Superpowers facts Flashcards

1
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how many Chinese are living in Africa

A

1 million

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2
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what percent of global resources does Africa have

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40%

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3
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who are the only countries whose economies total over $1 trillion which are outside the OECD

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BRICS

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4
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how much did China spend on their military in 2011

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$143 billion

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4
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what is the population of China and how many unis does it have in 2017

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1.4 billion and 34 unis

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5
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what were China’s CO2 emissions in 2016

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10,600,000

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5
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how much aid did Britain contribute to Syria in 2015 to the humanitarian crisis

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$1.5 billion, second largest contributor after the USA

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6
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what has Britain done for conflict prevention

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programmes like ‘Official Development Assistance’ and the Arab Partnership Programme to help countries in the Middle East and North Africa

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7
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when was the UN established and how many countries has it gained

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1945 grown from 26 countries to 193

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7
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how many peacekeeping mission were deployed by the UN security council

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16

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8
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what has happened to the price of tungsten and why

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doubled because supply from China and the USA were running low

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9
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what was the first mine to reopen in the UK since 1969

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Drakelands Pit in Devon, extracting Tungsten

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10
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Oil spill example

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in 2010 BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, about 450 million litres of oil escaped

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11
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how much did Brazil’s food production increase between 2002 and 2012

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26%

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12
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how much have beef exports increased in Brazil

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x10 and cattle ranching is now the second largest in the world

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13
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how much toxic waste is produced when processing 1 tonne of rare earths

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2,000 tonnes

14
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how much of the world’s rare earths does China make

15
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how much has rice consumption increased in Sub-Saharan Africa

16
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what is happening to the water in India

A

groundwater in some states is being used 3 times faster than it can be replenished

17
Q

how much of the world’s undiscovered oil is in the Arctic
Ocean

18
Q

how many free state schools have been built in Africa

A

20 free state schools

19
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what percent of African development is due to China

20
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what percent of the world’s crude oil exports are in the Middle East

21
Q

what caused higher public debt in rich countries

A

global recession in 2008

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what are the veto countries in the UN security councils
China, France, Russia, UK, US
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how much money does the USA give out in terms of financial assistance
$33 billion
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how much money does the UK give out in terms of financial assistance
$19 billion
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in what years was America unipolar
1990s
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in 2003 in China how many cities were affected by acid rain
250
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what is the collective worth of rare earths
$5 trillion
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how many countries signed the counterfeiting agreement in 2011
32
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how much does counterfeiting cost G20 countries a year
$85 billion
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how many km of roads were built in Africa by China in 2015
3350km
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how has the USA exerted its military power
confronting the Taliban and bringing about the death of Osama Bin Laden
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what was the difference in income per capita in China and the USA in 2015
the USA's was 4 times higher
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what are the UK's soft power culture features?
the BBC broadcasting around the world, English is the most widely spoken language around the world after Mandarin, 2012 Olympics in London
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