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A Level Geography Globalisation
What is GATT?
What are the negative impacts of TNCs on host countries?
A Level Geography Globalisation
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What are the negative impacts of TNCs on host countries?
Unemployment
Tax avoidance
Growing global inequality
Environmental degradation
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What is GATT?
General agreement on textiles and trade
General agreement on trade and tariffs
General agreement on tariffs and trade
General agreement on trade and textiles
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Which country is described as having an 'open door' policy?
China
Russia
India
Brazil
4
What is the IMF?
Inter-dependent monetary fund
International miscellaneous fund
International mortgage fund
International monetary fund
5
What is cultural diffusion?
When cultures die out
When cultures influence others and are influenced themselves
When cultures merge with other ones
6
What is ethical consumption?
Buying a product because of 'positive buying'
Buying a product from a large TNC
Buying a product produced oversees
Buying a product because of a 'moral boycott'
7
How high was Detroit's murder rate in 2014?
75 per 100,000
45 per 100,000
20 per 100,000
100 per 100,000
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What does GATT do?
It aims to reduce tariffs and standardise products
It aims to reduce tariffs and reduce public spending
It aims to reduce tariffs and trade blocs
9
What is globalisation?
growing economic dependence of countries globally
growing economic independence of countries globally
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What challenges do growing mega cities face?
Poor housing
Overcrowding
Not enough local entertainment
Bad food
11
At what rate is Karachi's over 24 million population growing?
6 percent annually
5 percent annually
4 percent annually
3 percent annually
12
How do governments encourage FDI?
Special economic zones
Exponential processing zones
Export processing zones
Social economic zones
13
Reduction in tax revenue has led to Detroit having debts of how much?
£18 billion
£18.7 billion
£18.5 billion
£18.2 billion
14
What is cultural erosion?
The loss of a specific culture
The dilution of a specific culture
The loss or dilution of a specific culture
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What does the IBRD do?
Tries to reduce global money waste
Tries to reduce inequalities in the world
Tries to reduce global money lending
Tries to reduce global debts
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What is an example of a US transition town?
Albuquerque
Marietta
Fairhope
Polson
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What are some benefits of migration for the host country?
Skill gaps are filled
More welfare spending
More taxpaying workers
Social tensions
18
What is a case study example of cultural erosion?
The Paralympic movement
China's open door policy
loss of tribal lifestyles in Papa New Guinea
The First Nations in Canada
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What is the Bristol pound?
A measurement of weight used in Bristol
A local currency used in Bristol
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What is protectionism?
Increasing trade between domestic and foreign companies
The economic policy of protecting foreign companies
Increasing social laws to protect people from crime
The economic policy of protecting domestic companies
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What is privatisation?
Removing and reducing restrictions on economic activity
Transferring ownership of a company to the private sector
Keeping financial details of companies private
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What are the main purposes of transition towns?
To build local ecological resilience in the near future
To raise awareness of sustainable living
To act as a point where different forms of transport meet
To help isolated places become more globalised
23
What is a case study of outsourcing and offshoring?
The UN
Cargill
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
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What are some advantages of trade blocs?
Bigger markets without extra taxes
National firms can merge to form TNCs
Smaller markets without extra taxes
Protection from foreign competitors and political stability
25
What helped cause cultural erosion in Papa New Guinea?
Intermarriage between different tribes
Oceanic pig population decline
Christian missionaries
Western education
26
What does the WTO do?
Acts as a forum for global debates
Acts as a forum for issues with trade barriers
Acts as a forum for global conflicts
27
What is a transition town?
A community project which upholds the transition network
A town that looks to change its cultural identity
A community project which aims to change a places culture
A town that acts as a transport hub
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Which of these factors have increased globalisation?
Computer and internet technology
Climate change
International organisations
29
In 2014 how many of its vehicles did JLR sell outside of Europe and North America?
50%
49%
55%
47%
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What is offshoring?
Where part of a business moves to a different country
Where a business exclusively works in only one country
Where a business works near the coast
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Why did the Rana Plaza building collapse?
Extra floors had been added
Structurally unsound support columns
A sinkhole underneath the factory
An earthquake
32
What is a case study example of a mega city?
Istanbul
Karachi
Seattle
Pretoria
33
What does the IMF do?
Represents all NGOs
Acts as an international stock broker
Acts as an international 'loan shark'
Represents global investors
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What are some disadvantages of trade blocs?
Loss of sovereignty
Compromise and concession
Interdependence
Increased free movement of people
35
What is a case study example of people becoming losers of globalisation?
Dubai
Canary Wharf
The port of Ningbo-Zhoushan
Rana Plaza
36
What is outsourcing?
where a business gets its resources from foreign countries
Where a business moves to a different country
Where a business contracts another company to work for it
37
How do governments encourage FDI?
