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Globalisation and Economic Change

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What is globalisation, in its different forms, and what forces have accelerated it?

Explain the economic, cultural, political and environmental dimensions of globalisation and the drivers that have accelerated it
A focused answer to the H2 Geography outcome on globalisation. Its economic, cultural, political and environmental dimensions, the technological, economic and political drivers behind it, and the concept of time-space compression.
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Why has manufacturing shifted from older industrial regions to newly industrialising economies, and what does it leave behind?

Explain the global shift of manufacturing and the resulting deindustrialisation and industrialisation, and assess their consequences
A focused answer to the H2 Geography outcome on global shift. The relocation of manufacturing to newly industrialising economies, the deindustrialisation of older cores, and the economic and social consequences for both.
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How do states, institutions and communities respond to globalisation, and can its impacts be managed fairly?

Evaluate the responses of governments, institutions and communities to globalisation, including protectionism, regulation and resistance
A focused answer to the H2 Geography outcome on responses to globalisation. National strategies and protectionism, international institutions and trade blocs, fair trade and ethical responses, anti-globalisation resistance, and how to judge their effectiveness.
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How and why do transnational corporations spread production across the world, and who gains?

Explain how transnational corporations organise global production networks and assess their impacts on host and home economies
A focused answer to the H2 Geography outcome on transnational corporations. Why and how TNCs locate and organise global production networks and the new international division of labour, and their costs and benefits for host and home countries.
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Who gains and who loses from globalisation, and at what scales does this play out?

Assess the uneven economic, social and environmental impacts of globalisation on different groups, places and scales
A focused answer to the H2 Geography outcome on the impacts of globalisation. The uneven benefits and costs across countries, regions and social groups, the economic, social and environmental dimensions, and how scale shapes who wins and loses.
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What makes a city a command centre of the global economy, and how are world cities connected?

Explain the characteristics, functions and hierarchy of world cities and their role as command centres in global networks
A focused answer to the H2 Geography outcome on world cities. Their defining functions, the world-city hierarchy, why command-and-control functions cluster, the networks linking them, and the challenges of growth.
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