seriously last minute Flashcards
example of a large western company which has caused cultural erosion
disney and hollywood
how many cultural groups have been affected in Papua New Guinea
7000
each with their own fashion and forms of dance and weaponary
when was the geneva convention set up
1949 but updated in 1997 and 2005
what is article 3 of geneva convention
porhibits torture
when was guantanamo bay built and how many extremists
2002
775
how many leave detroit a month due to factors like unemployment
1000
downwards cumulative causation in detroit since economic shift
when did the global shift of industry become highest
in the last 30 years
why might people support the shift of industry
> manufactured goods become cheaper
>any businesses that remain after the shift are more cohesive higher wage jobs that offer employment prospects
Although USA growth has slowed in last 20 years how much more is their GDP per capita than China
$46,000 more
when was the WTO established and how many members
1995 and has 161 members
what are the 2 reasons for promoting neo-liberal markets and trade policies
> to cause the deregulation of barriers of trade and reduction and removal of tariffs
> to lay down foundations and conditions needed for take off from a traditional society (Rostows theory of modernisation 1960) b y promoting free trade and capitalism
when was the OECD est.
how many members
1960
34 members
what % of undiscovered oil is in the Arctic
13%
how far can country exploit from their coast
200miles
why is arctic significant for USA
88% of USA economy relies on oil revenues
why is their tension between russia and assession 8 countries
former communist countries joined EU in 2004 loss of soveriegnty for Russia
how much did Ukraine owe russia for gas in 2007
$2 billion
how many pipelines run through ukraine
3/4 of europes pipelines
why was tension over gazprom not significant for some countries
they obtain oil and gas from elsewhere such as 80% Norweigan power is HEP or nuclear
when did USA gain ownership of south china sea
in 1972
what have china done thats caused tensions
built airports and military reserves on spratly islands
worker on missiles and silent submariens
what % trade goes through malacca straight
30%
how many barrels of oil expected in south china sea
33 billion barrels
how many barrels of oil expected in arctic
90 billion
when was UK aid given to somalia
2012 as they were ranked most corrupt nation
how many in somalia not in school
3/5 children many are girls out of school
analysis of cases between 2007 and 2012 found that how much money in aid was lost due to corruption or fraud according to WB
$245 million
in 2015 5 years after earthquake how many still hoemless in haiti
85,000
what % haiti in poverty
75%
how muh aid of the $13billion made it to Haitians
2%
what is article 4 of human rights act
freedom from slavery and forced labour
what are taiwan and south koreas economies now known as
tiger economies
how much money given from UK to improve equality in afrcian countries like kenya
£143 million
how many people did the £143 million programme reach
600,000 including 71,000 familes with malnour. childrne
when was intervention in afghanistan
2001 after 9/11
when was removal of taliban regime
dec 2001
when was a democracy instilled in afghansistan
2004
how many refugees did UK offer place for
56000
how much was the militray aid package for jordan
£1 billion
300,000 in military assistance
how many peacekeeping operations have been organised by USA in places like Jordan facing torture
16
when was Osama bin laden killed
2011
in iraq how many ISIS soldiers
31,000
when was the SRebrenica massacre
1995
how many died in the massacre
8000 bosniak mulsim men
which forces were implemented into Srebrenica but couldnt do anything to help
Dutch UN forces
