4.1 Global interactions and global power

Unit Contents

• 4.1.1 Global interactions
• 4.1.2 Global superpowers
• 4.1.3 Powerful organizations and global groups

4.1 Global interactions and global power is part of the higher level extension — Global interactions (Paper 3). The geographic inquiry for this sub-topic is: how global power and influence varies spatially

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Geographic inquiry: How global power and influence varies spatially

• Globalization indices showing how countries participate in global interactions
• Global superpowers and their economic, geopolitical and cultural influence
  • Detailed examples of at least two actual or potential global superpowers
• Powerful organizations and global groups:
  • G7/8, G20 and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) groups
  • Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (OPEC) influence over energy policies
  • global lending institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and New Development Bank (NDB)

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