case studies

Question 2

Mackinder heartland theory

Answer 2

-whoever controls Europe and Asia, the largest land masses, will gain control over the world.
-he believed that the ‘heartland’ extended from Eastern Europe into Russia with there being a ‘pivot’ in the centre.
-whoever controlled the heartland would control landmasses of europe+russia+ control world
-russia should be the global superpower bc it has most strategic location
-uk could dominate using sea power
-global pivot chand in 21st century to china+this where global economic centre was pre-1800
-chinas a emerging+regional power that can challenge usas hegemony

Question 3

Mackinder heartland theory

Answer 3

-whoever controls Europe and Asia, the largest land masses, will gain control over the world.
-he believed that the ‘heartland’ extended from Eastern Europe into Russia with there being a ‘pivot’ in the centre.
-whoever controlled the heartland would control landmasses of europe+russia+ control world
-russia should be the global superpower bc it has most strategic location
-uk could dominate using sea power
-global pivot chand in 21st century to china+this where global economic centre was pre-1800
-chinas a emerging+regional power that can challenge usas hegemony

Question 4

mcdonalds

Answer 4

• since 1st maccies resturant opened in usa in 1940 its grown to become one of kost recognised brands in world
• it has over 38,000 resturants in over 100 diff countries worldwide
• other western corporations which have gained global recognition incl netflix, NIKE n apple
• globalisation has enabled these companies to expand across world n is eg of westernisation