AQA A-Level Geography Paper 2-
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the rprocess rof rcountries rbecoming rmore rconnected. rIt ris rthe rprocess rof rthe rworld's
reconomies, rpolitical rsystems rand rcultures rbecoming rmore rstrongly rconnected rto
reach rother r- rCORRECT✅✅globalisation
caused rby rthe rmovement rof rinfo, rcapital, rproducts, rservices rand rlabour rbetween
rdifferent rcountries r- rCORRECT✅✅cause rof rglobalisation
the rprocess rof rpromoting rand rselling rproducts ror rservices r-
rCORRECT✅✅marketing
involves rtreating rthe rworld ras rone rsingle rmarket rand rusing rone rmarketing rstrategy rto
radvertise ra rproduct rto rcustomers rall rover rthe rworld. rIt rcan rcreate rglobal rbrand
rawareness r- rCORRECT✅✅global rmarketing
information rcan rbe rspread racross rthe rworld rquickly rand reasily. rThe rdevelopment
rand rrapid rspread rof remail, rthe rinternet, rand rsocial rmedia rmeans rthat rlarge ramounts
rof rinfo rcan rbe rexchanged rinstantly racross rthe rglobe. rThis rallows rcommunication r-
rCORRECT✅✅factors rpromoting rglobalisation- rflows rof rinformation
over rtime, rthe ramount rof rforeign rdirect rinvestment r(FDI) rhas rincreased.
rImprovements rin rICT rhave rencouraged rflows rof rcapital rglobally r-
rCORRECT✅✅factors rpromoting rglobalisation- rflows rof rcapital
money rthat ris rinvested r- rCORRECT✅✅capital
FDI rrose rfrom r$400 rbillion rin r1996 rto rnearly r$1500 rbillion rin r2016 r-
rCORRECT✅✅flows rof rcapital rexample
historically, rmanufacturing rindustries rwere rlocated rin rmore rdeveloped rcountries. rIn
rrecent rdecades, rmanufacturing rhas rdecreased rin rmore rdeveloped rcountries. rLower
rlabour rcosts rhave rcaused rcompanies rto rrelocate rproduction rabroad. rAs ra rresult rof
rthese rchanges, rinternational rtrade rhas rincreased. r- rCORRECT✅✅factors
rpromoting rglobalisation- rflows rof rproducts
the rnumber rof rpeople remployed rin rmanufacturing rindustries rin rthe rUK rfell rfrom rmore
rthan r5 rmillion rin r1985 rto raround r2.6 rmillion rin r2014 r- rCORRECT✅✅flows rof
rproducts rexample
,improvements rto rICT rmeans rservices rcan rlocate ranywhere. rServices rcan rbe rsplit
rinto rhigh r(developed rcountries) rand rlow rlevels. rCompanies rare rincreasingly
rrelocating rto rlow rlevel rservices r(labour=cheaper) r- rCORRECT✅✅factors rpromoting
rglobalisation- rflows rof rservices
During r1970s rand r80s rthere rwas rderegulation rand ropening rup rof rnational rfinancial
rmarkets rto rthe rworld r- rCORRECT✅✅flows rof rservices rexample
more rpeople rmove roverseas, reither rbecause rthey rhave rto, ror rfor rwork r-
rCORRECT✅✅factors rpromoting rglobalisation- rflows rof rlabour
globalisation rallows rcountries rto rpool rtheir rresources rto rsolve rglobal rissues rthat rare
rtoo rgreat rfor ra rsingle rcountry rto rdeal rwith. rGreater rintegration rof rinfo rgives rbetter
runderstanding rof rcultures r- rCORRECT✅✅benefits rof rglobalisation- rintegration
as rcountries rbecome rmore rinterconnected, rthey rbecome rmore rdependant ron rone
ranother. rThis rdiscourages rany ractions rthat rwould rupset rglobal rstability r-
rCORRECT✅✅benefits rof rglobalisation- rstability
foreign rinvestment rbrings rcapital rinto ra rcountry, rwhich rcan rbe rused, rwhich rcan rbe
rused rto rimprove reducation rand rinfrastructure. rThis rin rturn rcan rattract rfurther rtrade
