Switched on vs. Switched off

Question 1

What are three main physical factors keeping countries switched off?

Answer 1

Reoccurring natural disasters, little to no resources available and a lack of coastline meaning little trade opportunities.

Question 2

What factor of keeping countries switched off is encouraged by TNCs?

Answer 2

TNCs control a country’s resources due to old trade agreements.

Question 3

What is the result of low literacy and skill levels in a country?

Answer 3

Investors see little hope in the area and therefore don’t invest.

Question 4

Give an example of a country which suffers from political isolation.

Answer 4

North Korea/Myanmar

Question 5

What can ethnic clashes within a country lead to?

Answer 5

Civil wars and infighting over resources.

Question 6

How many years back does a civil war put a country?

Answer 6

30 years

Question 7

What percentage of all wealth do the world’s richest 1% of individuals own?

Answer 7

40%

Question 8

What percentage of all wealth do the world’s poorest 50% of adults own?

Answer 8

1%

Question 9

Give an example of a landlocked country in Africa.

Answer 9

Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Question 10

What is the word to describe a powerful group or society within a country and what do they often do with this power?

Answer 10

They are elite groups.

With their great power. they are able to control resources.

Question 11

What is a good example of winners and losers of globalisation?

Answer 11

Banana Wars - ‘colonial’ bananas and ‘dollar’ bananas

Question 12

What place did we look at in class that was switched off?

Answer 12

South Sudan