Cours Géographie terminales

Terminal Geography Course

Terminal Geography Course

Chapter I The dynamics of globalization TES TL TS

I - Globalization in operation

 How has globalization developed?

 How does it work?

 Which regions dominate it? Which ones fit? Those who

are excluded?

A - Case study: The mobile phone: a globalized product

1. Globalization of a product

 2 - The role of transnational firms

B - Globalization: processes and actors

1 - The times of globalization

2 - Transnational actors

C - A world of exchanges

1 - Transportation

2 - The goods

 3 - Capital

4 - Services

5 - Trafficking: the case of drugs

D - Acceleration of international mobility

1 - A global phenomenon

 2 - Refugees

3 - Economic migration

 4 - Tourism

Theme II Geographical dynamics of large continental areas TES TL TS

Chapter I - America: Northern Power, Southern Affirmation

 How does the American continent reveal the power of the North and

of the affirmation of the South?

I - America: power of the North, affirmation of the South

A - Multiple contrasts

1 - The historical evolution of the American continent

2 - Economic developments

B - Significant tensions

1 - Inequalities of development

2 - The rejection of American power

3 - Tensions between the states of South America

C- Regional integrations and their limits

1 - Internal tensions in the States

2 - Many regional integrations

a) Too many organizations?

(b) MERCOSUR and NAFTA

3 - The limits of regional integrations

Conclusion

II - The place of the United States and Brazil

A - Geopolitical competition

1 - The United States: a challenged hyperpower

2 - Brazil: an emerging power

B - Economic competition

1 - The USA: a major pole

2 - The rapid growth of Brazil

III - The dynamics of the territories of the United States and Brazil

A - Two states - continents

 1 - Natural environments rich in resources

2 - Countries of immigration

B - Territories integrated into globalization

 1 - The place of the littorals

 2 - The role of metropolises

 3 - Cross-border spaces that are unevenly valued.

C - Spatial inequalities

 1 - In the USA: the attraction of the Sun belt

 2 - In Brazil strong regional contrasts

Conclusion

Chapter II - Africa: The Challenges of Development TES TL TS

What challenges is Africa facing in the face of globalization?

I - Case Study: The Sahara: Resources and Conflicts

A - A desert at the heart of international issues

 1 - The biggest desert in the world

 2 - Many and coveted resources

B- A changing space

1 - An unstable region

 2 - A population that is accelerating

a) Migrations

b) Urbanization

II - The challenges of Africa

A - The demographic challenge

 1 - A continent still marked by poverty

 2 - Demographic transition and urban transition

 a) A continent undergoing demographic transition

 b) Urbanization in motion

 c) The record of refugees and displaced persons

 3 - Periodic food crises

a) Chronic undernourishment

b) Attempts to answer

B - The challenges of globalization

1 - Getting out of isolation

a) A continent on the sidelines

b) Many construction sites

c) The telecommunications revolution

 2 - For economic independence

a) Vulnerable growth

b) the curse of rent

• Considerable resources

• Coveted wealth

c) For regional integration

C - The political challenges

 1 - States in crisis

2 - Restore the credibility of states

III - Large spatial inequalities

A- The centers

1 - An integrated power to globalization: South Africa

2 - Regional powers

a) In West Africa, Nigeria

(b) Egypt and the Maghreb States

c) Metropolises