Low corporation and income tax
Free or subsidised land
Increased bureaucracy
Backhand payments
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What is the IBRD?
Inter-disciplinary bank for reconstruction and development
International bank for reconstruction and development
International brokers for reconstruction and development
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Which of these reports or indexes measure globalisation?
The At Kearney global cities index
The KOF index
The KAOPEN index
The IMF annual report on exchange arrangements/restriction
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How can domestic companies be protected?
Subsidising land for foreign companies
Restrictive quotas
Tariffs on imported goods
Regulations that disadvantage foreign companies
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What challenges do growing mega cities face?
urban to rural migration
Wildlife in cities
Air pollution
Traffic congestion
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Which of these factors have increased globalisation?
Hyper inflation
New markets
Lower transport costs
TNCS
43
In 2012 JLR established a partnership with which Chinese car company?
Chery Automobile
Changan Automobile
Dongfeng Motor Corporation
SAIC Motor
44
What is a diaspora?
The movement of people back to their own country
The spread of people from the same cultural background
Groups of people of different cultures meeting
45
What percent of Bangladesh's population are estimated to depend on the clothing industry?
30%
15%
20%
24%
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What is glocalisation?
Goods are adapted so that they sell better
Goods aren't sold globally
Globalisation is discouraged
Goods are adapted so that there is more local demand
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What has deindustrialisation caused in Detroit?
Rural to urban migration and employment
Hyper inflation and a reccession
Dereliction, crime, depopulation and high unemployment
Deflation and employment
48
Which of these places are 'switched off' from globalisation?
Atlanta
London
North Korea
South Korea
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What are some costs of using local currencies?
It excludes outsiders
Consumers miss out of price benefits from competition
There is reduced dependence on international trade
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Which of these examples is evidence of glocalisation
Tesco not wrapping fruit and veg in Thailand
BMW making right hand drive cars for the UK
Wine being available in Disneyland Paris
Coca-Cola having diet cola in every country
51
What are some benefits of migration for the source country?
'Brain drain'
Less pressure on welfare spending
Remittances balance reduced workforce
Reduced birth rate
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What is a case study example of protecting cultural identity?
WinACC
Canada's First Nations
The Great Firewall of China
L'exception culturelle
53
How many people died when the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed?
2000
1000
Over 2000
Over 1000
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What are the positive impacts of TNCs on host countries?
Political stability
Technology transfer
Higher environmental standards
Raised living standards
55
What is an example of a UK transition town?
Totnes
Slough
Chesterfield
Taunton
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What is a mega city?
Towns which have joined to form a city
Large cities that are growing rapidly
Large cities which have stopped growing
Two cities which have joined together
57
How has the TNC Cargill opened up new markets?
Made deals with Texas grain farmers
Lends money to wheat farmers
Changed its advertising campaign
Built 9 animal feed mills in Vietnam
58
What is 'global shift'?
The general buying of goods moving to the same area
The general production of goods moving to the same area
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How many different cultural groups are estimated to exist in Papa New Guinea
1200
7000
400
3050
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What is FDI?
Foreign dynamic investment
Future distributed investment
Foreign discredited investment
Foreign distributed investment
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By how much did Bangladesh's clothing exports increase in value from 2004 to 2013?
£9 billion to £26 billion
$9 billion to $26 billion
£6 billion to £21 billion
$6 billion to $21 billion
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Which city in the US has typically suffered from deindustrialisation?
Boston
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
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What initiatives have taken place in some transition towns?
Switching cars to run on oil instead of petrol
Replacing ornamental tree plantings with fruit and nut ones
Industrial symbiosis
Buying new items from local stores when old items break
64
What is deindustrialisation?
The closure of some primary sector industries
The mass closure of tertiary sector services industries
The re-development of primary sector industries
The mass closure of secondary sector production industries
65
What are some costs of migration for the source country?
Extra community and social costs
Skills shortages
Demographic imbalance
66
What is industrial symbiosis?
Recycling the waste of one industry via using another one
Buying equal amounts of commodities from separate industries
Gradually reducing waste production
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What are some reasons places can be 'switched off' from globalisation?
Weak education levels and overall poor workforce skill
Weak commitment of government to development
Low agricultural potential
Inclusion in trade blocs
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What are some benefits of using local currencies?
Stronger bonds between consumers and businesses
Money keeps on circulating locally
Reduced dependency on international trade
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What are some costs of migration for the host country?
Pressure on rented sector of housing market
Need for extra school places and health services
Extra community spending
Less popular jobs are taken by migrant workers
70
What is the WTO?
World tariff organisation
World tertiary organisation
World trade organisation
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What is liberalisation?
Reducing and removing restrictions on economic activity
Making economic restrictions less tolerant
Allowing more restrictions on economic activity
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How much did JLR's new assembly plant cost in terms of investment?
£1,000,000,000
£1,500,000,000
£750,000,000
£900,000,000
