A-LEVEL GEOGRAPHY - THE BANANA INDUSTRY

How many bananas are consumed roughly each year?

• About 100 billion

• About 750 million

• About 100 million

• About 500 billion

What is the main exporting country of bananas?

• Colombia

• Philippines

• Ecuador

• Costa Rica

What is the main importer of bananas?

• Russia

• US

• Belgium

• Japan

What country has the biggest banana consumption?

• China

• India

• Brazil

• Indonesia

In 2015, how many tonnes of bananas were produced?

• 68.2 million tonnes

• 98.1 million tonnes

• 134.3 million tonnes

• 117.9 million tonnes

Which of these company's are NOT banana TNCs?

• Chiquita

• Unilever

• Dole

• Del Monte

There are over 1000 different varieties of bananas growing around the world, how many groups are these varieties subdivided into?

• 24

• 5

• 212

• 50

Where are bananas grown? (Choose all applicable)

• Latin America

• Caribbean

• Tropical regions of Africa

• Mr Profits basement

How many $ worth of bananas are supplied annually to the US from countries such as Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica?

• $4.1bn

• $3.1bn

• $2.1bn

• $1.1bn

In 2017, Fairtrade banana farmers and workers earned .................. in Fairtrade Premiums.

• $122,534,900

• $31,326,300

• $17,837,600

• $2,783,600