
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Why is Zambia switched off

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Zombie is the eighth largest producer of copper but it is landlocked so it has a good political connections to trade (TanZam)

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4
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What percentage of Tanzanian workers work in agriculture

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80%

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5
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What does the A.T Kearney measure

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1)Political engagement
3)technological connectivity
4)personal connection
5)economic integration

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6
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How much FDI has been invested into Zambia’s copper industry

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$20 billion

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7
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From 1980 to 2016 how much has extreme poverty in China decrease by due to the global shift

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84%

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By 2016 how many hectares of farmland have been polluted by heavy metals in China

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3 million hectares 

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9
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How many Chinese people don’t have access to safe drinking water

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360 million

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10
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What percentage of the UAE workers and low-wage migrants

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90%

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Between 2004 and 2014 how many purchasers of residential properties in London by overseas buyers went to wealthy Russians

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1/3

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The richest 1% of Chinese people are in how many properties in industries in China

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1/3

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13
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What affect did China have by dumping cheap steel into the global market in 2016

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Threatened Indian owners of Tata steel to close its UK steel plants

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14
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In transition towns every £10 spent in a local business is actually worth how much in the local economy

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£23

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15
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How much of Starbucks coffee was actually fair trade in 2014

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8.5%

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