4.1.3 Powerful organizations and global groups

Content

• Geographic inquiry and concept(s)
  • How global power and influence varies spatially
• Geographic knowledge and understanding
  • 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)
• Case study or detailed examples
  • Neither required by the syllabus
• Aims of this lesson
  • To be able to explain the role of several powerful organizations and global groups (G7, G20, OECD, OPEC, IMF and NDB).
  • To be able to briefly evaluate the influence of these powerful organizations and global groups.

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