Globalisation – (EQ2) Impacts of the Global Shift – Flashcards
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give two positives of the global shift in emerging Asia
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- poverty reduction and waged work - education and training
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give a case study example of poverty reduction in a globalising region
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predicted by 2030 Asia will be home to 3 billion middle-class people
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give two case study examples of better education and training in an emerging region
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- 2500 universities in China, India and South Korea = millions of phDs every year - 2012 china = 30,000 phDs
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give two negatives of the global shift in emerging countries
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- environment and resource pressure - Infrastructure, the built environment and unplanned settlements
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give an example of how infrastructure affects the built environment
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- extreme high rise developments in city centre 'hotspots', means loss of recreational and traditional spaces
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give a case study example of how unplanned settlements are effected by globalisation
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- the dharavi slum (mumbai), government wants to replace with modern flats - it is home to families and has a booming recycling industry
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Give two negative effects of Chinas 'workshop of the world' status and examples
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- workers are exploited - 2500 metal workers lost limb or a finger each year in Yongkang - environment affected badly - air pollution reduces life expectancy by 5 years - high levels of particles that cause strokes and cancer
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give two positive impacts of chinas 'workshop of the world' status and examples
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- larger incomes - car ownership 1/100 to 1/5 since 2000 - more developed technology and business - Chinese banks = some of the worlds largest TNCs
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Give an example of environmental challenges in China
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in Dongguan, Wintek workers poisoned by chemicals used to treat glass
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Give an example of environmental challenges on the ivory coast
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- 10,000s of people suffered in health after toxic waste (producing hydrogen sulphide) was dumped by a trafigura ship
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Give four examples of environmental challenges in Indonesia
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- land degradation and biodiversity lost - 100,000 football pitches of rainforest lost each year - room being created for oil palm plantations - gov. = too slow to act and corruption = widespread
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what is the worlds dirtiest city and what is one day in it equal to?
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- linfen, China - 1 day = 3 packs of cigarettes
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what has happened in Beijing for the first time due to industrial development
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- on red alert
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what is a positive effect of the global shift in india?
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the fast rising middle class
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give five examples of emerging economies
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- taiwan - s. korea - india - china - indonesia
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give an example of a developing country
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bangladesh
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give an example of a developed country
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USA
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give five costs of globalisation
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- pressure on resources - increase in air pollution - exploitation of workers - the widening gap between the rich and poor - loss of culture
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give four benefits of globalisation
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- incomes increase = less poverty - education and healthcare improvements - development of infrastructure - possible increase in tourism
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define the global shift
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the movement of manufacturing developed countries/regions to emerging/developing countries/regions
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give an example of deindustrialisation in the UK
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- London - manufacturing = 30% of London economy in 1960 by 1980 only 11% - due to competition overseas offering lower prices (as they could pay their workers less) - 1973 oil crisis also made manufacturing costs rise
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give four negative impacts of the global shift on deindustrialised regions
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- high unemployment - crime - depopulation - dereliction
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give an example of high unemployment in a deindustrialised region
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- Detroit still to replace jobs lost when automobile industry went under
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describe how crime can emerge in deindustrialised regions
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when legitimate global flows are switched off, illegitimate flows are switched on (e.g. drugs and guns)
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give four examples of depopulation and its effects in deindustrialised regions
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- migration out of the areas e.g. Detroit lost 1 mil. since 1950 - this causes a collapse in house prices e.g. Baltimore = 20,000 abandoned properties and houses were sold for $1 - this means people are getting negative equities on their homes - "white flight" leaves daily african-americans = racial tension between those left behind
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give an effect of dereliction in deindustrialised regions
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leads to vandalism and arson
