A-Level Geography Revision — Globalisation, Development & Inequality
Revise Globalisation, Development & Inequality for A-Level Geography with a topic explanation, worked example and common mistakes. Check the board notes for specification differences.
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What is Globalisation, Development & Inequality?
Globalisation, development, and inequality questions reward students who can track flows, power, and uneven outcomes together. Strong answers show that the same process can create gains for some groups while deepening inequality for others, and they evaluate players such as states, TNCs, and international institutions rather than treating globalisation as one simple force.
Board notes: AQA, Edexcel, and OCR A-Level Geography all reward concept use, case-study application, and evaluation of evidence, even when the paper structures and fieldwork formats differ.
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Worked example
If you argue that globalisation can widen inequality, a stronger paragraph explains how investment and jobs may arrive while profits, decision-making, or environmental costs remain unevenly distributed. The quality comes from the chain of reasoning, not the slogan.
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Targeted practice plan
- 1Write one Globalisation, Development & Inequality paragraph that uses a named example, one geographical concept, and one evaluative sentence rather than a case-study list.
- 2Add a diagram, data point, or map-style detail and explain why it strengthens the argument instead of just decorating it.
- 3Finish with one synoptic link to another part of the course so the answer feels analytical rather than isolated.
Common mistakes
- 1Describing globalisation as automatically positive or automatically negative.
- 2Using development measures without explaining what they hide as well as what they show.
- 3Listing winners and losers without explaining the mechanism behind the inequality.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I evaluate globalisation more sharply?
Compare scale, place, and group. Ask who benefits, who loses, and over what timescale before making a judgement.
What is the common weakness in development essays?
Students often measure development confidently but do not question what those measures miss.