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1
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When was railway developed

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1804

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When was containerise developed

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1956

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When was the digital Economy introduced

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1995

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When was the mobile phone developed

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1973

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When was electronic banking introduced

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1928

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What is the name of the world bank

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To reduce the % of people living on less than $1.25 a day to no more than 3% by 200

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When was the worlds trade organisation established

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1995

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What is a case study for privatisation and market liberalisation

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Under Margaret thatcher the conservative government stated a program of deregulation and privatisation including British telecom, local bus services, British Gas and British rail.

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Give an example of a stand alone agreement of a trade bloc

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Association of Southeast Asia nations

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Give an example of a regional trade bloc

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Eu

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Example of protection from foreign competitors

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2007 EU blocked £50 million of Chinese cloths from entering the uk as the annual quota had been filled

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Give an example of national firms merging into TNCS

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2000 vodaphone merged with Germany’s mannesmann to become the worlds largest telecommunications company

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Give a face for the bigger markets of trade blocs in

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Uk has a population of 65 million

EU has a population of 508 million

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Special economic zones face

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4 set up in China in 1980

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What is China’s open door policy

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Deng Xiaoping carries out economic reforms opened its markets created special economic zones all to increase FDI

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When was the KOF globalisation index created

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2002

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Give an example of glocalisation and the development of new markets

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McDonalds have varied there menu in India to use less beef due to the large Hindu population

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How many passengers can the airport in Mumbai handle

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40 million every year

19
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How many people live in urban slums

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Approximately 1 billion

20
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What is the case study for environmental damage in China

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Government issues strict environmental regulations but local government are more interested in economic growth and corruption is also a big issue as a result 60% of the water is polluted

21
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How many rubbish bags collected in Mumbai

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1 million daily

22
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What is Mumbai’s response to recycling

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80% is recycled compared to 20% in uk

23
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Name some responses to social challenges in Mumbai

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7 year plan
Site and service
SPARC

24
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How much money do Russian oligarchs add to the uks economy each year

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£7 billion

25
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How many Russian lads call London home

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100000

26
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What causes the Russian migration to the uk

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1990s after fall of the Soviet Union

27
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What % of houses with the price of £5 million are bought by Russians

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20%

28
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Unemployment rate in Poland

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18.2%

29
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How much go polish migrants contribute to uks economy each year

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25 billion

30
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What did the race relations act do

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1948 created rights for all races with respect to employment , housing, commercial and over services

31
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Case study for new opportunities for disadvantaged groups

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First official paralympics was opened to all disabled people in Rome 1960

32
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How many ancient monuments are there in the uk

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20000

33
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How many registered historic battlefields are there

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40

34
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Case study for cultural erosion

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70000 different cultural groups exist in Papua New Guinea

35
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Case study for air pollution indices

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In Malaysia air quality is reports as the air pollutant index which measures the quantities of sulphur dioxide carbon monoxide etc the pollutant index exceeds 500

36
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Name a fact for trends in economic development

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Average income i the 10 richest countries was around 40 times higher than in the 10 poorest countries

37
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Case study for the attempts to control the spread of globalisation

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The government in China has made 60 internet regulations

38
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What are the uks attitude towards migration

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77% of respondents agreed with reducing immigration by a lot or a little

39
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Case study for protecting cultural identity

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Canada’s First Nations 634 recognised First Nations governments . 20km exclusion zone between an oil sands development which produces 250000 barrels a day

40
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How much had global meat production increased

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It has quadrupled to over 308million tonnes in 2013

41
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How many tonnes of plastic were produced in 2013

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270 million

42
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Case study for the rise in localism

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The idea of local groups upholding the values of traditional networks has spread to over 1000 communities worldwide

43
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Case study for fair trade

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NGOs includes 3 producer networks and 25 fair trade organisations

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Case study for resource recycling

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1954 keep Britain tidy formed by national federation of women’s institutes addressing the rising problems of litter

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