Human Geography Globalisation Flashcards
How long did it take to reach Australia in 1914?
40 days
How long did it take to reach Australia in 2016?
1 ½ days
What year did Mclean develop the shipping container?
1956
What percentage does container trade account for of world seaborne trade?
60%
When was the first steam train built?
1804
When was the first steam ship built?
1787
How fast can a jet aircraft travel?
600mph
When was the concept of Jet aircraft created?
1928
When was the first commercial telegraph created?
1837
When did Electronic banking begin?
1980s
When was the first mobile phone made?
1973
When did the world-wide web launch?
1990
When were fibre optics first used?
1970s
How much more can fibre optics carry than copper wires?
65,000 times more
What year was the first email sent?
1971
How many members has Facebook got?
150million
How much money worth of Chinese made clothes did the EU block from entering the UK in 2007?
£50million
What company became the largest mobile telecommunications company in the world in 2000?
Vodafone
What is the population of the EU?
508million
When was British telecom privatised?
1984
In what year was the KOF Globalisation Index founded?
2002
According to the KOF index in 2015, which country is the most globalised?
Ireland
When was the KAOPEN index established?
2005
During what period was the Korean war?
1950-53
Name a country that has a political barrier to globalisation.
North Korea
Name a region that has a physical barrier to globalisation.
The Sahel
Name a country that has an economic barrier to globalisation
Ethiopia
What percentage of roads in Ethiopia are unpaved?
85%
When did China join the world trade organisation?
Dec-01
Where are the special economic zones in China?
Shenzhen, Shantou and Zhuhai
How many deaths is air pollution responsible for each year in China?
4,000
How many people are under the poverty line in India?
32%
How many jobs has Apple’s investment in Hyderabad created?
4,000
India claims to be the _ largest English speaking country in the world.
2nd
What percentage of India’s GDP did agriculture have in 2008?
17%
What percentage of Detroit’s population was lost in the last decade?
25%
What fraction of families in Detroit at below the poverty level of the US government?
1/3
In what year did Detroit declare bankrupt and with what debt?
2013
What was Detroit’s murder rate in 2014?
45 per 100,000 people
How much more does healthcare cost for auto workers?
$1500
How much money has GM lost?
$11million
Less than how many workers does Ford have left?
5000
How much spare land is there in Detroit?
120km cubed
How many schools have closed in the last decade in/near Detroit?
70
What was Public housing in Detroit destroyed to make room for?
“Motor city” parking (Casino parking)
What is the average house price in Detroit?
$60,000
How many citizens leave Detroit each month?
1000
When was M&S set up?
1884
How many stores has M&S got in the UK?
852
How many other stores are there globally?
474
When was Plan A Introduced at M&S and what year was targeted?
2007
When was a 5p bag charge introduced at M&S?
2008
What award did M&S receive in 2012?
European Business award for the environment.
How many rubbish bags are collected daily in Mumbai?
1million
What percentage of waste is recycled in Mumbai? What about the UK?
80%
How many people are there per toilet in Dharavi?
500
How many cases are there of disease daily in Dharavi?
4000
What housing plan was created in Dharavi/Mumbai?
7 year plan
What is the population of Dharavi?
16million
How much money is Roman Abramovich worth?
$8.3billion
For every Russian who buys a house worth £10million, how much do they contribute to the economy?
£4.5million per year
How many Russians live in London?
100,000
What percentage of all houses above the price of £5million are bought by Russian clients?
20%
Migrants from Europe have pair what percentage more taxes than they have received in benefits over the last 10years?
34%
How many more primary school places are needed to meet demand due to migration?
130,000
How many job vacancies are there in the UK?
607,900
What percentage of people are unemployed in some rural polish areas?
40%
What was Poland’s GDP (per head) in 2006?
$12,700
How many different cultural groups are there in Papa New Guinea?
7000
Which country ranked highest on the 2014 gender inequality index?
Slovenia
In which countries is there the greatest inequality?
Niger and Yemen
At what score of the air pollution index is a state of emergency declared?
500+
On what date was the highest API ever recorded and where?
22nd September 1986
In 2013, what percentage of respondents did the British social attitudes survey find wanted to reduced immigration?
77%
Increased recycling in the EU between 2001 and 2010 cut greenhouse gas and municipal waste by what percentage?
56%
What is Germany’s recycling rate?
62%
What is Romania’s recycling rate?
1%