rand rinvestment r- rCORRECT✅✅benefits rof rglobalisation- rdevelopment
greater raccess rto rmoney rand rproducts rimproves rpeople's rstandard rof rliving r-
rCORRECT✅✅benefits rof rglobalisation- reconomic rgrowth
as rcompanies rmove rlow rskilled rjobs rto rless rdeveloped rcountries, rlow rskilled rjobs rto
rless rdeveloped rcountries rfind rit rmore rdifficult rto rearn rmoney- rcreating ra rgreater
rdivide rbetween rrich rand rpoor r- rCORRECT✅✅negatives rof rglobalisation-
rinequalities
developed rcountries rhave rintervened rin rconflicts rin rorder rto rsecure raccess rto rnatural
rresources rlike roil r- rCORRECT✅✅negatives rof rglobalisation- rconflict
improved rtransport rand rcommunications rsystems rhave rmade rhuman rtrafficking
reasier r- rCORRECT✅✅negatives rof rglobalisation- rinjustice
more rpollution rdue rto rincreased rtransportation. rAccess rto rresources rfrom raround rthe
rworld rcauses rdeforestation rand roverfishing. rThe rabundance rof rcheap rproducts
raround rthe rworld rmeans rpeople rcan rafford rto rbe rmore rwasteful, rcreating rlots rof
rlandfill r- rCORRECT✅✅negatives rof rglobalisation- rharmful rto rthe renvironment
include rways rof rworking, rprocedures rand rmethods rof rorganisation rthat rallow ra
rparticular rfunction rto rbe rcarried rout. rSince rthe r1940s r, rmany rnew rsystems rhave
rbeen rintroduced rto rmake rit reasier rfor rflows rof rinfo, rcapital, rproducts, rservices rand
, rlabour rto rcross rnational rboundaries r- rCORRECT✅✅factors raffecting rglobalisation-
rsystems
used rfor rinfo, rcommunications rand rtransport rhas radvanced rrapidly r-
rCORRECT✅✅factors raffecting rglobalisation- rtechnology
before rWW2, rmost rrelationships rbetween rcountries rinvolved rone rcountry rlosing rand
ranother rgaining. rNow, rrelationships rare rbased ron rtrade rand rcommon rrules- rallowing
reveryone rinvolved rto rgain r- rCORRECT✅✅factors raffecting rglobalisation-
rrelationships
governs rthe rflows rof rcapital rbetween rcountries. rBased ron rcompanies rcalled
rinvestment rbanks. rThese rhelp rcompanies rraise rcapital rby rselling rshares ron rbehalf
rof rthose rcompanies. r- rCORRECT✅✅financial rsystems
allowed rinvestigators rgreater raccess rto rinfo r- rCORRECT✅✅information rtechnology
investment rbanks rcreated rnew rfinancial rproducts rthat rmade rinvestment rless rrisky r-
rCORRECT✅✅new rfinancial rprocedures
governments rundertook rfinancial rregulation, rwhere rthey rrelaxed rrules rabout rwhat
rbanks rare rallowed rto rdo r- rCORRECT✅✅governments rand rfinancial rderegulation
-govern rthe rflows rof rproducts rbetween rcountries rand rremove rbarriers rto rtrade.
-trade ris rprimarily rregulated rby rcountries' rgovernments, rwho rcontrol rwhich rproducts
rthey rlet rinto rthe rcountry rand rat rwhat rprice. r
-to rmake rit rcheaper, rcountries rcan renter rinto ra rtrade ragreement. rIt rbenefits rboth
rcountries' rcustomers rand rconsumers
-the rglobal rtrade rsystem ris rgoverned rby rWTO. rIt rsets rrules ron rhow rcountries rcan
rtrade rwith reach rother, rwhilst ralso racting ras ra rforum rfor rcountries rto rnegotiate rtrade
rdeals rwith reach rother rand rsettle rtrade rdisputes. r- rCORRECT✅✅Trade ragreements
- rimproved rtransportation rsystems rhave rallowed rpeople rand rproducts rto rget rto
rplaces raround rthe rworld rmore reasily rthan rever rbefore.
