Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level Geography Edexcel Specification A. Unit 5 Human Systems, Processes and Patterns (6465)

Unit 5 Human Systems, Processes and Patterns (6465)

There is a lot of overlap in this Unit between the various articles, so the links can not be easily sorted into sub-groups. In some cases, you will need to look at links in more than one section to find what you want. Beware of bias in some of the articles and look for alternative viewpoints wherever possible.

Choose the section that you are interested in by clicking on the headings below:
Economic Systems Rural-Urban Interrelationships Development Processes

Economic Systems:

De-industrialization A discussion paper on its effects in the US.

Globalization Article on the problems caused by globalization.

Multinational CompaniesThe Effect of Multinational [Transnational] Companies on Development

Corporation Watch top 200 transnationals

Corporation Watch sweatshop labour

Corporation Watchtrade agreements

'The Drilling Fields' pdf document on Shell Oil in Niger Delta

The Web 100web sites of the top 100 companies

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Rural-Urban Interrelationships:

UrbanisationThree units from Australia on Urbanisation Trends, Urban Impacts and Urban Planning.

Urbanization and Agriculture to the Year 2020A long but interesting article - worth a read.

Urbanization - Mexico CityA classic case-study - some useful information.

Urbanization - Rio de JaneiroAnother classic case-study - useful text but lacks pictures.

Urban growthWorld Resources Institute

Global report on human settlementsUnited Nations report [Habitat II] "Urbanization is occurring as a result of unabated rural-urban migration as well as through the gradual transformation of rural areas to urban centres. The Habitat report concludes that the role of government must change in the urban environment if the needs of the population, especially its poorest members, are to be met. "

Agriculture & Food SecurityThe Socio-Political Impact of Biotechnology in Developing
Countries

Food Security for a Growing World Population200 Years After Malthus, Still an Unsolved
Problem

Food And Agriculture Organisation [FAO] - a UN site with a wealth of information on a wide
range of farming related topics.

International Rice Research Institute [IRRI] - a famous organisation that pioneered the research work which led to the Green Revolution of the 1960's and 1970's. The organisation is still going strong and now on the WWW. The site literally contains evrything you could wish to know about rice and rice growing. An excellent site.

Farming Glossary - a farming glossary from the University of Kentucky. It is detailed but
watch out for the different American spellings of some words.

Class Notes - a set of quite detailed class notes from the Univ. of Kentucky Agripedia. Try:
GEN100 - Issues In Agriculture: The Development of Modern Agriculture
GEN200 - Contemporary Problems In Agriculture and Natural Resources

The Association of National Park Authorities - General introduction to the eleven National Parks in the U.K.

The Peak District National Park - the busiest National Park in the U.K.(around 17 million people live within 60 miles).


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Development Processes:

Aid US aid to Indonesia (1997)

Aid Appraisal of US aid policy

United NationsU.N. Home Page

SingaporeWinning Development Strategies

SingaporeHas the Growth Stopped?

Thailand Economic Crisis - the fall of the 'tiger' (Nov.1997)

Indonesia Growth and decline of the 'tiger' (Mar. 1998)

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