Networks, development and global risks
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| global interaction/ˈɡləʊbl ˌɪntəˈrækʃn/ | 全球互动 | quán qiú hù dòng |
| dependency/dɪˈpendənsi/ | 依赖性 | yī lài xìng |
A decision you can investigate
- A supply chain connects a local factory to distant consumers.
- Disruption at one transport node can affect many places unevenly.
Build the explanation
- Networks link places through flows of goods, people, capital and information. Powerful nodes can control access and value.
- Global interaction 全球互动 can widen opportunities while concentrating dependence and risk.
Match the terms to their precise meanings.
Use these definitions in the particular context of Networks, development and global risks.
Work through the evidence
- Trace a product through suppliers, production, transport and sales. Identify where a port closure delays inputs and who has alternative routes.
- Compare resilience for a large firm with reserves and a small supplier dependent on one buyer.
Which evidence best identifies a vulnerable supplier?
Trace a product through suppliers, production, transport and sales. Identify where a port closure delays inputs and who has alternative routes. Compare resilience for a large firm with reserves and a small supplier dependent on one buyer.
Test the limits
- Do not equate connectedness with equal power or equal benefit.
- HL synthesis should connect several extension themes and spatial scales, with a reasoned judgement rather than a list.
Which caution belongs to this particular task?
Do not equate connectedness with equal power or equal benefit. HL synthesis should connect several extension themes and spatial scales, with a reasoned judgement rather than a list.
The explanation in this lesson makes a conditional claim; relevant context and evidence still matter.
HL synthesis should connect several extension themes and spatial scales, with a reasoned judgement rather than a list.
Apply and explain your answer
- Which evidence best identifies a vulnerable supplier?
- Dependence on one buyer or route with few affordable alternatives.
Choose the two statements supported by this lesson.
The concept and worked evidence support these claims; the stated limits rule out the universal shortcut.
Use the terms precisely
- global interaction: Connections and flows linking people and places across the world.
- dependency 依赖性: Reliance on another actor, resource or connection.
Trace a product through suppliers, production, transport and sales. Identify where a port closure delays inputs and who has alternative routes. Compare resilience for a large firm with reserves and a small supplier dependent on one buyer.
Do not equate connectedness with equal power or equal benefit. HL synthesis should connect several extension themes and spatial scales, with a reasoned judgement rather than a list.
Networks link places through flows of goods, people, capital and information. Powerful nodes can control access and value.