Globalisation Additional Cards Flashcards
1
Q
Where had skills of globalisation been honed?
A
Iberia, Ireland and Eastern Europe
2
Q
Which island was razed for wood for furniture production and sugar?
A
Madeira
3
Q
How much fuel wood was used to refine a tonne of sugar cane?
A
100m3. This would have equated to 1,500,000m3 of wood per annum, or between 2500 and 4000 hectares of forest.
4
Q
What occurred from 1660 onward?
A
Conflict between the mother country and colonial demands for shipbuilding.
Britain - White Pine Act 1722 -> reserve and exploit exclusively the choicest timber for masts -> Broad Arrow Policy: diameters of over 27in could no longer be provided by German and Russian forests
