Globalisation facts Flashcards
how big is the world car fleet
1 billion
how many tonnes of plastics were produced in 2013
270 million
how many coffee growers worldwide are at the mercy of extreme price volatility
25 million
what has happened to global meat production in the last half a century
quadrupled
what percent of respondents of the MORI index say that immigration should be reduced by ‘a lot’ or ‘a little’
77%
how many internet regulations does China have
60
how many tribal groups are there in Papa New Guinea
7,000
what is unemployment in Poland
18.2%
what percent of houses with a price of £5 million are bought by Russians
20%
how many Russians live in London
100,000
what percent of China’s water is polluted
60%
how many people globally live in urban slums
1 billion
how much money worth of clothes from China did the EU block from entering the UK
£50 million
when was the mobile phone and electronic banking invented
1973 and 1980s
what year was the first email sent
1971
when was the first steam ship built
1787
what percentage does container trade account for of world seaborne trade
60%
how long did it take to reach Australia in 1914 compared to now
40 days to 1.5 days
who are the first nations and how many are there
the various aboriginal people of Canada, 634 recognised
when was the first official Paralympics
Rome 1960
how many registered historic battlefields does the UK have
40
how much do Polish migrants contribute to the UK economy each year
£25 billion
how much plastic is recycled in Mumbai compared to the UK
80% to 20%
how many rubbish bags are collected daily in Mumbai
1 million
what is the 10th largest city
Mumbai
how many people live in urban slums
1 billion
what is the population of the UK
65 million
what is the population of the EU
508 million
what percent of Detroit’s population was lost in the last decade
25%
what was Detroit’s murder rate in 2014
45 per 100,000 people
how many citizens leave Detroit each month
1000
how many stores has M&S got globally
474
how many stores has M&S got in the UK
852
how many people are there per toilet in Dharavi
500
how many cases of disease are there daily in Dharavi
4000
what is the population of Dharavi and how many people per square mile
16 million and 1 million
how many more primary schools are needed to meet demand due to migration
130,000
what is Germany’s recycling rate
62%
when was the keep Britain Tidy movement
1954
