Causes and Consequences of Uneven Development — Eduqas GCSE Geography B C112
Eduqas GCSE Geography B · C112
Causes and Consequences of Uneven Development
What you need to know
Analyze how the fundamental drivers of globalisation have historically caused highly uneven levels of development at both a global scale and within individual nations, and critically evaluate the resulting consequences of this deep developmental disparity.
Assess the strategic reasons multi-national companies (MNCs) have for actively locating in countries at very different levels of development, analyzing the structural advantages and disadvantages of this dynamic for the MNC itself, alongside the cascading economic, social, and environmental consequences strictly for the host country.
Explain the historical and economic reasons for the sudden emergence of Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs) as formidable economic powerhouses within the modern world economy, and evaluate both the positive and negative consequences of this aggressive development within a chosen NIC.
Analyze the complex pattern and deep impact of global trade between diverse nations at very different levels of development, clearly demonstrating an understanding of imports, exports, designated trade partnerships, major trading blocs, protective tariffs, and the concept of 'fair trade'.
Evaluate how entrenched patterns of international trade can actively cause highly uneven development, and conversely, assess how modified trade mechanisms can be intentionally used to reduce structural global inequalities.
Evaluate the profound positive and negative social, cultural, political, and economic consequences of intense globalisation on modern societies, specifically focusing on its effects regarding international patterns of migration, the aggressive globalisation of specific consumer products, the widespread globalisation of culture, and perceived threats to local and national identities.
