1Shopping Street in a Turkish Tourist Resort

Cambridge Geography for the IB Diploma: Global Interactions

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1Shopping street in a Turkish tourist resort.

Measuring global interactions: Tourism is a major aspect of global interaction.

2Tourist police guarding a cruise ship on the river Nile.

Measuring global interactions: As with economic activity, terrorism has become global in its extent. Tourism in Egypt has been the subject of attacks on a number of occasions.

3The embassy of Kuwait in London, UK.

Measuring global interactions: Diplomatic connections are a vital part of global interaction.

4Winter on a farm in Mongolia.

Measuring global interactions: Winters are severe in this part of the global periphery.

5Eurostar train.

Changing space – the shrinking world: The Eurostar rail network has significantly reduced the time taken to travel by rail from London to Paris and Brussels.

6Container ship on the river Rhine.

Changing space – the shrinking world: The Rhine river system is an important avenue for trade for adjacent countries.

7China Post.

Changing space – the shrinking world:Postal services are an important aspect of the shrinking world.

8Public transport in Brussels.

Environmental change: Public transport is a uniform part of most urban landscapes although there are considerable differences in the degree and detail.

9Man and horse in traditional dress at an ice festival in Mongolia.

Sociocultural exchanges: The wearing of traditional dress on special occasions helps to maintain culture.

10Korean shop in New Malden, London.

Sociocultural exchanges: New Malden with its large Korean population has been referred to as an ethnic village.

11Women with head coverings in Turkey.

Sociocultural exchanges: Head covering for women is an important religious and cultural factor in many countries.

12An Irish pub and Coca-Cola in central Asia.

Sociocultural exchanges: Popular brands have a global reach.

13The Houses of Parliament, UK.

Political outcomes: The UK, like other member countries, has ceded a degree of sovereignty to the European Union.

14Allied Irish Bank, Dublin.

Political outcomes:Massive EU support to prop up the Irish banking system is seen as a considerable loss of sovereignty by many people in Ireland and elsewhere.

15Anti-globalisation placard in Dublin.

Political outcomes: The huge problems created in Ireland by the 2008–10 recession resulted in a wave of political protest.

16Malham Smithy: maintaining local skills in a Yorkshire village.

Global interactions at the local level: Carrying on local skills is important in maintaining community structure.

17Neighbourhood Watch sign.

Global interactions at the local level: Organisations such as Neighbourhood Watch can strengthen local communities and help maintain a strong sense of identity.

18Local bakery with mobility scooter outside.

Global interactions at the local level: Local services remain of great importance to their communities, particularly for people with limited mobility.

19HSBC advertising poster in China.

Global interactions at the local level: HSBC markets itself as a local bank all over the world – a clear example of glocalisation.

Photographs reproduced by kind permission of Chris Guinness (images 4 and 9) and Paul Guinness (all other images).