GLOBALISATION EQ2 Flashcards

(53 cards)

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What term describes the long-term movement of manufacturing from Europe/USA to Asia?

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Global shift

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Which policy change in China in 1978 allowed foreign trade and TNC entry?

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Open Door reforms

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What type of investment by TNCs funds new factories and service centres abroad?

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FDI

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4
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Which Asian country became a major outsourcing hub for IT and call centres?

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India

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5
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Which Asian country became the world’s largest manufacturing base for electronics and textiles?

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China

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What benefit of the global shift involves large-scale motorway, rail and energy upgrades in China?

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Infrastructure investment

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What benefit involves secure, regular wages replacing subsistence farming incomes?

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Waged work, increasing disposable income

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8
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Global shift led to a fall in extreme poverty in China by how much between 1980 to 2015?

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From 84% to <10%

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What social benefit results from new training provided by TNCs in Asia?

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Skills and education

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10
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What form of environmental stress occurs in Beijing due to coal power and vehicle use?

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Air pollution

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Which major Asian river suffers from industrial waste and sewage pollution?

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Ganges

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What term describes widening gaps between skilled and unskilled workers in emerging economies?

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Inequality

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What process describes industrial decline in the UK and USA following the global shift?

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Deindustrialisation

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14
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Which UK city suffered major job losses in shipbuilding and engineering?

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Glasgow

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What physical legacy is left when factories close and sites are abandoned?

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Dereliction

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16
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What contamination issue remains in old docklands and shipyards?

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Heavy metal pollution

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17
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What demographic change affected Glasgow as workers left to find employment elsewhere?

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Depopulation

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18
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What term describes the cycle of job loss → low spending → further decline?

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Negative multiplier/spiral of decline

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What were issues with social housing that was created in Glasgow’s suburbs?

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Lack of shops and services caused isolation and crime

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20
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What term refers to poor health outcomes in Glasgow beyond expected deprivation levels?

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Glasgow Effect

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21
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What atmospheric condition traps Delhi’s winter pollution close to the surface?

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Temperature inversion

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22
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Which farming practice in Punjab and Haryana contributes to Delhi’s smog?

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Stubble burning

23
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What term describes people living in Delhi without legal residency or property rights?

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Floating population

24
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What type of settlement forms when migrants build on unused land with little regulation?

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Informal settlement

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What pollution impact occurs when waste seeps from landfill into water sources?
Groundwater contamination
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What social risk increases when population density is very high?
Disease spread due to poor sanitation
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Which migration type involves people moving from rural areas to cities?
Rural-urban migration
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What are the two main drivers of megacity growth?
Migration and natural increase
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What attraction such as jobs or services draws people to cities?
Pull factor
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What rural condition such as poverty persuades people to migrate?
Push factor
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Which global hub city attracts elite migrants for high-skilled finance jobs?
London
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Which Middle Eastern city relies heavily on low-wage migrant labour?
Dubai
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What term describes wealthy, globally mobile professionals?
Elite migrants
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What term describes migrants often working in agriculture, construction, domestic or service roles?
Low-waged migrants
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What internal system in Gulf States historically restricted foreign workers’ freedoms?
Kafala system
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What economic benefit to source countries comes from money sent home by migrants?
Remittances
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Which country relies on remittances for over 25% of its GDP?
Nepal
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What negative impact occurs when large numbers of skilled workers leave a country?
Brain drain
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What term refers to cities acting as global command, finance and cultural centres?
Global hubs
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What feature makes global hubs attractive to TNCs and skilled workers?
Connectivity
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What cultural process spreads ideas, values and products worldwide?
Cultural diffusion
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What cultural outcome occurs when traditional practices are replaced by global ones?
Cultural erosion
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What is the process that means cultures become increasingly similar due to globalisation
Cultural homogenisation
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What simplified global form of English is widely used in business?
Globish
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Which city illustrates megacity growth caused by migration from rural Uttar Pradesh?
Delhi
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What major environmental problem in megacities leads to PM2.5 concentrations above WHO limits?
Air pollution
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What is the main driver of Delhi’s youthful population structure?
Rural-urban migration
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What development occurs when TNC investment leads to new jobs and rising incomes in Asia?
Positive multiplier effect
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What social challenge emerges when infrastructure fails to keep pace with migration?
Service shortages, e.g. healthcare, housing, education
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What environmental impact arises from rapid industrialisation and weak regulation?
Ecosystem degradation, e.g. air and water pollution
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What economic transition describes shift from manufacturing to services in developed economies?
Post-industrial shift
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Which group benefits most from high-skilled opportunities in global hubs?
Elite migrants
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Which group is most exposed to unsafe work and poor living conditions?
Low-waged migrants