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  1. 1[blank_start]Colonialism[blank_end] is where a country owns and [blank_start]controls[blank_end] other countries or areas of land. For example, Britain colonising [blank_start]South Africa[blank_end], Belgium colonising the [blank_start]Congo[blank_end]
    1. AColonialism
    2. BIndependence
    3. Ccontrols
    4. Ddoesn't control
    5. ESouth Africa
    6. FAngola
    7. GCongo
    8. HIvory Coast
  2. 2[blank_start]Globalisation[blank_end] is where a country has cultural, [blank_start]economic[blank_end] and political influences over other countries, creating an increased sense of [blank_start]interdependence[blank_end].
    1. AGlobalisation
    2. BColonisation
    3. CGlocalisation
    4. Dpolitical
    5. Eeconomic
    6. Fphysical
    7. Genvironmental
    8. Hinterdependence
    9. Iindependence
  3. 3China began an '[blank_start]open door[blank_end]' policy in 1978, welcoming foreign businesses to set up in China. European and North American companies saw advantages of locating in China's '[blank_start]special economic zones[blank_end]' (SEZs). The SEZs offered [blank_start]tax incentives[blank_end] and cheap labour. China's [blank_start]economy[blank_end] grew rapidly due to foreign businesses locating in the SEZs and China joined the WTO ([blank_start]World Trade Organisation[blank_end]) in 2001. In 2005, around [blank_start]50%[blank_end] of Chinese exports were from foreign companies in China, with China currently being the largest receiver of [blank_start]FDI[blank_end]. As a [blank_start]BRIC[blank_end] country, China invests heavily in [blank_start]Sub-Saharan Africa[blank_end] and South America with investment from BRICs increased 20-fold to $145 billion from 2000-2012. This accounts for over [blank_start]10%[blank_end] of global investment.
    1. Aopen door
    2. Bspecial economic zones
    3. Ctax incentives
    4. Deconomy
    5. E50%
    6. FWorld Trade Organisation
    7. GFDI
    8. HBRIC
    9. ISub-Saharan Africa
    10. J10%
    11. Kclosed door
    12. Lspecial environmental zones
    13. Menvironment
    14. N25%
    15. OOPEC
    16. P40%
  4. 4Switched on places are [blank_start]nations[blank_end], regions or cities that are [blank_start]strongly[blank_end] connected to other places through the [blank_start]production[blank_end] and consumption of [blank_start]goods[blank_end] and services
    1. Anations
    2. Bstrongly
    3. Cproduction
    4. Dgoods
    5. Ecountries
    6. Fweakly
    7. Gconsumption
  5. 5Why is the Sahel region of Africa considered a switched off place? (4)
    1. APoverty
    2. BMany coastal nations open to trade
    3. CMany landlocked nations such as Chad and Niger struggling to trade and attract FDI
    4. DPolicies meaning the countries in the Sahel are switched off
    5. ESome farmers are dependent on aid from OECD nations
    6. FMismanagement of natural and human resources
    7. GCountries find it easy to attract FDI
  6. 6Why is North Korea considered a switched off place? (2)
    1. ANo internet access - only an intranet with 28 websites
    2. BStruggling to trade because it is landlocked
    3. CPeople don't have access to social media
    4. DDemocratic government with elections every 5 years
  7. 7The global shift in industry involves [blank_start]TNCs[blank_end] moving from [blank_start]MEDCs[blank_end] and setting up factories in [blank_start]NICs[blank_end] and [blank_start]LEDCs[blank_end].
    1. ATNCs
    2. BMEDCs
    3. CNICs
    4. DLEDCs
  8. 8[blank_start]Urbanisation[blank_end] is an [blank_start]increase[blank_end] in the proportion of people living in [blank_start]urban[blank_end] areas
    1. AUrbanisation
    2. Bincrease
    3. Cdecrease
    4. Durban
    5. Erural
    6. FRuralisation
  9. 9[blank_start]Centripetal[blank_end] migration is the movement of people directed towards the [blank_start]centre[blank_end] of an [blank_start]urban[blank_end] area
    1. ACentripetal
    2. BCentrifugal
    3. CRural to Urban
    4. DUrban to Rural
    5. Ecentre
    6. Foutskirts
    7. Gurban
    8. Hrural
    9. Isub-urban
  10. 10A global hub is a settlement or region that has become a focal point for activities with a global influence such as trade ([blank_start]Shanghai[blank_end]), business ([blank_start]London[blank_end]), international governance ([blank_start]The Hague[blank_end]), or education ([blank_start]Cambridge[blank_end]).
    1. AShanghai
    2. BCairo
    3. CLondon
    4. DMexico City
    5. EThe Hague
    6. FDubai
    7. GCambridge
    8. HCape Town

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A level Geography (Globalisation) Quiz on Globalisation definitions quiz, created by Wesley Spearman on 17/05/2017.
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