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How fast can jet planes travel?
500-700 mph
How many workers do most container ships require?
13
How many containers can modern container ships carry?
20,000
Samsung 2021 revenue
$240.71 billion
How many phones did Samsung manufacture in 2021?
300 million
How many people does Samsung employ in SK?
100,000
What are negative impacts of Samsung?
Accusations of child labour in China, Vietnam and Korea
Retails products to and invests in the military
Scored poorly in investigation into responsible material sourcing
How did the IMF act in Malawi?
40% of Malawi’s GDP was used in debt repayment
In 2000, the IMF entered but it took 6 years to meet criteria for debt relief
$2.3 billion wiped
How much has the World Bank loaned for Covid?
$157 billion to 100+ countries
How much did the World Bank loan to the Phillipines in 2014?
$470 million
How many EU members?
27
2 advantages of the cocoa trade for Ghana
Sold on futures market so growers know prices in advance
WTO allows access to support for developing trade
3 disadvantages of the cocoa trade for Ghana
Cocoa farmers can’t set prices themselves
EU tariffs on processed beans or chocolate so there is little incentive to process chocolate - little added value
Some nations subsidise farmers so Ghana can’t compete
Vietnam and EU trade deals
2014/15 - EU and ASEAN negotiated new trade deals including a big one with Vietnam
31 million EU jobs rely on exports
Removed import duties and quotas on items
How much does it cost to produce clothes in Ethiopia vs China per worker?
$26 in Ethiopia and $326 in China
Population in Ethiopia vs China
123 million in Ethiopia and 1.4 billion in China
Projected economic growth of China
(2020) 1.2% GDP per year
How does the UK encourage FDI?
Gave tax breaks in 80s and 90s to companies investing in Docklands
Grants and subsidies for foreign companies e.g. Toyota factory in Derby
How does China encourage FDI?
Open Door Policy in 1978
South China 4 SEZs established - fewer labour and environmental laws
Countries with highest and lowest economic freedom
Highest - Singapore and New Zealand
Lowest - Venezuela and Sudan
Which countries have the highest GDP?
Lichtenstein, Monaco, Luxembourg
Most and least globalised countries on KOF index
Most - Ireland and the Netherlands
Least - Somalia and the Solomon Islands
Top performers on AT Kearney
Singapore, Switzerland, USA, Ireland
Why could Venezuela become switched on?
Growing population - 2.43 growth rate
Many natural resources - petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold etc
Why is Venezuela switched off?
Oil embargo and international sanctions imposed in 2019
Human rights abuses, lack of respect for democracy (dictator), rioting
Highest amount of violent crime in Latin America - 40.9 per 100,000 people
Examples of glocalisation
No pork in Indian Mcdonalds
MTV shows less sexual music videos in Middle East
Driving seat positioned differently in UK and USA
How many bottling operations does Coca-Cola own in India?
27 and franchises 17 more
How many people does Coca-Cola employ in India
Directly - 6,000
Indirectly - 150,000
How much have water tables decreased since Coke began operating in Kerala?
1 metre
Coca-Cola Foundation
Spent over $10 million on community projects
What does the waste sludge given to farmers by Coke contain?
Cadmium - harmful carcinogen
Was given for use as fertiliser
What was water in Kerala contaminated with?
Copper, cadmium, lead, chromium
What was contamination from the Coke plants linked to?
Low birth weights and birth defects
How many suppliers do BMW use to build the MINI?
2000
Benefits of the Global Shift for China
By 2016, they had longest highway network
Number of people in poverty reduced by 680 million between 1961 and 2010
Urban incomes risen by 10% since 2005
In 2017, 7.2 million people graduated from university
Cons of the Global Shift for China
By 2016, 3 million+ hectares had been polluted by heavy metals
2 million die due to air pollution each year
70% of lakes are polluted
Costs of the Global Shift for Leicester
1970s - clothing factories moved from Leicester
Inner city areas became run down
Falling crime rate since 2000 which is due in part to regen and gentrification
How much has meat consumption increased in China?
During 1990s, meat consumption went from 5 to 50kg per capita
What is happening in Papua New Guinea?
