global groupings
DESCRIPTION
An AS Level Geography lesson on understanding global grouping and reasons why nations group togetherTRANSCRIPT
“In its broadest ecological
context, economic development
is the development of more
intensive ways of exploiting the
natural environment.”
- Richard Wilkinson
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson I will…
Analyse the way in which Geographers
categorise and classify nations according
to their levels of wealth and power.
How extreme can differences in quality of life
be for people living in the same places?
How extreme can differences in quality of life
be for people living in the same places?
Before examining
Global GroupingsIt’s important to recognise
That there will always be inequalities
within the countries we’re examining
This will always reduce the validity of
our assessments and there will, as long
as capitalism remains dominant, be a
divide between the rich and the poor
What do all
European
countries have
in common?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
What do all
European
countries have
in common?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
How strong is the evidence that we ally ourselves
more with our direct neighbours?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Which of these groups did we successfully identify?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Are monetary unions influenced
by geophysical proximity?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
How does Geophysical
Proximity influence
global groupings?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Are there
linguistic
similarities?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Is Europe more
linguistically
diverse than
Africa?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
No
Is Europe more
linguistically
diverse than
Africa?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Why don’t we
like the French?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Why don’t we
like the French?
Is there a language barrier?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Why don’t we
like the French?
Is there a language barrier?
Cultural differences?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
What makes the USA our closest ally?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
What makes the USA our closest ally?
Are we exposed to their culture much?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
What makes the USA our closest ally?
Are we exposed to their culture much?
Language?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Are we close to
Germany?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Are we close to
Germany?
Do we share
many cultural
values?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Are we close to
Germany?
Do we share
many cultural
values?
What linguistic
challenges are we
presented with?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
What is the language
of Saudi Arabia?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
What is the language
of Saudi Arabia?
How have we overcome our
ethnolinguistic barriers?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
How does ethnolinguistic homogeneity
influence international relationships?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
How does ethnolinguistic homogeneity
influence international relationships?
Does it promote
countries with a shared
language and culture to
work closely together?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
How does ethnolinguistic homogeneity
influence international relationships?
Does it promote
countries with a shared
language and culture to
work closely together?
Does it present barriers
for countries with
contrasting cultures to
work closely together?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
How does ethnolinguistic homogeneity
influence international relationships?
Does it promote
countries with a shared
language and culture to
work closely together?
Does it present barriers
for countries with
contrasting cultures to
work closely together?
Are ethnolinguistic barriers more of an
issue for individuals than for nations?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
What do we mean by
developing developed
and nations?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Watch
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
How accurate is the Brandt line?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Towards a more fact based world
High Income Countries
Low Income Countries
Least Developed Countries
Newly Industrialised
CountriesMiddle Income Countries
Developed
Developing
BRIC
MINT
Brazil, Russia, India, and China
Mexico, Indonesia,Nigeria, and Turkey
G7
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Can we group countries by
economic similarities?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Why might countries form
into political groups?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Watch
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Are EU member
states fairly
balanced in
GDP per capita?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Are NAFTA members equal in wealth and power?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Can we group countries by
political affiliations?
Geophysical
Proximity Political
AffiliationsEthnolinguistic
Homogeneity Economic
Similarities
Research TaskInvestigate which stage of
trade bloc relations each
of these groups are in
Learning Objective
At the end of this lesson I can…
Analyse the way in which Geographers
categorise and classify nations according
to their levels of wealth and power.