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HL Paper 3

Analyse the scale and severity of the challenges created by transboundary pollution (TBP).

[12]
a.

Discuss the economic challenges that global interactions have created for different countries and communities.

[16]
b.



Analyse reasons for the recent and widespread rise of anti-immigration movements.

[12]
a.

Discuss ways in which global financial flows can be affected by the actions of governments.

[16]
b.



Explain the strengths of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals as a way of supporting the human development process.

[12]
a.

“Economic challenges are the main cause of opposition to globalization.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

[16]
b.



Analyse how the actions of two global groups or organizations have resulted in countries being more interconnected.

[12]
a.

Discuss how different businesses and societies have been affected by the growth of global supply chains.

[16]
b.



Using examples, analyse the links between cultural diversity and cultural hybridity.

[12]
a.

“The largest transnational corporations (TNCs) have greater global power than national governments.” Discuss this statement.

[16]
b.



Using examples, analyse the reasons why some national governments introduce trade restrictions.

[12]
a.

Discuss the local and global challenges that are being created by new communications technologies.

[16]
b.



Explain how microfinance organizations and alternative trading networks can help communities to develop.

[12]
a.

Discuss the challenges and opportunities that global superpowers create for other countries.

[16]
b.



Analyse the validity and reliability of two indicators of human development.

[12]
a.

“Physical geography is the main reason why some places are less connected than others.” Discuss this statement.

[16]
b.



Using examples, explain how two types of financial flow connect different places together.

[12]
a.

“The environmental costs of global economic growth outweigh the social gains.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

[16]
b.



Using examples, analyse ways in which international economic migration has been affected by political decision making.

[12]
a.

“The economic gains associated with global development outweigh any cultural losses.” Discuss this statement.

[16]
b.



Analyse the ways in which cultural traits are spread from place to place.

[12]
a.

Discuss the relationships between globalization and human development.

[16]
b.



Using examples, analyse ways in which global interactions can lead to improved gender equality.

[12]
a.

Discuss the opportunities and challenges that global interactions create for different transnational corporations (TNCs).

[16]
b.



Using examples, analyse the links between globalization and the rise of nationalism in some countries.

[12]
a.

Examine the spatial pattern of environmental impacts associated with different global flows.

[16]
b.



Analyse the reasons why people’s freedom to participate in global interactions varies from place to place.

[12]
a.

“The negative environmental impacts of globalization are beginning to lessen.” Discuss this statement.

[16]
b.



Analyse how interactions between places can be affected by the physical environment.

[12]
a.

“New technologies solve more global problems than they create.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

[16]
b.



Analyse ways in which global trade flows can affect the size of national carbon footprints.

[12]
a.

“Cultural changes caused by globalization have affected urban and rural places equally.” Discuss this statement.

[16]
b.



Using examples, analyse the influence of diaspora populations on the cultural identity of different places.

[12]
a.

Discuss ways in which communications technology can help and hinder human development processes.

[16]
b.