Superpowers facts Flashcards
how many Chinese are living in Africa
1 million
what percent of global resources does Africa have
40%
who are the only countries whose economies total over $1 trillion which are outside the OECD
BRICS
how much did China spend on their military in 2011
$143 billion
what is the population of China and how many unis does it have in 2017
1.4 billion and 34 unis
what were China’s CO2 emissions in 2016
10,600,000
how much aid did Britain contribute to Syria in 2015 to the humanitarian crisis
$1.5 billion, second largest contributor after the USA
what has Britain done for conflict prevention
programmes like ‘Official Development Assistance’ and the Arab Partnership Programme to help countries in the Middle East and North Africa
when was the UN established and how many countries has it gained
1945 grown from 26 countries to 193
how many peacekeeping mission were deployed by the UN security council
16
what has happened to the price of tungsten and why
doubled because supply from China and the USA were running low
what was the first mine to reopen in the UK since 1969
Drakelands Pit in Devon, extracting Tungsten
Oil spill example
in 2010 BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, about 450 million litres of oil escaped
how much did Brazil’s food production increase between 2002 and 2012
26%
how much have beef exports increased in Brazil
x10 and cattle ranching is now the second largest in the world
