Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: lemonmonsterCreated on: 06-12-15 15:43 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) - 1 Jan 1994 NAFTA = USA + Canada + Mexico 1 of 30 Canada's merchandise trade with the USA increased 80% in first 5 years Canada's merchandise trade with Mexico doubled in 5 years 2 of 30 Canadian exports to the USA and Mexico increased 80% and 65% US investment in Canada went up 63% in 5 years 3 of 30 Mexico investment in Canada tripled in 5 years 1 Million new jobs created in Canada since 1994 4 of 30 in 1998 6% of FDI into Canada came from USA and Mexico Over 88% of Mexico's imports come from USA 5 of 30 Mexican exports to the USA grew by 252.5% Bilateral trade between US and Mexico rose by $118bn between 1992 and 1999 6 of 30 70% of poor people in the world live in rural areas and work in agriculture 66% of all agricultural exports are from OECDs 7 of 30 IMF (international monetary fund) - 1945, 184 countries World Bank - 1944, 188 countries 8 of 30 5 million people are experiencing benefits of fair trade HIPCs - 1996, identified by IMF and World Bank, 40 countries, 29 in SSA 9 of 30 2009 - 35 HIPCs received full or partial debt relief SAPs - Structural Adjustment Programmes 10 of 30 1947 - India becomes independant India has the second highest English Speaking workforce in the world - 225m 11 of 30 India - 2.5mil technical graduates Population of China - 1.4 bn 12 of 30 China population growth rate - 0.8% LE China- 75 years 13 of 30 China GDP 2013 - $9.24 trn China GDP 1960 - $59.2 bn 14 of 30 Urbanisation in China: 1960 - 16%, 2013 - 53.2% 26% of all container transshipment carried out in China 15 of 30 EU - 28 countries, 1992 Maastricht Treaty Euro launched 1 Jan 1999 16 of 30 CAP - common agricultural policy, 35% of EU budget Forets in W. Europe grew by 10% between 1990 and 2005 17 of 30 2007 - EU should use 20% renewable energy in future EU CO2 emissions must be reduced by 20% by 2020 18 of 30 1 Ugandan Shilling = £0.0001886 19,7% of Uganda below poverty line 19 of 30 Uganda GDP growth rate - 4.9% 2014 Uganda GDP - $27.62 20 of 30 Uganda Adult literacy rate -78.4% 17% of Ugandan girls attend secondary school 21 of 30 0.12 doctors per 1000 people in Uganda 5.4% of population with HIV in 2010 Uganda 22 of 30 64% of population of Uganda have access to safe water 43% of Uganda have access to improved sanitation 23 of 30 LE Uganda - 53 Median age Uganda - 15 24 of 30 Uganda population GR - 3.14% Uganda BR - 43.74% 25 of 30 Population of Uganda - 33.4m 1962 - Uganda gains independance 26 of 30 Uganda GDP/Capita - $1300 External Debt Uganda - $4,095bn 27 of 30 1960 - Oil discovered in Dubai Population of Dubai grew by 300% between 1968-75 28 of 30 Oil and natural gas contribute less than 5% to Dubai's GDP No. 1 TNC - Wal-Mart 29 of 30 2007 - UK - 50,000 jobs created as result of FDI *** - Volkswagen Audi Group, 30 of 30
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