Superpower Facts Flashcards
Oil Spill
In 2010, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico and around 450million lites of oil escaped
How many birds died in the 2010 oil spill?
82,000 birds of 102 species
How much did Brazil’s food production increase by between 2002 and 2012
26%
How many sq miles of the Amazon rainforest were destroyed between August 2019 and July 2020?
11,088
What percentage of total 2016 carbon emission in the US are made up by industry?
22%
What is the value of businesses selling rare earth metals?
US$4billion
What percentage of the Chinese population, who responded to the survey believe climate change isn’t an issue compared to the US?
4% in China and 32% in US
How much of the cumulative historical emission do USA make up for compared to China?
USA- 28.8% compared to 9% for China
When was the Paris climate change agreement made?
December 2015
What percentage of the world’s undiscovered gas and oil is in the Arctic?
30% of gas and 13% of oil resources
What percentage of the world’s crude oil exports originate in the Middle East?
65%
What is China’s population?
1.44 billion
How much of global exports does China make up?
13.45%
In 2915, what region did China develop into an airbase?
Subi Reef in the South East China Sea
What percentage of Arctic coast belongs to Russia?
53%
How much land can Arctic countries claim?
200 nautical miles off the coast
What is the size of the US’ economy?
$19.475trillion
How many fighters does ISIS?
31,000
How many Arabs are living in Britain in 2011 census?
230,000
What percentage of women are literate in Afghanistan?
Only 19%
When the Manchester Bombing?
2017 at Ariana Grandes concert
What is another issue for immigration from Middle East to threaten superpowers?
Value disagreements such as LGBTQ+
South China Sea:
- China has established a small military preserve on the Spratly islands
- Lie between Malaysia and Philippines but are disputed territory
- One of the world’s busiest shipping routes and has lots of fossil fuel reserves
- China wants control over this area
- Chinese military aggressively patrol the seas, overpowering the small Philippine’s military presence
- US operates in the area, committed to defending the Philippines in Japan
- US is flaunting its capability to operate in an unrestricted way in waters of its choice, threatening China’s hegemony in the area
