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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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EPQ1

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

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$15 billion

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EPQ2:Migration

How many languages have been lost over 100 years in Nigeria

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100

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EPQ1:Containerisation

What has shipping from the UK to AUS cut down to from 70 days

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34 days

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EPQ1:Containerisation

What % of goods are carried in containers

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90

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EQ2:India

How much do technology workers in India make

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$10/day

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EQ2:India

Which TNC’s have outsourced data entry jobs to India

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  1. Microsoft
  2. British AIrways
  3. HSBC
  4. American Express
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EQ2:India

What was Infosys revenue in 2015

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$9bn

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EQ2:China:Advantages

How long is China’s railway system that connects all cities and provinces

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100,000km

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EQ2:China:Advantages

What % of Chinese over 15 are literate

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94%

10% in 1950

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EQ2:China:Advantages

How many PhD’s were awarded in 2012 in China

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30,000

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EQ2:China:Disadvantages

What is the problem with China’s land

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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

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air pollution

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EQ2:China

How much had China invested in Africa by 2016

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£60bn

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EQ2:GlobalShift:Deprivation:Glasgow

What were Glasgow’s major industries in the 1800-1900’s

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  1. shipbuilding
  2. metalworks
  3. chemical works
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EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Social

How many people migrate to Dhaka per year

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400,000

40
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EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Social

What is the pay like in Dhaka

A

> $100/month

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EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Social

How many children have died of waterborne diseases in Dhaka

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50,000

42
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EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Social

How much of Dhaka’s sewers are untreated

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2/3

43
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EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Environmental

What is Dhaka vulnerable to

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  1. monsoon season
  2. flooding
  3. frequent cyclones
44
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EQ2:Migration:Dhaka:Environmental

How much land has been lost due to sea level rise in Dhaka

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3%

45
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EQ2:Migration:Dhaka

What are some of the problems in Dhaka

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  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

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31%

47
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EQ2:International Migration:Elite International Migrants

How much money is sent back to the Philippines as remittance

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US$7bn

48
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EQ2:International Migration:Elite International Migrants

What was unemployment at in Poland in 2004

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almost 20%

49
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EQ2:International Migration:Elite International Migrants

How low were incomes in Poland compared to the UK in 2004

A

4 times lower

50
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EQ2:CulturalErosion:KorowaiTribe

What was the Korowai tribe like before their encounter

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  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

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  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

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$350

53
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EQ3:Development:losers:DRC

What is the life expectancy in the DRC

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50 years

54
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EQ3:Tensions:Migration:Brexit

What was the key message of Brexit

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‘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

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50%

56
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EQ3:Tensions:Environment:Shell in Nigeria

How many oil spilles from Shell pipelines have occured since 1989

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40

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EQ3:Tensions:Culture/Ideology

What are some tensions oveer culture and ideology in China and Iran

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  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

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7 hydro dams

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