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globalisation

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show primary secondary tertiary Quaternary  
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show collecting and using natural resources - mining, fishing, farmer, logging, slaughtering  
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secondary   show
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show providing a service for people - distribution, medical surgeon, train-conductor, actor, singer, loaner, teacher, policeman, fireman, paramedic  
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show research and development - scientist, physicist, astronomer, biologist, geologist, fashion designer, software development  
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globalisation definition   show
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show trans national corporations. businesses with HQs in one country but with business operations in a number of others. - HSBC, Apple, Nokia, Nike, KFC, McDonald's, BMW, Mercedes Benz.  
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advantages of globalisation   show
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cont   show
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disadvantages of globalisation   show
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cont   show
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show threat to cultural diversity. might drown out local economies, traditions and languages + homogenise pop. eg, is that a Hollywood film is far more likely to be successful worldwide than one made in India or China, which also have thriving film industries.  
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cont   show
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show freedom of trade, growth of global trading blocs, new technologies, resources natural and man-made, improvements in transportation/communication, global media, labour availability and skills around the world, growth of TNCs  
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improvements in transportation   show
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show organisations like the World Trade Organisation (WTO) promote free trade between countries, which help to remove barriers between countries.  
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Improvements of communications   show
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Labour availability and skills   show
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global media   show
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growth of TNCs   show
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china's 3 main problems hindering development   show
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show environment (polluted by factories, sewage, desertification, dams)  
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how china is tackling population   show
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show 1979  
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aim of one child policy   show
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population growth of china in 1950s and now   show
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one-child policy rules   show
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cont   show
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show 10% salary cut. fine imposed would bankrupt many households. family would have to pay for the education of both children and the health care of all the family.  
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one-child policy exceptions   show
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show parents give a lot of attention to single child. slows down population growth(4.77 1970s to 1.64 2011). no overpopulation which would cause living standards to worsen, increase in poverty, difficult to feed everyone. better overall economic stability.  
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cont   show
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one-child policy cons   show
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show In 2000, it was reported that 90 per cent of foetuses aborted in China were female. shrinks workforce - shrank by 3m in 2011. estimated labor shortage of almost 140m by early 2030s. men outnumber women > 60m. in future, millions of men can't get married.  
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cont   show
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China 2 facts   show
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show as you go west, the land steps upwards. lowest areas along coast. Huabei Plain is largest area of flat land, very fertile. Next step up has mntn ranges + large deserts (20%). top step vast plateau of tibet vhigh (4km>sea on avg) himalayas southern border  
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show 1000s of rivers. Yellow 6th carries yellow silt - depositedin lower course of river, raising bed, flooding. Yangtze 3rd really busy like motorway for ships. dam, flooding. Xi busy flows to pearl river delta,1 of china's top industrial places.  
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CLIMATE   show
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cont   show
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show 1966 Mao cultural revolution got rid of Old customs, culture, habits, ideas, religion banned. communist.  
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china major cities   show
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why is china moving into africa?   show
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how china aid differs to uk aid?   show
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cont.   show
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