Globalisation: Is the world shrinking?
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Why this why now
It is important that pupils develop a knowledge and understanding of the interconnections that underpin our global economy and society and the ways that accelerating globalisation impacts our daily lives. Pupils will use prior knowledge from units on population, India, and China to develop their knowledge and will use their learning to consider the impact of globalisation on development and cities in future units.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The population of the world has risen rapidly to over eight billion.
- China and India have grown in population and economic power over the last 50 years.
- Countries are often categorised as low income, middle income or high income countries depending upon their wealth.
- Countries where manufacturing of products has risen rapidly over the last 50 years are often referred to as Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs)
- Many things that we buy are imported from countries such as China.
- The UK exports goods and services to other countries.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can give us information about differences across the world.
Threads
Why this why now
It is important that pupils develop a knowledge and understanding of the interconnections that underpin our global economy and society and the ways that accelerating globalisation impacts our daily lives. Pupils will use prior knowledge from units on population, India, and China to develop their knowledge and will use their learning to consider the impact of globalisation on development and cities in future units.
Prior knowledge requirements
- The population of the world has risen rapidly to over eight billion.
- China and India have grown in population and economic power over the last 50 years.
- Countries are often categorised as low income, middle income or high income countries depending upon their wealth.
- Countries where manufacturing of products has risen rapidly over the last 50 years are often referred to as Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs)
- Many things that we buy are imported from countries such as China.
- The UK exports goods and services to other countries.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can give us information about differences across the world.
Globalisation: Is the world shrinking?
This unit introduces pupils to the concept of globalisation and develops their understanding of how people and places are connected through economics and culture. Pupils will evaluate how the benefits and challenges brought by globalisation differs over global space.
12 lessons in unit
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