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Unit 3: Global Networks and Interconnections
Quick questions on Global networks and interdependence: WACE Year 12 Geography
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What are the main global flows?Show answer
SCSA groups global flows into a small number of categories. You should be able to define and exemplify each.
What are drivers of intensifying flows?Show answer
Several interacting factors explain why global flows have grown so rapidly:
What is consequences of interdependence?Show answer
Interdependence brings both benefits and risks. Benefits include access to cheaper goods, larger markets, the spread of technology and ideas, and economic growth in many developing economies. Risks include vulnerability to distant shocks (financial crises, pandemics, conflict), the uneven distribution of gains, environmental costs of long supply chains, and pressure on local cultures and industries.
What are only describing benefits?Show answer
Strong responses weigh benefits against risks and note that gains are spread unevenly.
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