English Unlimited HTL 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

116 Knowledge and technology 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Listen again. Answer the questions using a maximum of four words. 1 What can the economic growth of a nation lead to? 2 Since roughly when has the Chinese economy been growing strongly? 3 What’s the objective of the Chinese trade pacts with African states? 4 What does China offer its African trade partners in exchange for trade concessions? 5 How important are human rights issues for China’s trade agreements? 6 Why are European countries concerned by China’s involvement in Africa? 7 What does India call the Chinese strategy of building commercial ports around the Indian Ocean? 8 What are some of the causes for the tensions between China and their immediate neighbours around the Yellow Sea? 27 TCD  3/04 Answer these questions in pairs. Go on the internet if you need more information. 1 What’s Austria’s contribution to the global economy? 2 How is Austria’s economy influenced by international political developments? Share your ideas in class. Study the information on the right and look at the table below. Make notes on the following questions. 1 What is the ranking in the table based on? 2 What does the ranking show? 3 Which countries rank highly and why? Also refer to map C on p. 32 for further information on the global distribution of GDP. Discuss your ideas in class. a 28 GDP per capita, PPP (current interna- tional $): GDP per capita is based on pur- chasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is the gross domestic product of a country converted from the local currency to inter- national dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar would buy in the respective country a comparable amount of goods and services a US dollar would buy in the United States. This term is used to globally compare purchasing power. The international dollar is calculated without making deductions for decrease in value of fabricated items and property or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. b a 29 b Country 2010 2013 Qatar 124,785 131,758 Norway 57,739 65,461 Switzerland 48,492 53,672 Hong Kong SAR China 47,194 53,203 United States 48,358 53,143 Austria 40,397 44,149 Australia 39,066 43,550 Sweden 39,569 43,533 Germany 38,310 43,332 Italy 33,556 34,303 Country 2010 2013 Japan 33,916 33,315 Korea, Rep. 30,423 33,140 Russian Federation 20,541 24,120 Brazil 13,773 15,034 South Africa 11,426 12,504 China 9,053 11,904 Egypt 10,416 11,085 India 4,549 5,410 Ethiopia 1,041 1,354 Niger 825 913 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv