IGCSE Geography – Economic Change Unit | Complete Teaching and Learning Resource

IGCSE Geography – Economic Change | Complete Teaching and Learning Resource.
A complete IGCSE Geography Economic Change unit covering the full topic, including content, student tasks, video links, exam practice, map work and case studies.

Topics Included:

So what even is globalization?
Thinking about yourself in a globalized world
Time space convergence
What does convergence mean?
Is the world smaller now than it used to be?
Changing economies
Different industries will determine a country’s employment structure
Give reasons why the employment structure is different in LICs, MICs & HICs
The changing location and distribution of industry
Containerisation
How Containerisation helped shape the modern world
Globalization and its impacts
Glocalization and examples
The role of transnational corporations in globalization
TNC & MNCs pros and cons
Economic impacts of TNCs and MNCs
Social impacts of TNCs
Environmental impacts of TNCs
“Transnational corporations do more to help than harm low-income countries.” Discuss.
Globalization case study Dubai in the United Arab Emirates
Has globalisation been good for Dubai?
Why is tourism a growing global industry?
The butler model
Pros and cons of tourism
Social, economic and environmental impacts of tourism
Managing tourism
How top tourist destinations try to overcome over tourism
Detailed specific example (case study) of Tourism Machu Picchu Peru