-shipping rcontainers rwere rintroduced rin rthe r1950s-> rthis rallowed rmore rgoods rto rbe
rloaded ronto rships rat ronce rand rtransferred rstraight ronto rother rforms rof rtransport->
rcan rbe rmoved rquickly rand rcheaply r- rCORRECT✅✅transports rand rcommunications
-new rways rof rworking rhave rmade rcompanies rmore refficient
- rcompanies' rsupply rchains rhave rbecome rglobal. rThis rallows rcompanies rto rminimise
rcoasts
-large rcompanies rcan rbenefit rfrom reconomies rof rscale. rThey rcan rreduce rthe
raverage rcost rmaking reach ritem rby rpurchasing rspecialised requipment rand rusing
rproduction rlines. rThey rmay ralso rbe rable rto rbuy rin rbulk. rThis rgives rlarge rcompanies
ran radvantage rover rsmall rcompanies. r- rCORRECT✅✅management rand rinformation
rsystems
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the rprocess rof rcountries rbecoming rmore rconnected. rIt ris rthe rprocess rof rthe rworld's
reconomies, rpolitical rsystems rand rcultures rbecoming rmore rstrongly rconnected rto
reach rother r- rCORRECT✅✅globalisation
caused rby rthe rmovement rof rinfo, rcapital, rproducts, rservices rand rlabour rbetween
rdifferent rcountries r- rCORRECT✅✅cause rof rglobalisation
the rprocess rof rpromoting rand rselling rproducts ror rservices r-
rCORRECT✅✅marketing
involves rtreating rthe rworld ras rone rsingle rmarket rand rusing rone rmarketing rstrategy rto
radvertise ra rproduct rto rcustomers rall rover rthe rworld. rIt rcan rcreate rglobal rbrand
rawareness r- rCORRECT✅✅global rmarketing
information rcan rbe rspread racross rthe rworld rquickly rand reasily. rThe rdevelopment
rand rrapid rspread rof remail, rthe rinternet, rand rsocial rmedia rmeans rthat rlarge ramounts
rof rinfo rcan rbe rexchanged rinstantly racross rthe rglobe. rThis rallows rcommunication r-
rCORRECT✅✅factors rpromoting rglobalisation- rflows rof rinformation
over rtime, rthe ramount rof rforeign rdirect rinvestment r(FDI) rhas rincreased.
rImprovements rin rICT rhave rencouraged rflows rof rcapital rglobally r-
rCORRECT✅✅factors rpromoting rglobalisation- rflows rof rcapital
money rthat ris rinvested r- rCORRECT✅✅capital
FDI rrose rfrom r$400 rbillion rin r1996 rto rnearly r$1500 rbillion rin r2016 r-
rCORRECT✅✅flows rof rcapital rexample
historically, rmanufacturing rindustries rwere rlocated rin rmore rdeveloped rcountries. rIn
rrecent rdecades, rmanufacturing rhas rdecreased rin rmore rdeveloped rcountries. rLower
rlabour rcosts rhave rcaused rcompanies rto rrelocate rproduction rabroad. rAs ra rresult rof
rthese rchanges, rinternational rtrade rhas rincreased. r- rCORRECT✅✅factors
rpromoting rglobalisation- rflows rof rproducts
the rnumber rof rpeople remployed rin rmanufacturing rindustries rin rthe rUK rfell rfrom rmore
rthan r5 rmillion rin r1985 rto raround r2.6 rmillion rin r2014 r- rCORRECT✅✅flows rof
rproducts rexample
,improvements rto rICT rmeans rservices rcan rlocate ranywhere. rServices rcan rbe rsplit
rinto rhigh r(developed rcountries) rand rlow rlevels. rCompanies rare rincreasingly
rrelocating rto rlow rlevel rservices r(labour=cheaper) r- rCORRECT✅✅factors rpromoting
rglobalisation- rflows rof rservices
During r1970s rand r80s rthere rwas rderegulation rand ropening rup rof rnational rfinancial
rmarkets rto rthe rworld r- rCORRECT✅✅flows rof rservices rexample
more rpeople rmove roverseas, reither rbecause rthey rhave rto, ror rfor rwork r-
rCORRECT✅✅factors rpromoting rglobalisation- rflows rof rlabour
globalisation rallows rcountries rto rpool rtheir rresources rto rsolve rglobal rissues rthat rare
rtoo rgreat rfor ra rsingle rcountry rto rdeal rwith. rGreater rintegration rof rinfo rgives rbetter
runderstanding rof rcultures r- rCORRECT✅✅benefits rof rglobalisation- rintegration
as rcountries rbecome rmore rinterconnected, rthey rbecome rmore rdependant ron rone
ranother. rThis rdiscourages rany ractions rthat rwould rupset rglobal rstability r-
rCORRECT✅✅benefits rof rglobalisation- rstability
foreign rinvestment rbrings rcapital rinto ra rcountry, rwhich rcan rbe rused, rwhich rcan rbe
rused rto rimprove reducation rand rinfrastructure. rThis rin rturn rcan rattract rfurther rtrade
