Globalisation, development and inequality

Start with the connections

The page is one section of a Geography unit. It brings together resources on globalisation, development and inequality, giving you a place to study these ideas within the unit. The mind map Development and Globalisation introduces globalisation through the idea of an increasingly interconnected world. Start there, then look at the other mind map with the same title, which organizes development into economic, demographic, social, political and cultural aspects.

As you study, note the terms and connections you want to remember. You can return to them as you work through the rest of the unit.

Explore measures and inequality

The flashcards titled development and globalisation cover measures such as GDP, GNI and HDI, as well as questions about the limitations of development measures. Use them after the introductory maps to practice recalling terms and explaining what the measures can and cannot show.

A mind map on classifying countries as core or peripheral connects economic activity with the core-periphery model and HDI. The notes Colonialism and Neocolonialism introduce direct colonial rule and ways colonial power can be maintained. These give you other starting points for exploring the material listed in this section.

Use maps and flashcards together

The Geography flashcards ask about globalisation, transnational corporations and GDP. Try explaining an answer before checking the card, then return to a mind map to place the term alongside related ideas. This page has no quizzes, so the flashcards offer a way to practice recall instead.

For a different route through the page, look at Ideas creating inequality after the development maps. Choose a resource and use its terms to build a short set of study notes.