A. HS2 will generate £40 billion for the UK economy
B. What are the positive effects of TNCs in Nigeria?
C. Airports are vital for the UK tourist industry
D. Expanding Heathrow would boost the UK economy by £200 billion
E. What are the negative effects of TNC in Nigeria?
F. Nigeria needed TNCs to invest in the oil industry – they did not have the technology or money to do it themselves
G. TNCs provide a number of high paid jobs in Nigeria
H. Expanding Heathrow would boost the UK economy by £200 billion
I. If Heathrow airport expands it will destroy a village
J. Oil TNCs have encouraged the Nigeria government to use violence against oil protesters
K. TNCs pay large amounts of tax to Nigeria – this can be spent on health and education
L. Railway takes cars and lorries off the road – reducing the amount of traffic jams – this is good for people, the environment and business
M. To build the new railway large areas of countryside will be destroyed (green fieldsites)
N. There are many oil leaks in Nigeria – some have not been cleaned up in over 10 years and many fishermen have lost their jobs because of the spills
O. The oil industry doesn’t create many jobs – it does little to help those in poverty
P. What are the advantages and disadvantages of expanding Heathrow airport?
Q. If Heathrow Airport expands it will create more noise and air pollution from the flights
R. Airports are vital for the UK tourist industry
S. Heathrow already creates 150,000 jobs – both direct (in the airport) and indirect (in the city)
T. What are the advantages and disadvantages of improving rail links? E.g. High speed 2 (HS2)
U. HS2 will link poorer northern cities to London – helping reduce the N/S divide
