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Component 2: Human Interactions - Global Connections

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What are the patterns, drivers and consequences of global migration, and how is it governed?

The patterns and trends of global migration; the economic, social, political and environmental drivers of voluntary and forced movement; the consequences for source and host regions; and the governance of migration by states and international organisations.
An OCR A-Level Geography answer to the Global migration option in Global Connections, covering the patterns and trends of international migration, the economic, social, political and environmental drivers of voluntary and forced movement, the consequences for source and host regions, and how migration is governed by states and international organisations.
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How are human rights defined and governed globally, and how effective is intervention?

The nature and variation of human rights; the patterns and causes of human-rights violations; the global governance of human rights by states, the UN and NGOs; and the geography, effectiveness and consequences of intervention.
An OCR A-Level Geography answer to the Human rights option in Global Connections, covering the nature and variation of human rights, the patterns and causes of violations, the global governance of rights by states, the UN and NGOs, and the geography, effectiveness and consequences of intervention in the name of human rights.
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What is sovereignty, what threatens it, and how is territorial conflict governed?

The nature of sovereignty, the state, nations and borders; the threats to territorial integrity and state sovereignty; the global governance of political and territorial issues; and the consequences of intervention in contested spaces.
An OCR A-Level Geography answer to the Power and borders option in Global Connections, covering the nature of sovereignty, the state, nations and borders, the threats to territorial integrity (secession, separatism, contested borders, failed states), the global governance of political and territorial issues, and the consequences of geopolitical intervention.
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How is the contemporary world connected through trade, and who gains and loses from global trading systems?

The patterns and processes of contemporary global trade; the role of comparative advantage, trade blocs, TNCs and global production networks; the resulting inequalities and interdependence; and the differential consequences of trade for places and people.
An OCR A-Level Geography answer to the Trade in the contemporary world option in Global Connections, covering patterns and processes of global trade, comparative advantage, trade blocs and agreements, transnational corporations and global production networks, the inequalities and interdependence trade creates, and its differential consequences for places and people.
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