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EPQ1

How many people does MicroEnsure’s Fearless Health provide insurance for

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50 million in 15 countries

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EPQ1

What company makes education more accessible and affordable for children in rural areas

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M-Shule

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EPQ1

What does VulaMobile allow

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healthcare workers to share data with medical specialists

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EPQ1

How has tech company Techno adapted to suit an environment with slower internet speeds

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created products that run off slower internet speeds

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EPQ1

How much of Kenya’s GDP is transferred through M-Pesa

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1/3

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What were the impacts of Pakistan removing its 200 mile exclusion zone around its coast after joining the WTO in 1995

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  1. deep sea trawlers owned by TNC’s dominated the water
  2. fishing communities are left in poverty
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EPQ1

Examples of how China’s Open Door Policy allowed the coutry to embrace globalisation

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  1. 50% of GDP generated in SEZ’s in the 1990’s
  2. 300 million migrated from rural areas over 3 years
  3. farmers allowed to make a small profit
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EPQ1

How is the Sahel region switched off

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  1. no coastal areas for trade
  2. high cost for providing critical infrastructure
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EPQ1

How is North Korea switched off

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  1. autocracy since 1948
  2. no internet access for civilians
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EPQ2:Global Shift:China

How many people are middle class in China

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300 million

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EPQ2:Global Shift:China

How many people left poverty between 1981 and 2010

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680 million

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EPQ2:Global Shift:China

What was extreme poverty reduced to in 2016

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10% (84% in 1980)

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EPQ2:Global Shift:China

What % has urban incomes risen by each year since 2005 in China

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10%

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EPQ2:Global Shift:China

How many people graduated university in 2014 in China

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7.2 million

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EPQ2:Global Shift:China

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

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3 million

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EPQ2:Global Shift:China

What % of the population live on less than $2/day in China

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20

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EPQ2:Global Shift:China

how many people are estimated to die from air pollution each year in China

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1.6 million

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EPQ2:Global Shift:Glasgow

how many hectares of brownfield sites does Glasgow have

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1000

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EPQ2:Global Shift:Glasgow

Where did the Chromium VI flowing into the river Clyde come from

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Shawfield Chemical Works

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EPQ2:Global Shift:Glasgow

what fraction of the population left Glasgow between 1961-81

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1/3

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EPQ2:Global Shift:Glasgow

In 2018 what % of households had no adults in employment

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26%

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EPQ2:Global Shift:Glasgow

What was Glasgow labelled as

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murder capital of Europe

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EPQ2:Migration

How many Russians live in London

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300,000

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EPQ2:Migration

How many Indian migrants live in the UAE

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over 2 million

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# EPQ2:Migration What is the estimated remittance to India from the UAE
$15 billion
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# EPQ2:Migration How many languages have been lost over 100 years in Nigeria
100
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# EPQ1:Containerisation What has shipping from the UK to AUS cut down to from 70 days
34 days
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# EPQ1:Containerisation What % of goods are carried in containers
90
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# EQ2:India How much do technology workers in India make
$10/day
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# EQ2:India Which TNC's have outsourced data entry jobs to India
1. Microsoft 2. British AIrways 3. HSBC 4. American Express
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# EQ2:India What was Infosys revenue in 2015
$9bn
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# EQ2:China:Advantages How long is China's railway system that connects all cities and provinces
100,000km
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# EQ2:China:Advantages What % of Chinese over 15 are literate
94% ## Footnote 10% in 1950
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# EQ2:China:Advantages How many PhD's were awarded in 2012 in China
30,000
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# EQ2:China:Disadvantages What is the problem with China's land
6.4% of land but 22% of population
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# EQ2:China:Disadvantages Why is life expectancy 5.5 years lower North of the Huai River
air pollution
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# EQ2:China How much had China invested in Africa by 2016
£60bn
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# EQ2:GlobalShift:Deprivation:Glasgow What were Glasgow's major industries in the 1800-1900's
1. shipbuilding 2. metalworks 3. chemical works
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# EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Social How many people migrate to Dhaka per year
400,000
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# EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Social What is the pay like in Dhaka
>$100/month
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# EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Social How many children have died of waterborne diseases in Dhaka
50,000
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# EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Social How much of Dhaka's sewers are untreated
2/3
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# EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Environmental What is Dhaka vulnerable to
1. monsoon season 2. flooding 3. frequent cyclones
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# EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Environmental How much land has been lost due to sea level rise in Dhaka
3%
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# EQ2:Migration:Dhaka What are some of the problems in Dhaka
1. little green space 2. poor air and water quality 3. corruption 4. caste system 5. lack of infrastructure
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# EQ2:International Migration:Elite International Migrants What % of London is foreign born
31%
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# EQ2:International Migration:Elite International Migrants How much money is sent back to the Philippines as remittance
US$7bn
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# EQ2:International Migration:Elite International Migrants What was unemployment at in Poland in 2004
almost 20%
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# EQ2:International Migration:Elite International Migrants How low were incomes in Poland compared to the UK in 2004
4 times lower
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# EQ2:CulturalErosion:KorowaiTribe What was the Korowai tribe like before their encounter
1. wooden longhouses with thatched roofs raised on ironwood stilts by 10m 2. wore loincloths 3. animism 4. polygamy
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# EQ2:CulturalErosion:KorowaiTribe What is the Korowai tribe like post enocunter
1. moved into villages by rivers (Yaniruma) 2. built schools 3. wear t-shirts 4. farm]polygamy erduced in the 80's 5. some Christians
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# EQ3:Development:losers:DRC What is the DRC's GNI per capita
$350
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# EQ3:Development:losers:DRC What is the life expectancy in the DRC
50 years
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# EQ3:Tensions:Migration:Brexit What was the key message of Brexit
'taking control of our borders'
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# EQ3:Tensions:Environment:Shell in Nigeria What % of pollution in the Niger delta is Shell responsible for
50%
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# EQ3:Tensions:Environment:Shell in Nigeria How many oil spilles from Shell pipelines have occured since 1989
40
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# EQ3:Tensions:Culture/Ideology What are some tensions oveer culture and ideology in China and Iran
1. China's Great Firewall prevents full access to the internet 2. Iran's government reacted harshly over gender equality protests
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# EQ3:Conflict:MekongRiver How many dams has China built on the upper course of the Mekong river
7 hydro dams ## Footnote 11 in total

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