Global Systems (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Globalisation
Globalisation
Nations becoming increasingly linked & reliant on one another
Interdependence
Interdependence
Countries depending on others; actions in one affect others
Four main types of interdependence
Four main types of interdependence
Economic, political, social, environmental
TNCs (transnational corporations)
TNCs (transnational corporations)
Companies operating across multiple countries
Global supply chains
Global supply chains
Components made in different countries before final assembly
IMF role
IMF role
Facilitates international capital flows in global finance
WHO role in global systems
WHO role in global systems
Coordinates international health cooperation & responses
Global commons
Global commons
Environmental resources shared by all countries (oceans, air)
Brain drain
Brain drain
Loss of skilled workers from developing to developed countries
Remittances
Remittances
Money that migrants working overseas send home
