3. Human and physical influences on global interactions
Syllabus Link: How political, technological and physical processes influence global interactions
Political Factors
Political factors that affect global interactions:
Multi-governmental organizations (MGOs)
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Activity: Political factors note sheet
Slides: The role of the UN
Webpage: The EU - easy explainer
Reading: Incheon FTA
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Free trade zones
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Economic migration controls and rules
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Interactive: The global flow of people
UN Doc: International migration highlights
Reading: EU migration policies
The Shrinking World
Our “shrinking world” and the forces driving technological innovation:
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Article: The Shrinking World
Visual: Changes in time to circumnavigate the globe
Activity: Inventions that shrunk the world
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Shrinking World - Key Terminology
Transport Developments Over Time
Planes
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Timeline: Development of commercial aviation
Slideshow: Developments in aviation
Article: What would life be like without the airplane?
Container Ships
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Article: The humble container hero
Timeline: Evolution in ships through time
Infographic: Worlds largest ship
Created by London-based data visualisation studio Kiln and the UCL Energy Institute
Communications Technological Innovation
Changing Global Data Flows
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Activity: Communication Innovation technology
Reading: Data - Driving the new era of global flows
Article: The new era of data flows
Communications Infrastructure and Use
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Article: What is the internet? Major questions answered.
Article: The incredible growth of the internet
Map: Global submarine cable map
Maps: World Bank maps on patterns of communications use
Reading: A brief history of communications
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Influence of the Physical Environment
Natural Resource Availability
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Note Sheet: The impact of the physical environment
Infographic & article: The world's most isolated countries
Article: The most isolated places on Earth
Article: St Helena finally opens airport
Article: The sea is ours - Bolivia challenges for the right to sea access
Infographic & article: The world's most isolated countries
Article: The most isolated places on Earth
Article: St Helena finally opens airport
Article: The sea is ours - Bolivia challenges for the right to sea access
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Extension
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