Superpowers and Globalisation Case Studies

Question 1

What is Walmart’s revenue?

Answer 1

£380bn in 2018

Question 2

How much of Europe’s gas is provided by Gazprom?

Answer 2

Nearly 40%

Question 3

How much of China’s population will be middle-class?

Answer 3

76% by 2022 (of urban population)

compared to 4% in 2000

Question 4

When was the WTO established?

Answer 4

1947

Question 5

When were the Bretton Woods institutions established?

Answer 5

1944

Question 6

How many SEZs did China first establish?

Answer 6

4

Question 7

What is Shenzhen’s GDP?

Answer 7

£230bn in 2016

Question 8

How much has Shenzhen’s population grown?

Answer 8

30,000 in 1979

13 million now

Question 9

How many jobs have China’s SEZs created?

Answer 9

30 million

Question 10

What are SEZs?

Answer 10

Areas of the country with tariffs removed for international business to encourage FDI and TNCs
Infrastructure built to improve trade links
Fees removed, leases reduced

Question 11

What do the IMF and World Bank impose on their loanees?

Answer 11

Structural Adjustment Programs to implement certain ‘western’ economic and social policies

Question 12

When was the Montreal Protocol agreed upon?

Answer 12

1987

Question 13

Was the Montreal Protocol effective?

Answer 13

Yes,

The hole shrunk 4m sqkm from 2000-2016

Question 14

What was the Montreal protocol?

Answer 14

A UN agreement to “save the ozone layer”

Question 15

When was the Kyoto protocol?

Answer 15

1997

Question 16

When was the Paris agreement?

Answer 16

2015

Question 17

Why did the Kyoto protocol fail?

Answer 17

Canada pulled out, USA didn’t ratify.

China didn’t have targets (“developing” nation)

Question 18

In what ways did the Kyoto protocol succeed?

Answer 18

The sum of emissions from nations with Kyoto targets have fallen significantly

Question 19

Why did the Paris agreement fail?

Answer 19

Donald Trump withdrew the USA (“America First”)

Question 20

How much did the USA spend on the military?

Answer 20

£730bn in 2015

Question 21

When was the UN set up?

Answer 21

1945

Question 22

In what year did Russia annex Crimea?

Answer 22

2014

Question 23

What was Russia’s reasoning for annexing Crimea?

Answer 23

Presence of Black Sea fleet
“Right to own” - USSR
NATO concerns

Question 24

How much of the world’s patents are owned by the EU, USA and Japan?

Answer 24

90%?

Question 25

Which countries own 90% of the world's patents?

Answer 25

EU, USA and Japan

Question 26

What percentage of China's GDP is from counterfeit goods?

Answer 26

8%

Question 27

Why is China's choice of African nations for investment controversial?

Answer 27

They only choose nations with natural resources

Question 28

What percentage of the world's oil reserves are in the Middle East?

Answer 28

60%

Question 29

What is the UK's debt?

Answer 29

80%

Question 30

What is the USA's debt?

Answer 30

85%

Question 31

How much will HS2 cost?

Answer 31

£56 billion

Question 32

When will HS2 be completed?

Answer 32

2026 - London to Birmingham | 2033 - Leeds/Manchester

Question 33

How much of Poland's GDP comes from remittances from the UK?

Answer 33

6%

Question 34

How much of the world's greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to livestock farms?

Answer 34

14%

Question 35

How much did meat consumption increase in China?

Answer 35

25% between 2003 and 2013

Question 36

What is the GDP of Sweden?

Answer 36

£40,000

Question 37

What is the GDP of Haiti?

Answer 37

£1,300

Question 38

What is the HDI of Sweden?

Answer 38

0.85

Question 39

What is the HDI of Haiti?

Answer 39

0.29

Question 40

What is a diaspora?

Answer 40

Groups of migrants living in a place

Question 41

What factors increase globalisation tensions?

Answer 41

``` Refugee crises (pressure on services) Nationalist parties (UKIP) ```

Question 42

How does Australia's immigration system work?

Answer 42

Very strict points system

Question 43

How does North Korea control social globalisation?

Answer 43

They have their own internet called Kwangmyong

Question 44

How has recyling changed in the UK?

Answer 44

11% in 2001 | 43% in 2013

Question 45

How much money was misappropriated in Operation Car Wash?

Answer 45

£700 million

Question 46

What is First Nations Canada?

Answer 46

Indigenous Canadian people

Question 47

How many people does Disney employ?

Answer 47

200,000

Question 48

Where was Trump's golf course?

Answer 48

Aberdeenshire

Question 49

How many people was Trump aiming to employ?

Answer 49

1200 people

Question 50

How much was Trump going to invest in his golf course?

Answer 50

£1 billion

Question 51

How many people does Trump employ at his golf course?

Answer 51

95

Question 52

Who wouldn't approve Trump's golf course?

Answer 52

Aberdeenshire council

Question 53

When did Trump propose his golf course?

Answer 53

2006

Question 54

Who approved Trump's gold course?

Answer 54

Scottish Government

Question 55

What was built opposite Trump's golf course. despite and appeal to the Supreme Court?

Answer 55

Offshore windfarm

Question 56

What is the rural-urban continuum?

Answer 56

Describes how far a place is from the economic core

Question 57

What are the five stages of Rostow's model?

Answer 57

1. Traditional Society 2. Pre-conditions for take-off 3. Take-off 4. Drive to maturity 5. High Mass Consumption

Question 58

What is China's GDP?

Answer 58

£8.3 trillion

Question 59

What is USA's GDP?

Answer 59

£13.8 trillion

Question 60

Describe Japan's ageing population?

Answer 60

One-quarter of people aged 65+

Question 61

How much has Japan's foreign workforce grown?

Answer 61

40% since 2013

Question 62

Describe foreign ownership in London

Answer 62

The Tower (luxury apartments) is 60% foreign-owned by investors and tax haven companies

Question 63

What dolls did Iran introduce to replace Barbie?

Answer 63

Sara and Dara

Question 64

How much do Sara and Dara cost?

Answer 64

1/3 of Barbie

Question 65

What is the WTO's function?

Answer 65

To maintain "fair" free trade and reduce trade protectionism