Explaining Uneven development

With reference to one or more world regions, examine how uneven it is

economically in terms of the competitiveness of different locations. [16]
Use examples to explain why the presence of transnational
corporations (TNCs) is greater in some countries than in others. [9]
Is globalisation actually global in its impact? [16]
In 2002 the World Bank reported that in the 1990s, although the number
of extreme poor
(those living on less than US$1 per day) had decreased by 120 million,
about 2 billion people had been left out of the process of globalisation".
Explain why the impact of globalisation is uneven amongst LDCs and
NIEs.[16]

Examine, discuss, analyse, evaluate role of the State/SB
Evaluate the role of the state in the development of one or more
named examples of an export processing zone (EPZ), industrial cluster
and science/techno/business park. [16]
Examine the role of the state in the location of economic development.
[16]
With reference to one or more countries, examine the role of the state
in economic development. [16]
Discuss the role of different governments in attracting foreign direct
investment (FDI). [16]
Assess one or more of the strategies a country may adopt to try to
ensure its continuing
competitiveness in the global economy.
Evaluate the role of supranational bodies in the economy of either a
country or a regional grouping of countries.
Evaluating impact of globalisation
'Globalisation creates more winners than it does losers.'
To what extent do you agree with this statement? [16]
Assess the impacts of the activities of one named transnational
corporation (TNC) on one country in which it operates. [16]

Other kinds of questions
Discuss some of the ways in which firms seek to increase their
competitive edge in the global economy. [16]
In the UN list of Human Development Index (HDI) values for 177
countries in 2004, Norway, a DC in Europe, was ranked first with 0.965
and Niger, an LDC in Africa, was ranked last with 0.311.
Assess the usefulness of the HOI and of one or more other indicators
which may be used to measure development. [16]
With the help of one or more examples of a transnational corporation
(TNC), explain how its spatial organisation reflects the new international
division of labour (NIDL). [16]

Examine Stages of urban development and changes to the city
To what extent do you agree that primacy simply represents an early
stage in a country's
urban development?
To what extent do you agree that urbanisation is a past process, rather
than a current one?
With the help of one or more examples, discuss how and why the
Central City is changing.
Evaluate/assess strategy of urban areas
Assess the success of one or more attempts to relieve homelessness in
large urban areas.
Evaluate different attempts made to manage housing problems in one
or more urban areas.
Assess the costs and benefits of two or more different strategies used to
manage congestion caused by privately-owned cars in urban areas.
Why is transport congestion in the urban areas of LDCs and DCs difficult
to overcome?
Assess the effectiveness of initiatives to overcome housing problems in
urban areas in DCs and LDCs and give reasons for their success or
failure.

Assess the outcomes of public initiatives and private initiatives in urban
regeneration.
Assess/examine impact
To what extent do you agree that the decentralisation of population
and economic activities from cities in the developed world has had
positive social, but negative environmental, consequences?
To what extent do you agree that the social problems of urban areas
differ between LDCs and DCs only in scale?
Assess the consequences of the development of suburbs for the people
who live in them.
Other questions
With reference to examples, assess the extent to which world cities may
be regarded as similar in character and function.
With the help of one or more examples, discuss how social segregation
within urban residential areas may be explained.


Examining Population change and planning

To what extent is an appreciation of population structure fundamental
to understanding mortality in DCs?
Assess the impact of changes in population structure on employment
and the provision of services.

Some demographers divide the population structure of those over 60
years old into the
"Third Age" (active retirement) and the "Fourth Age" (a later phase of
ageing characterised by disease, disability and death).
With reference to examples from Des, assess the implications of the
Third Age and the Fourth Age for service provision and the sustainability
of communities.
Examining migratory flows, factors and complexity in todays world

'Globalisation has increased the flow of transnational migrants and the
complexity of their
movements.'
Assess the extent to which this is true for migratory flows you have
studied.

Evaluating Population-resource theories, population change theory

Assess the evidence for, and the usefulness of, the addition of a 5th
stage to the demographic transition model.
How applicable is the Demographic Transition Theory to LDCs and DCs
in the 21
st
century?

Assess the value of theories about the relationship between population
and resources.
Examine whether the Limits to Growth theory is still useful in
understanding population growth and resource utilisation.

With the help of examples of renewable and non-renewable resources,
explain how resource appraisal, use and management changes over
time.
Evaluating factors of mortality and fertility

Discuss how public health measures and government campaigns, such
as that shown in Fig. 5, help to reduce mortality from disease.

Assess the effectiveness of anti-natal policies in LDCs and give reasons
for their relative success or failure.
Evaluate the reasons for, and the effectiveness of, pro-natal policies.

Raising a girl child is as worthless as watering a neighbours plant (a
proverb from an LDC).
Discuss the ways in which attitudes to gender impact fertility.