Measuring Global Interactions and Changing Space
1. Globalization: How Can We Measure a Complex Phenomenon? 1a. What is Globalization? How Can it Be Measured? PPT Terms you most DEFINITELY need to know (and can find in PPT): Globalization - Global Interactions - KOF Index - Core and Periphery - 1b) The 2015 KOF Index Rankings - What is NUMBER ONE!? |
1c) James May Explains the "Reduction in the Friction of Distance"
1d) Complete the Time-Space Convergence Worksheet In what ways has distance been reduced? Key words: OCEAN TRANSPORT AIR TRAVEL intermodal - freight - containerization - short/long haul - break-bulk-shipping - budget airline bulk cargo - commercial air travel - TEU - carbon emissions - |
2. It's Shrinking! What Is Most Responsible for the Increasing Time-Space Convergence a.k.a.
the Reduction in the Frictional Effect of Distance? 2a) Ocean Transport: Containerization SUMMARIZE How Much Bigger Can Container Ships Get? BBC Article EXPLORE Port of Hamburg: What's In Dock? Find the largest ship in this port based on dimensions! How many TEUs can this ship hold? 2b) Air Transport: Budget Airlines SUMMARIZE Low-Cost Airlines: Who Will Win the Battle? EXPLORE History of Flight Interactive Notes At which increments has our travel time been reduced? What about the cost of our travel time? 2c) Timeline Interactive: Your Challenge Decide whether OCEAN or AIR transport has been a more significant development in reducing the friction of distance. Create a timeline which showcases the most importance moments over the past century. Share with your peers, post in notes. 2d) IB Questions: [10 marks] "Explain what is meant by time-space convergence." Explain how and why one transport network (ocean, air, land) has grown over time. |
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3. How Important is the Internet?
3a. Extension and Density of Networks Student Sheet Complete in class please! 3b. An Abstraction of the Global Submarine Cable Network: Look at these connections! What information can we glean from this 'map'? 3c. Submarine Cable Map 2014: The sheer amount of information on this map is astounding! What does the hardwire underneath our global connections tell us about our network of hubs and nodes? 3d. Early Submarine Telegraph Cable Map 1901: How does it compare to the submarine cable networks above? 3e. Internet Map Questions for the Class Using the maps above,answer two questions per student, then share with the class both your question and the answer using maps above. 3e. Key Words: Ensure you have an understanding of the following terms, to the level you will be able to use them freely in an essay question. Use the videos on 'The History of the Internet' to the right hand side... fiber optic cable - network - consortium - digital divide - node - server - ARPANET - RAND - CYCLADES - |
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