globalisation spev 🌐

Question 1

developments in transport and trade contribute to a shrinking world

year the boeing 737 was built?

Answer 1

1960

Question 2

developments in transport and trade contribute to a shrinking world

• when was containerisation introduced?
• how many containers did an average cargo ship hold in 1990~?

Answer 2

• 1950s
• 41,000

Question 3

rapid development in ICT & mobile communication = time space compression

how many users does Instagram have each month?

Answer 3

2 -3 billion

Question 4

developments in transport and trade contribute to a shrinking world

in 1700s how long did the HMS Dolphin take to travel the globe? versus Jet aircraft in the 1990s?

Answer 4

two years vs 31 hours

Question 5

rapid development in ICT & mobile communication = time space compression

when did use of satellite technology become widespread?

Answer 5

1990s

Question 6

rapid development in ICT & mobile communication = time space compression

very recent !! how has the development of crypto led to increased globalisation and time-space compression recently?

Answer 6

El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender, using lightning network to settle international remittances instantly, for people without bank accounts -> swifter transfer bypassing intermediary banks

Question 7

national govs = key players in terms of promoting free trade blocs

• what year did Poland join the EU
• how much did their GDP grow?

Answer 7

• 2004
• more than doubled from 2004 - 2022

Question 8

role of if IGOs - free trade and FDI

how much did China loan in 2010?

Answer 8

$110 billion (more than the World Bank)

Question 9

role of if IGOs - free trade and FDI

IMF:
- Ghana’s Economic Recovery Program
- loan in 2015
- increase in FDI

Answer 9

• GER: 1983
• $918 million loan
• FDI now in billions of $
• boosted it’s cocoa business

Question 10

role of if IGOs - free trade and FDI

What year did Greece receive the first in a series of IMF loans to pay off debt?

Answer 10

2008

Question 11

role of if IGOs - free trade and FDI

How much has Vietnam received from the World Bank? how much % of exports was FDI responsible for 2021

Answer 11

• $126 million
• 70%
• has since become a centre of technology manufacturing, eg Samsung manufacture 50% of its goods in Vietnam

Question 12

role of if IGOs - free trade and FDI

by how many % has GDP growth increased per year in Vietnam since the 1980s as a result of the IMFs economic input?

Answer 12

5%

Question 13

role of if IGOs - free trade and FDI

in 2021 how much did FDI contribute to exports in Vietnam?

Answer 13

70%

Question 14

national gorvernments are key players in globalisation

From where did migrants come from to Canada after immigration policies were made more inclusive following ww2?

Answer 14

• China
• India
• the Philippines

Question 15

attitudes to FDI

example of Chinese FDI in the UK?

Answer 15

Airport City Manchester

Question 16

attitudes to FDI

China’s GDP growth % per year throughout the 2000s?

Answer 16

10%

Question 17

attitudes to FDI

How many people in China have been lifted out of poverty since the Open Door Policy?

Answer 17

500 million

Question 18

special economic zones and gov attitudes

China’s SEZs account for how much GDP, FDI, exports %

Answer 18

• 22% of national GDP
• 45% FDI
• 60% exports

Question 19

special economic zones and gov attitudes

example of an SEZ in China?

Answer 19

Shenzhen

Question 20

TNCs in globalisation and its spread

example of gocalisation and McDonalds

Answer 20

no beef products in India as 80% of the pop are Hindu

Question 21

losers and costs due to globalisation

negative environmental impact of Coca Cola in India?

Answer 21

drained water and lowered wells, which put thousands of farmers out of work as crops failed

Question 22

winners and benefits of globalisation

in 2016 how much turnover did WalMart stoes have?

Answer 22

$482 billion

Question 23

losers and costs of global shift

2013, which textile factory collapsed in Bangladesh and how many people were killed?

Answer 23

Rana Plaza, where 1,100 workers killed due to unsafe working conditions and poor building regulations, prioritising output for economic growth

Question 24

switched off from globalisation

what policy of ‘self-sufficiency’ has North Korea followed since 1955?

Answer 24

Juche

Question 25

# switched off from globalisation why is the Sahel regions switched off from globalisation?

Answer 25

- low GDI and HDI - arid climate (200-400 mm of precipitation per annum) so lack of agricultural output limits trade

Question 26

# switched off from globalisation why have countries around the Himalayas been switched off to globalisation?

Answer 26

Nepal, for eg, is in a mountainous area, with many rural communities

Question 27

# losers and winners of global shift global shift impact on steel production?

Answer 27

- China's steel production versus Britai: more in 2 years than Britain has since 1990 - 26 to 7 european steelmakers - Teeside, UK 2200 2,200 SSI employees lost their job as the industry has collapsed

Question 28

# global shift benefits India outsourcing industry employed how many in 2012

Answer 28

2012, India's outsourcing industry employed around 2.8 million people, eg Nokia

Question 29

# losers/winners of global shift how many jobs did BT transfer back to the UK from India in 2009?

Answer 29

2000 jobs from call centres

Question 30

size of India's workforce?

Answer 30

625 million people

Question 31

# benefits of global shift number of shopping malls in Bangalore, India?

Answer 31

24

Question 32

How many % of China's exports were manufactured goods in 2025?

Answer 32

~80%

Question 33

in China, how many people % are considered to be middle class? but also the top 10% owns how much of China's wealth?

Answer 33

- 50% middle class - top 10% of China's population holds approximately 67% of the nation's total household wealth

Question 34

example of area affected by environmental damage from globalisation in China?

Answer 34

- Linfen - but this is being addressed: manufactureres in steel, cement etc now face production cuts of at least 30% if they do not meet ultra-low emission standard

Question 35

% of polluted rivers in China?

Answer 35

70%

Question 36

dereliction in Baltimore (Rust Belt)?

Answer 36

20,000 abandoned properties

Question 37

how much of the world's coal is burnt in china?

Answer 37

50%

Question 38

How any rural migrants in Chinese major cities?

Answer 38

150 million

Question 39

What fraction of human-caused greening since 2000 are Chinese Tree Replanting Programs responsible for?

Answer 39

10.5%

Question 40

population of Dharavi slum in 2021?

Answer 40

2 million

Question 41

% of employed people in Dharavi?

Answer 41

85%

Question 42

% of recycled plastic waste in Dharavi?

Answer 42

80

Question 43

% of factory workers that sleep in the factories in Dharavi?

Answer 43

25%

Question 44

1 healthcare facility in Dharavi for how many people?

Answer 44

22000

Question 45

how many consumers did Tesco potentially gain following the 2004 EU expansion?

Answer 45

75 million ## Footnote potential new consumers in the single market following the 2004 EU enlargement

Question 46

average tarriffs on goods decrease?

Answer 46

40% to 4%

Question 47

percentage of non-Canadian born people in Toronto?

Answer 47

50%

Question 48

what % of Tajikstan's economy is from remittance?

Answer 48

40%

Question 49

% of immigrant workers in construction in Qatar?

Answer 49

80%

Question 50

amount of remittance sent from UAE -> India in 2016?

Answer 50

$12.5 billion

Question 51

% of China's GDP from SEZs?

Answer 51

22%

Question 52

example of a country with poor infrastructure and transport networks but FDI?

Answer 52

Ethiopia

Question 53

% of GDP from subsistence farming in Burundi?

Answer 53

40%