AQA A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY 7037 2 PAPER
2 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY MARK
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QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Dimensions of Globalisation. Answer: - Capital Flows
- Labour Flows
- Product Flows
- Service Flows
- Information Flows
- Global Marketing
⩥ Capital Flows. Answer: The movement of money for the purpose of
investment, trade or production of good and services.
⩥ Frank and Wallerstein's Core-Periphery Model. Answer: Model of the
world system that suggested global power is concentrated in a handful of
developed regions, leaving less developed countries vulnerable to
exploitation, lack of investment, emigration and leakages.
⩥ Leakages. Answer: The loss of income from an economic system,
usually from profits of TNCs being sent back to the country of origin in
profit repatriation.
,⩥ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Answer: The investment of TNCs or
governments based in one country, into the physical capital or assets of
foreign enterprises.
⩥ Remittances. Answer: Transfers of money made by foreign workers to
family in their country of origin.
They have become the 2nd most important income source in LICs,
ahead of international aid and behind FDI. They are more reliable as
they're less impacted by times of global financial crisis/.
⩥ Diaspora. Answer: A large group of people of similar heritage or
homeland who have settled elsewhere.
⩥ What are product flows controlled by?. Answer: - Transaction costs
- Tariffs
- Transport and time
- The WTO encourages global reduction in tariffs
⩥ Tariffs. Answer: Taxes placed on imported goods with the intention of
making them more expensive than home-based goods. They are a
strategy of protectionism.
, ⩥ Protectionism. Answer: Government policies that impose restrictions
in foreign goods and services to safeguard home based goods.
⩥ High Level Services. Answer: Business services such as finance,
investment and advertising.
⩥ Low Level Services. Answer: Consumer services like banking, travels
and tourism, call centres or communicative services.
⩥ Conglomerates. Answer: A collection of different companies which
report to a parent company despite being different types of businesses.
Most TNCs are conglomerates, eg - Unilever is a UK company owning
food, cleaning and care products.
⩥ Information Flows. Answer: The transfer of languages, cultures,
technology and ideas due to migration and communication, aided by
digitisation and satellite technology.
⩥ Global Marketing. Answer: The process of promoting, advertising and
selling through creating a recognisable brand. It enables trade across a
single global market that generates economies of scale.
⩥ Economies of Scale. Answer: The cost advantages associated with a
larger size, output or scale of an operation by spreading costs or
2 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY MARK
CERTIFICATION TEST SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Dimensions of Globalisation. Answer: - Capital Flows
- Labour Flows
- Product Flows
- Service Flows
- Information Flows
- Global Marketing
⩥ Capital Flows. Answer: The movement of money for the purpose of
investment, trade or production of good and services.
⩥ Frank and Wallerstein's Core-Periphery Model. Answer: Model of the
world system that suggested global power is concentrated in a handful of
developed regions, leaving less developed countries vulnerable to
exploitation, lack of investment, emigration and leakages.
⩥ Leakages. Answer: The loss of income from an economic system,
usually from profits of TNCs being sent back to the country of origin in
profit repatriation.
,⩥ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Answer: The investment of TNCs or
governments based in one country, into the physical capital or assets of
foreign enterprises.
⩥ Remittances. Answer: Transfers of money made by foreign workers to
family in their country of origin.
They have become the 2nd most important income source in LICs,
ahead of international aid and behind FDI. They are more reliable as
they're less impacted by times of global financial crisis/.
⩥ Diaspora. Answer: A large group of people of similar heritage or
homeland who have settled elsewhere.
⩥ What are product flows controlled by?. Answer: - Transaction costs
- Tariffs
- Transport and time
- The WTO encourages global reduction in tariffs
⩥ Tariffs. Answer: Taxes placed on imported goods with the intention of
making them more expensive than home-based goods. They are a
strategy of protectionism.
, ⩥ Protectionism. Answer: Government policies that impose restrictions
in foreign goods and services to safeguard home based goods.
⩥ High Level Services. Answer: Business services such as finance,
investment and advertising.
⩥ Low Level Services. Answer: Consumer services like banking, travels
and tourism, call centres or communicative services.
⩥ Conglomerates. Answer: A collection of different companies which
report to a parent company despite being different types of businesses.
Most TNCs are conglomerates, eg - Unilever is a UK company owning
food, cleaning and care products.
⩥ Information Flows. Answer: The transfer of languages, cultures,
technology and ideas due to migration and communication, aided by
digitisation and satellite technology.
⩥ Global Marketing. Answer: The process of promoting, advertising and
selling through creating a recognisable brand. It enables trade across a
single global market that generates economies of scale.
⩥ Economies of Scale. Answer: The cost advantages associated with a
larger size, output or scale of an operation by spreading costs or
