Edexcel A Level Geography Superpowers Study Guide Exam And Answers Graded A+ 2024.
Superpower - Answer Nation able to influence others, anywhere in world as a dominant force. Superpower factors - Answer Big economy, large military, influential culture, political power and resources. Soft Power - Answer Persuade others to follow a countries lead with use of policies. Hard Power - Answer Ability of a country/countries to use direct military force or economic power to force a country into submission. Smart Power - Answer Soft power used in a covert way (EU). Mackinder Theory - Answer Idea that hard power important for world domination . Outdated idea that the Heartland is Eastern Europe and whoever controls the region controls the World. Unipolar World - Answer World dominated by 1 power (USA). Bipolar World - Answer World dominated by 2 powers with different ideologies (Cold War). Multipolar World - Answer World dominated by many competing regional powers. Neo-colonisation - Answer Control through aid, alliance, TNCs, trade and debt E.g. Enforced capitalism in Indonesia and privatisation without use of foreign forces (yet 1m communists killed).
Document information
- Uploaded on
- March 12, 2024
- Number of pages
- 6
- Written in
- 2023/2024
- Type
- Exam (elaborations)
- Contains
- Questions & answers