Global Transfer of Capital - Part 1Objective: To examine the importance of loans, debt repayment, development aid, remittances, foreign direct investment and repatriation of profits in the transfer of capital between the developed core areas and the peripheries.
Starter: Study the geographyalltheway presentation to the right. Make notes on the who the model was developed by and the criticisms. Take notes on the five stages of economic growth before completing your own copy of the Rostow Model by using the PDF document on this page. Task 1 - Print out and study the IB class collaboration document to the right hand side (or use the download button below). The was completed last year and examines the transfer of capital between the developed core and the periphery countries. Using the information within, complete an essay plan & essay for the following IB Paper 3 question: Compare the importance of two different transfers of capital [loans | debt repayment | development aid | remittances | foreign direct investment | repatriation of profits] between the global core and peripheries. (10) |
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Global Transfer of Capital - Part 2
Objective: Examine the influence of governments, world trading organizations and financial institutions (such as WTO, IMF and World Bank) in the transfer of capital.
PowerPoint of Images to introduce the current financial crisis. These are images are also in the photo gallery below.
Task 1. Students can copy and paste these images into a Word document entitled 'Financial Crisis for Dummies'.
Task 2. You work for a famous American politician and have been asked to write a commentary for the seven cartoons. Your boss, George B Wush, is having trouble interpreting these cartoons that appear in his favourite magazine. His attention span is poor and so you must write a clear explanation in 25-30 words precisely! No more, no less. Over to you buddy.....
Task 3. Using a Google Image search, find an image (cartoon, photo, graph etc) that sums up the current financial crisis as you see it in 2012. Email the photo with a short caption underneath to your teacher. These will then be posted to this site so that the students next year can see how the situation has evolved since this lesson.
PowerPoint of Images to introduce the current financial crisis. These are images are also in the photo gallery below.
Task 1. Students can copy and paste these images into a Word document entitled 'Financial Crisis for Dummies'.
Task 2. You work for a famous American politician and have been asked to write a commentary for the seven cartoons. Your boss, George B Wush, is having trouble interpreting these cartoons that appear in his favourite magazine. His attention span is poor and so you must write a clear explanation in 25-30 words precisely! No more, no less. Over to you buddy.....
Task 3. Using a Google Image search, find an image (cartoon, photo, graph etc) that sums up the current financial crisis as you see it in 2012. Email the photo with a short caption underneath to your teacher. These will then be posted to this site so that the students next year can see how the situation has evolved since this lesson.
Exam Practice
This is exactly the type of graphic that could appear in an IB examination. Study it carefully.
Task 4 - On your own copy of the map above, annotate on the rank order of the donors in 2009 and comment on the amounts being given and received making reference to specific donors and recipients. Explain the variations in donations between 2008 and 2009.
Task 5 - Click here to go to the IB Global Interactions geographyalltheway.com page. Using all of the resources on this page, explain how the transfer of capital can be influenced by world trading organizations and financial institutions. You may want to do this in three sections looking at each of the case study institutions:
a. World Bank
b. International Monetary Fund (IMF) - more than just DSK!
c. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Task 6 - Put yourself into the position of one of the most powerful people on earth and write four tweets of 140 characters or less to explain your thoughts on the current economic climate. Use this classtools application and enter a 'clever nickname' and then enter the name of the person below. The tweets can be funny or serious but must be factually correct. Try to base your tweets on work you have done so far and what you know about these people and their respective countries.
Tweeter 1 - Barack Obama
Tweeter 2 - Lucas Papademos
Tweeter 3 - Angela Merkel
Tweeter 4 - Hu Jintao
Tweeter 5 - Manmohan Singh
Tweeter 6 - Your choice .......
This is exactly the type of graphic that could appear in an IB examination. Study it carefully.
Task 4 - On your own copy of the map above, annotate on the rank order of the donors in 2009 and comment on the amounts being given and received making reference to specific donors and recipients. Explain the variations in donations between 2008 and 2009.
Task 5 - Click here to go to the IB Global Interactions geographyalltheway.com page. Using all of the resources on this page, explain how the transfer of capital can be influenced by world trading organizations and financial institutions. You may want to do this in three sections looking at each of the case study institutions:
a. World Bank
b. International Monetary Fund (IMF) - more than just DSK!
c. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Task 6 - Put yourself into the position of one of the most powerful people on earth and write four tweets of 140 characters or less to explain your thoughts on the current economic climate. Use this classtools application and enter a 'clever nickname' and then enter the name of the person below. The tweets can be funny or serious but must be factually correct. Try to base your tweets on work you have done so far and what you know about these people and their respective countries.
Tweeter 1 - Barack Obama
Tweeter 2 - Lucas Papademos
Tweeter 3 - Angela Merkel
Tweeter 4 - Hu Jintao
Tweeter 5 - Manmohan Singh
Tweeter 6 - Your choice .......
Introduction to Outsourcing (tongue in cheek!)
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International Outsourcing - Apple iPads, iPhones and other iStuff.
Objective: Explain the role of ICT in the growth of international outsourcing.
Case Study - Apple.
Resource 1 - How the iPhone works
Resource 2 - Implications of Outsourcing
Resource 3 - The Apple Supply Chain
Resource 4 - American Product, Non-American Made
Resource 5 - GATW
Resource 6 - Daily Mail (recommended for graphics)
Starter: What it outsourcing? Watch the first two videos and make notes on causes and effects of outsourcing on an MEDC such as the USA.
Task 1. Outline the main features of an iPhone or iPad. What makes them so different to the competition (Android, HTC etc)? You might want to watch some of the Apple promo video beneath......
Task 2. Plot the locations of Apple production sites globally onto a map (use resource 3) and comment on the spatial distribution of global Apple facilities. Who makes the iPad & iPhone products? How much does it cost to make an iPad? (see geographyalltheway.com link above)
Task 3. Outline the reasons for iPad and iPhone production in China. Why has Apple manufacturing been internationally outsourced from the USA? Use resource 4.
Task 4. What are the social and economic issues (positive and negative) associated with the global Apple production process? Watch this CNN news report and note down issues as well as using resource 4.
Test youself: "Increasing outsourcing helps to expand opportunities for nations and, on average, helps workers in rich and poor countries alike". Discuss to what extent is this statement true. (10)
Case Study - Apple.
Resource 1 - How the iPhone works
Resource 2 - Implications of Outsourcing
Resource 3 - The Apple Supply Chain
Resource 4 - American Product, Non-American Made
Resource 5 - GATW
Resource 6 - Daily Mail (recommended for graphics)
Starter: What it outsourcing? Watch the first two videos and make notes on causes and effects of outsourcing on an MEDC such as the USA.
Task 1. Outline the main features of an iPhone or iPad. What makes them so different to the competition (Android, HTC etc)? You might want to watch some of the Apple promo video beneath......
Task 2. Plot the locations of Apple production sites globally onto a map (use resource 3) and comment on the spatial distribution of global Apple facilities. Who makes the iPad & iPhone products? How much does it cost to make an iPad? (see geographyalltheway.com link above)
Task 3. Outline the reasons for iPad and iPhone production in China. Why has Apple manufacturing been internationally outsourced from the USA? Use resource 4.
Task 4. What are the social and economic issues (positive and negative) associated with the global Apple production process? Watch this CNN news report and note down issues as well as using resource 4.
Test youself: "Increasing outsourcing helps to expand opportunities for nations and, on average, helps workers in rich and poor countries alike". Discuss to what extent is this statement true. (10)
U.S Response to Outsourcing
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