L5 - Switched Off Wilderness

Question 1

What are three main physical factors keeping countries switched off?

Answer 1

Reoccurring natural disasters, little to no resources available and a lack of coastline meaning little trade opportunities.

Question 2

What factor of keeping countries switched off is encouraged by TNCs?

Answer 2

TNCs control a country’s resources due to old trade agreements.

Question 3

What is the result of low literacy and skill levels in a country?

Answer 3

Investors see little hope in the area and therefore don’t invest.

Question 4

Give an example of a country which suffers from political isolation.

Answer 4

North Korea/Myanmar

Question 5

What can ethnic clashes within a country lead to?

Answer 5

Civil wars and infighting over resources.

Question 6

How many years back does a civil war put a country?

Answer 6

30 years

Question 7

What percentage of all wealth do the world’s richest 1% of individuals own?

Answer 7

40%

Question 8

What percentage of all wealth do the world’s poorest 50% of adults own?

Answer 8

Just 1%

Question 9

Give an example of a landlocked country in Africa.

Answer 9

Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Question 10

What is the word to describe a powerful group or society within a country and what do they often do with this power?

Answer 10

They are elite groups.

With their great power. they are able to control resources.

Question 11

Define economies of scale

Answer 11

proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production.