Increased awareness of Western culture in rainforest tribes
Young Amazonians are leaving for urban areas
Increased wearing of Western clothes
Paralympics?
Help improve global attitudes to disability
First happened in 1960
UN protects rights and fundamental freedom of disabled people.
How much TV output in France must be French?
40%
How many foreign films a year in China?
34
What are the 3Ts?
Tibet, Taiwan, Tianmen Square
What companies are being criticised for environmental damage in Nigeria?
Shell, ExxonMobil
What are the 4 Asian Tigers?
Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
Rapid industrialisation
GDP growth rates of 7% every year since 1990
How many people have the same wealth of the 80 richest?
The 3.5 billion poorest
Russian Elite Migrants to London
Known as home for ‘dodgy money’ - global financial hub with connections to tax havens like the Cayman Islands
Russia failed to regulate post-Communist commercial world - some people became incredibly rich - oligarchs
Few safeguards on what money is coming in
Investment in London’s property market
Low wage migration from India to the UAE
Migration is easy due to tourist visas
Hope of a better life in the UAE
How much of China’s impoverished population lives in/comes from a rural area?
90-99%
How many people died trying to cross the English Channel in 2021?
At least 37
Mumbai stats
West Coast of India - Maharashtra State
5% of India’s GDP
21 million residents
1 million in Dharavi
Karachi Stats
Capital city of Sindh Province in Southern Pakistan
Largest city in Pakistan
20% of Pakistan’s GDP
17 million residents
2.4 million in Orangi Town
Shanghai - Mega City
27 million people in 2020
Port city - most populous in China
Air pollution issues
Los Angeles - Mega City
12 million people in 2020
Grew rapidly in 1920s
Notorious for water shortages
How many proposed resource projects were close to collapse in Canada?
In 2013, 6 out of 21 due to pressure from traditional communities
2015 Migrant Crisis
Germany took around 750,000 migrants
UK took less than 1000
How much did hate crimes increase post-Brexit?
Fivefold in the week after the referendum
Mekong River
Agreement requires governments to all agree to any dam proposals
90% of Laos dependent on the river
Thailand would like water and electricity for industrial development
USA vs China - Trade Protectionism
370,000 tonnes of chicken feet exports from USA to China were valued at $280 million in 2009
USA flooded Chinese market with cheap chicken feet and this angered Chinese producers who could not compete
USA and China put higher and higher tariffs on each other
WTO settled dispute in 2011
What % of babies born in London had parents born outside the UK?
65%
What is the new Polish diaspora?
1-3 million young people left Poland after it joined the EU
18 million Polish people abroad
What % of voters supported Front National in the 2018 EU Parliament elections?
25%
How many journalists were jailed in China in 2017?
38
Examples of things censored in China
Video games including violence - especially with China as villain
Western reality shows depicting a better quality of life
Celebrities like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez
Winnie the Pooh
How many tribes in Northeast Brazil?
30-50
First Nation in Canada
Home to 6 groups of Indigenous people
First Nations people of Mackenzie and Yukon River basins oppose the attempts of oil TNCs to ‘switch on’ the region
Oil TNCs are exploring the areas for shale oil
Dene People of Sahtu region
200 million barrels of conventional oil extracted since 1920
Death of trout etc in oil polluted lakes - fishing essential for cultural identity
Effects of alcohol and drugs on young Dene people - brought by oil workers
UK’s top 5 TNC plastic polluters
Coca-Cola
Pepsico
Mcdonalds
Nestle
Tesco
Totnes
World’s first transition town
Created a local currency - Totnes pound
Every £10 spent in local businesses is worth £23 to local economy
Rana Plaza
25th April 2013
1,132 people died
Warnings to evacuate were ignored
Brands like Primark, Mango and Walmart had things manufactured there
Fair Trade Foundation
1.9 million+ fair trade workers
£169 million was paid to farmers and workers in Fair Trade premium in 2020
Local Agenda 21
LA21 aimed to encourage local authorities to promote more SEE sustainable communities
Adopted by 178 governments at 1992 Rio
What was England’s recycling rate in 2020/21?
43.75%
How much plastic packaging is used in the UK
UK uses around 2.5 million tonnes of plastic packaging per year
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