India Case Study - Development Dynamics

Short unit of work that covers India as a case study of an emerging economy. I teach it to students for GCSE Geography: Edexcel B Paper 1 Section 2 (Development Dynamics). Please note that some activities (especially Lesson 3) make explicit reference to an Edexcel Geography Pearson textbook.

Other than a select few activities, these lessons could be easily applied to other exam boards and could be used for activities in KS3 units on India or global development more generally.

Lesson 1: Economic Change in India
Covers the liberalisation of India’s trade following colonialism , independence and rocky few years following.

Lesson 2: Globalisation and India’s economy
Looks at India’s imports and exports, as well as its suitability for trade.

Lesson 3: Globalisation and India’s development
Revision lesson that requires the Pearson edexcel textbook.

Lesson 4: Social impacts of globalisation on India
Covers rural-urban migration and education changes.

Lesson 5: Environmental impacts of globalisation on India
Uses a worksheet to look at different challenges caused by India’s industrialisation.