globalisation facts Flashcards
when did clean develop containerisation
1956
first steam train
1804
what % does container trade account for world seaboard trade
60%
first commercial telegraph created
1837
name a country with a political barrier to gloablisation
North Korea
name a country with a physical barrier to globalisation
the Sahel
first mobile phone used
1973
first steam ship
1787
what company become largest telecommunications company in the world in 2000
vodafone
name a country with a economic barrier to globalisation
ethiopia
what % of roads in Ethiopia are unpaved
85%
where are the special economic zones in china
Shenzhen, shantou, zhuhai
how many deaths due to air pollution in china each year
4000
how many under poverty line in India
32%
what % of Indias GPD was farming in 2008
17%
% of Detroits population lo0st in last —–
25% in last 10 years
what fraction of families were below poverty line of us government
1/3
what year was Detroit bankruptcy with how much debt
2013 with $18.5 billion
Detroit murder rate in 2014
45 per 100,000
how many schools have closed in Detroit in last decade
70
how many rubbish bags daily in Mumbai
1 million.
what % of wast in recycled in Mumbai compared to uk
80% compared to 20%
how many to 1 toilet in dharavi
500
how many daily cases of disease in dharvai
4000
population of dharavi
16 million, 1million per square mile
for every Russian who spends £10 million on a house how much do they contribute to economy
4.5 million a year
how many Russians live in London
100,000
what % of houses above 5 million brought by Russians
20%
migrants from Europe have paid what % more taxes than have received in benefits over last decade
34%
what % are unemployed in rural polish areas
40%
increased recycling in EU between _ and _ led to what % cut in greenhouse gases
2001 and 2010 led to 56% cut
when was first Paralympic event open to all people
1960
how many cultural groups exist in papa New Guinea
7000
how much do polish migrants contribute to economy each year
£25 billion