rand rinvestment r- rCORRECT✅✅benefits rof rglobalisation- rdevelopment
greater raccess rto rmoney rand rproducts rimproves rpeople's rstandard rof rliving r-
rCORRECT✅✅benefits rof rglobalisation- reconomic rgrowth
as rcompanies rmove rlow rskilled rjobs rto rless rdeveloped rcountries, rlow rskilled rjobs rto
rless rdeveloped rcountries rfind rit rmore rdifficult rto rearn rmoney- rcreating ra rgreater
rdivide rbetween rrich rand rpoor r- rCORRECT✅✅negatives rof rglobalisation-
rinequalities
developed rcountries rhave rintervened rin rconflicts rin rorder rto rsecure raccess rto rnatural
rresources rlike roil r- rCORRECT✅✅negatives rof rglobalisation- rconflict
improved rtransport rand rcommunications rsystems rhave rmade rhuman rtrafficking
reasier r- rCORRECT✅✅negatives rof rglobalisation- rinjustice
more rpollution rdue rto rincreased rtransportation. rAccess rto rresources rfrom raround rthe
rworld rcauses rdeforestation rand roverfishing. rThe rabundance rof rcheap rproducts
raround rthe rworld rmeans rpeople rcan rafford rto rbe rmore rwasteful, rcreating rlots rof
rlandfill r- rCORRECT✅✅negatives rof rglobalisation- rharmful rto rthe renvironment
include rways rof rworking, rprocedures rand rmethods rof rorganisation rthat rallow ra
rparticular rfunction rto rbe rcarried rout. rSince rthe r1940s r, rmany rnew rsystems rhave
rbeen rintroduced rto rmake rit reasier rfor rflows rof rinfo, rcapital, rproducts, rservices rand
, rlabour rto rcross rnational rboundaries r- rCORRECT✅✅factors raffecting rglobalisation-
rsystems
used rfor rinfo, rcommunications rand rtransport rhas radvanced rrapidly r-
rCORRECT✅✅factors raffecting rglobalisation- rtechnology
before rWW2, rmost rrelationships rbetween rcountries rinvolved rone rcountry rlosing rand
ranother rgaining. rNow, rrelationships rare rbased ron rtrade rand rcommon rrules- rallowing
reveryone rinvolved rto rgain r- rCORRECT✅✅factors raffecting rglobalisation-
rrelationships
governs rthe rflows rof rcapital rbetween rcountries. rBased ron rcompanies rcalled
rinvestment rbanks. rThese rhelp rcompanies rraise rcapital rby rselling rshares ron rbehalf
rof rthose rcompanies. r- rCORRECT✅✅financial rsystems
allowed rinvestigators rgreater raccess rto rinfo r- rCORRECT✅✅information rtechnology
investment rbanks rcreated rnew rfinancial rproducts rthat rmade rinvestment rless rrisky r-
rCORRECT✅✅new rfinancial rprocedures
governments rundertook rfinancial rregulation, rwhere rthey rrelaxed rrules rabout rwhat
rbanks rare rallowed rto rdo r- rCORRECT✅✅governments rand rfinancial rderegulation
-govern rthe rflows rof rproducts rbetween rcountries rand rremove rbarriers rto rtrade.
-trade ris rprimarily rregulated rby rcountries' rgovernments, rwho rcontrol rwhich rproducts
rthey rlet rinto rthe rcountry rand rat rwhat rprice. r
-to rmake rit rcheaper, rcountries rcan renter rinto ra rtrade ragreement. rIt rbenefits rboth
rcountries' rcustomers rand rconsumers
-the rglobal rtrade rsystem ris rgoverned rby rWTO. rIt rsets rrules ron rhow rcountries rcan
rtrade rwith reach rother, rwhilst ralso racting ras ra rforum rfor rcountries rto rnegotiate rtrade
rdeals rwith reach rother rand rsettle rtrade rdisputes. r- rCORRECT✅✅Trade ragreements
- rimproved rtransportation rsystems rhave rallowed rpeople rand rproducts rto rget rto
rplaces raround rthe rworld rmore reasily rthan rever rbefore.
-shipping rcontainers rwere rintroduced rin rthe r1950s-> rthis rallowed rmore rgoods rto rbe
rloaded ronto rships rat ronce rand rtransferred rstraight ronto rother rforms rof rtransport->
rcan rbe rmoved rquickly rand rcheaply r- rCORRECT✅✅transports rand rcommunications
-new rways rof rworking rhave rmade rcompanies rmore refficient
- rcompanies' rsupply rchains rhave rbecome rglobal. rThis rallows rcompanies rto rminimise
rcoasts
-large rcompanies rcan rbenefit rfrom reconomies rof rscale. rThey rcan rreduce rthe
raverage rcost rmaking reach ritem rby rpurchasing rspecialised requipment rand rusing
rproduction rlines. rThey rmay ralso rbe rable rto rbuy rin rbulk. rThis rgives rlarge rcompanies
ran radvantage rover rsmall rcompanies. r- rCORRECT✅✅management rand rinformation
rsystems
