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Describe the Poland --> UK migration |
1. Poland joined EU May 2004 2. Anglia : Most , Wales : Least 3. Access to NHS and unemployment benefits 4. Wages much better in UK (£200 per month in Poland). 5. 50 Polish Saturday schools in Poland now 6. UK Supermarkets have Polish sections 7. By 2007, 35% of construction jobs in Poland could not be filled 8. Government have intervened in Poland by offering more lucrative salaries |
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Describe the UK --> Spain migration |
1. Almost 1 Million Brits live in Spain 2. 80,000 of them are retired 3. Spain has a much warmer climate -10 degrees hotter on average 4. No healthcare worries anymore 5. Still entitled to UK Pension 6. No Youth Culture in Spain 7. Slower pace of life in Spain 8. Cheaper airfares made it easier |
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Give an Example of a TNC |
Example of TNC : Tesco 1. Stores in Japan, China and India 2. Over 48,000 stores overseas 3. Planning controls less restrictive outside UK 4. Wages in India and China are 50p per hour 5. Make £3000 per minute 6. 60% of international products come from Asia 7. Online shopping advances 8. Merger with Samsung TNC |
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Give an example of a Switched On Country |
Example of Switched On Country : India - 6% annual growth rate -Brain Gain -Migration back from North America and Europe -Cheap food imports are hurting farmers in India, who make up 70% of the population - Eruopean companies suffering as Indain companies make the same goods at 20% of cost -Large gap between rich and poor -Service sector worth $25 Billion -Bangalore is India's fastest growing city |
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Give an example of a Switched Off Country |
Example of Switched Off Country : Laos - Inaccessible - Lack of transport - Agriculture is main industry - Unreliable climate |
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What are the Social impacts of Globalisation in Cuba |
Social impacts of Globalisation: Cuba - Local traditions eroded through Media and TV - Cuban culture diluted - Tourist enclaves create Cuban stereotype - Americanisation of Cuba |
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What are the Ethical impacts of Globalisation |
Ethical Impacts of Globalisation : Coca Cola TNC - Exploitation - child labour - Discrimination, had to pay $990 million for racism against black workers - Silence media - Use of pesticides and dumping sludge |
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Describe the flooding hazard in Bangladesh |
Flooding Hazard In Bangladesh - One of the most densely populated countries in the world - Experiences floods every year - Himalayan snow melt - Drainage congestion prevents water escaping - Spreads disease - Maintenance costs too high for Bangladesh to pay - Water used to replenish ground water refineries - Provide a nutrient rich sediment for vegetable production in the dry season |
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Give an example of an Earthquake Hazard in Iran |
Earthquake Hazard Example: Bam, Iran - 26,00 deaths - 100,00 homeless - 6.5 magnitude - 70% buildings destroyed |
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Give an example of Earthquake Hazard in California |
Earthquake Hazard Example : California - 2 deaths - 40,00 without electricity - 80 buildings damaged |
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Describe the disaster hotspot Philippines |
Disaster Hotspot : Philippines - South East of mainland Asia - Western edge of Pacific Belt - Monsoon Climate - Rapid Urbanisation - Environmental Degradation - lack of forest cover - Climate change effecting vulnerability - 121 disasters since 1990 - Storm is most frequent hazards |
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Describe the Hazard hotspot California |
Disaster Hotspot California: - State on West Cost of America - El Nino: Flood + landslides - La Nina: forest fires - Loma Prieta earthquake - 63 dead + $6 Billion damage -Northbridge earthquake -57 dead - Hazards: Earthquakes, River Floods, Coastal Floods and Drought |
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Describe the impacts of climate change on Africa |
Impacts of Climate Change on Africa - Africa makes the least contribution to Global Warming - it is the most vulnerable - Water issues - River Nile sharing - Food insecurity - crops dry out - Natural resources - loss of biodiversity threatens poorer people dependent on wildlife - Vector Borne and Water Borne disease spread - Coastal zones eroded and flood - Desertification - unpredictable rainfall |
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Describe the impacts of Climate Change on Arctic |
Impacts of Climate Change on Arctic - Tundra ecosystem get lost - Spread of species such as the spruce bark beetle in Alaska - Increase in boreal forest fires in Arctic Russia - loosing vital carbon sinks - 24 villages in Alaska threatened by flooding - Thin ice makes hunting more dangerous - ice used to protect settlements, now they are dangerous - Negative multiplier effect in Marine Ecosystem - At current rates 50% of Arctic ice will be lost by 2090 |
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Give an example of A Megacity |
Megacity Example: Los Angeles - Second largest city in the USA - 3000 per km2 density - 1876 railway stimulated rapid growth - Discovery of oil - Opening of a Ford car planet - Urban tensions due to ethnic difference e.g. riots in 1965 - Waste - 24 million people produce 50,00 tonnes of waste everyday |
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Describe the Megacity Mumbai |
Megacity Example: Mumbai - most populous city in India, 14 million - Commercial capital of India - Better paid jobs, housing and quality of life in cities - Slums: Dharavi - 80% of waste is recycled in Dharavi, nothing is considered rubbish - 10 people die on the overcrowded raliway system everday - Vision Mumbai - management strategy - Aims to increase housing and reduce slums |
