LAST MINUTE PAPER 2

Question 1

What is Globalisation?

Answer 1

The increasing interconnectedness of the world through flows of goods, services, people, capital & information.

Question 2

What are the factors driving Globalisation?

Answer 2

• Technology (internet, mobile, transport)
• TNCs (outsourcing, global supply chains)
• Trade blocs (EU, NAFTA)
• International organisations (IMF, WTO, World Bank)

Question 3

Who are the winners of Globalisation?

Answer 3

• NICs (e.g., China, India)
• TNCs
• Global consumers

Question 4

Who are the losers of Globalisation?

Answer 4

• Exploited workers
• Environmental degradation
• Rural communities

Question 5

What is the Global Shift?

Answer 5

The movement of manufacturing industry to Asia (e.g., China, Bangladesh).

Question 6

What are the positive impacts of the Global Shift?

Answer 6

• Economic growth
• Urbanisation
• Higher wages

Question 7

What are the negative impacts of the Global Shift?

Answer 7

• Exploitation
• Pollution
• Deindustrialisation in HICs (e.g., Detroit)

Question 8

What are the measures of development?

Answer 8

• GDP
• HDI
• Gini coefficient (inequality)

Question 9

What is an example of a winner in Globalisation?

Answer 9

China’s rapid economic growth.

Question 10

What is an example of a loser in Globalisation?

Answer 10

Rural African communities left behind.

Question 11

What are the two approaches to managing Globalisation?

Answer 11

• Protectionism
• Free Trade

Question 12

What is Localism?

Answer 12

Initiatives like Transition towns and Fairtrade.

Question 13

What defines a Place?

Answer 13

Place = Location + Meaning.

Question 14

What are the two perspectives on place?

Answer 14

• Insider perspective
• Outsider perspective

Question 15

What are Endogenous Factors?

Answer 15

Internal factors such as land use and demographics.

Question 16

What are Exogenous Factors?

Answer 16

External factors such as migration and investment.

Question 17

What is a consequence of Globalisation on place identity?

Answer 17

Homogenisation leading to clone towns.

Question 18

What is Gentrification?

Answer 18

The process of renovating and improving a district so that it conforms to middle-class taste.

Question 19

What is Regeneration?

Answer 19

The improvement of a place through investment and development.

Question 20

What influences the perception of place?

Answer 20

Media representation, including films, news, and art.

Question 21

What are the two types of data used for place perception?

Answer 21

• Quantitative Data
• Qualitative Data

Question 22

What is the Demographic Transition Model (DTM)?

Answer 22

A model that describes the transition of a country from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates.

Question 23

What characterizes Stage 1 of the DTM?

Answer 23

High birth rate and high death rate.

Question 24

What characterizes Stage 5 of the DTM?

Answer 24

Low birth rate, low death rate, and an ageing population.

Question 25

What is the Epidemiological Transition?

Answer 25

The shift from infectious diseases to lifestyle diseases in populations.

Question 26

What is Food Security?

Answer 26

The availability of food and individuals' access to it.

Question 27

Fill in the blank: The debate between population and resources is represented by _______.

Answer 27

[Malthus vs. Boserup]

Question 28

What are the climate change impacts on population?

Answer 28

* Rising temperatures * Droughts * Floods * Migration

Question 29

What are the two types of diseases related to environment?

Answer 29

* Waterborne (e.g., Cholera) * Vector-borne (e.g., Malaria) * Non-communicable (e.g., Obesity, heart disease)

Question 30

What are examples of Sustainable Management?

Answer 30

* Population Policies (e.g., China’s One-Child Policy, France’s pro-natalist policy) * Environmental Conservation (e.g., Reforestation, sustainable farming)