May Exam

Question 1

What is globalisation

Answer 1

The way ideas, lifestyles and culture spread around the world

Question 2

What is a TNC

Answer 2

A transnational corporation is a company that has branches in many countries
The headquarters will ally be based in medcs

Question 3

What is Fairtrade

Answer 3

Trade between 2 companies in developed countries and producers in developing countries in which fair prices are paid to the producers

Question 4

How does fairtrade help the poorer countries

Answer 4

Products are bought directly from the producer
The middle men that soak up the profit are removed
The working conditions of the producers are monitored
Shorter working week, more breaks
Better housing and education

Question 5

What is trade

Answer 5

The exchange of goods and services between one country another

Question 6

What is an export

Answer 6

Goods sold to another country

Question 7

What is an import

Answer 7

Goods bought into a country

Question 8

What is balance of trade

Answer 8

The difference between the country’s exports and imports

Question 9

What is a trade block

Answer 9

When some country’s group together to make trade cheaper and easier between them

Question 10

What is aid

Answer 10

Lending assistance to countries or communities who are in need

Question 11

3 types of aid

Answer 11

Bilateral
Multilateral
NGO’s

Question 12

What is bilateral aid

Answer 12

Involves 2 countries

It is between 2 governments

Question 13

What is multilateral aid

Answer 13

Involves many countries giving aid to one country

It is between more than 2 governments

Question 14

3 advantages of aid

Answer 14

Potential to save lives
Helps countries health care develop
Rebuild an area after disaster

Question 15

3 disadvantages of aid.

Answer 15

Risk of corruption
Aid can be tied or in the form of a loan which can be expensive to pay back
Some countries become dependant on aid

Question 16

What is an ecosystem

Answer 16

A community of plants and animals living and interacting with the environment in which they live

Question 17

4 examples of fragile ecosystems

Answer 17

Coral reefs
Rainforests
Polar ice caps
Grasslands

Question 18

3 benefits of coral reefs

Answer 18

Protect shores from the impact of waves and storms
Provide benefits to humans in the form of food and medicine
Provide economic benefits to local communities from tourism

Question 19

5 of the most damaged and under threat coral reefs

Answer 19

Caribbean Sea
East China Sea 
Australia
Middle East 
Indian Ocean

Question 20

Global threats to coral reefs

Answer 20

• costal development
• over fishing
• inland pollution
• global climate change
• ocean acidification caused by some of the excess carbon dioxide emissions being absorbed by the worlds oceans

Question 21

5 ways to protect coral reefs

Answer 21

Plant trees 
Water fences 
Use less water
Reduce your carbon footprint 
Ban fishing in certain areas

Question 22

What is a rainforest

Answer 22

A tall dense jungle

Climate is very hot and humid

Question 23

How many species of animals and plants

Answer 23

30 million

Question 24

Where are rainforests found

Answer 24

5’ north and south of the equator

Largest are in Brazil, Zaire and Indonesia

Question 25

What is an equatorial climate

Answer 25

Very hot and wet throughout the year
Rain fall is her and falls most afternoons
No winters or summers

Question 26

7 things trees have grew to adapt to the climate

Answer 26

• they can grow over 40 metres to get sunlight
• evergreen appearance due to the continuous growing season
• leaves have drip tips to shed the rain
• turns are straight an branchless in the lower parts to grow tall
• large buttress roots to support
• lianas, vines like plants use the trees as a support to climb up to the canopy