Edexcel A-Level Geography PAPER 2 - Globalisation EQ3 Revision Work Booklet

Edexcel A-Level Geography Globalisation EQ3 Revision Work Booklet

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3.7 Globalisation, development and the environment

• Development, development gap
• Absolute poverty, relative poverty
• Millennium Development Goals
• Development indicators - economic and social
• How is global inequality measured? - GINI Index and GINI Coefficient
• Envrionmental winners and losers

3.8 Social, environmental and political tensions caused by globalisation

• Schengen Agreement
• Disasporas - deregulation and FDI
• Open borders, FDI and degregulation have created social and environmental tensions
• Legislatiosn against global flows
• Internet censorship, migration controls
• Resource nationalism and first nations in Canada

3.9 Global sustainability and localism

• Natural resource
• Globalisation and the environment
• Ecological footprint
• Sustainability
• TNCs and Carbon footprint
• Ethical consumption - fair trade, supply chain monitoring, NGO action
• Food miles and local sourcign
• Costs and benefits of local sourcing
• Transition towns - Totnes
• Fair Trade
• UK position on waste and recycling - Malaysia