Summary: Advanced TopicMasters will enhance student knowledge and understanding of demanding topics in AS/A-level geography.The texts can be read to consolidate understanding as each topic is covered in class, and referred to by students in order to complete essays and other assignments. Analysis of each topic is illustrated in full colour by case studies, photographs, charts, tables and diagrams. The case studies support general discussion and can be used to illustrate assignments and written work in the final examinations. More complex topics and explanations are included in inset boxes, and provide opportunities for more detailed study. Each Advanced Topic Master features a wide range of activities: some aim to test knowledge and understanding; others will help students develop essential skills such as statistical analysis and hypothesis testing; and others will encourage students to research topics further on the internet or in the library, or as the basis for fieldwork investigations and coursework.
Will help students master more complex geographical topics Shows students how to make best use of up-to-date analysis and data Will improve coursework and exam preparation through specially-tailored exercises
Will help students master more complex geographical topics
Shows students how to make best use of up-to-date analysis and data
Will improve coursework and exam preparation through specially-tailored exercises
Table of Contents: Introduction1 The nature of globalisationModern globalisationOrigins and growth of globalisationGlobalisation and developmentIndices of globalisationDegrees of integration2 Technology and a shrinking worldGlobalisation and communications technologiesThe technology timelineEvolving communications networksTechnology and society3 Transnational corporations and global economic networksThe diversity, scale and role of TNCsThe changing geography of TNCsGlobal networks and flowsFinancial flows and the development process4 Impacts and ethics of global interactionsTwo-speed developmentGlobal shift and the changing nature of work5 Cultural globalisationCultural interactions and impactsCultural hubs and global consumerismGlobalisation and its impact on local cultureMigration and diasporaScotland: a diaspora source nationThe USA: a diaspora host nationManaging cultural globalisation6 Globalisation and environmental stressEconomic activityThe global relocation of polluting industriesTransboundary pollutionAgribusiness, biodiversity loss and the environmentRising affluence, dairy farming and ‘land grabs’The movement of people, organisms and wasteAre we living sustainably?7 Political outcomes of globalisationGlobal groupings: the emergence of trade blocsGeographic consequences of trade bloc formationManaging the threat of sovereignty loss in Europe8 Local responses and challenges to globalisationGlobalisation and glocalisationGlobal diaspora groups and local community interactionLocal resistance to globalisationSwitched-off places and peoples9 Global futures‘De-globalisation’: the global credit crunch of 2008Geographical impacts of the global credit crunchGlobalisation’s power shiftGlobal futures: business as usual
About the Author(s): Simon Oakes is an A-level principal examiner, Chief Examiner for International Baccalaureate geography and the author of a wide range of A-level resources.Michael Raw is Head of Geography at Bradford Grammar School, a senior examiner, and the author of numerous AS and A-level publications.
