5.2.3 Diasporas
Content
- Geographic inquiry and concept(s)
- How global interactions bring cultural influences and changes to places
- Geographic knowledge and understanding
- How diasporas influence cultural diversity and identity at both global and local scales
- Case study or detailed examples
- Case study of a global diaspora population and its cultures(s)
- Aims of this lesson
- To have knowledge and understanding of how diasporas influence cultural diversity and identity at both global and local scales.
- To have knowledge and understanding of overseas Chinese as a case study of a global diaspora population and their cultures.
Base knowledge and understanding
News article
Okra up north: how a forgotten heirloom travelled the African diaspora to Toronto
Okra holds a special place in many African-descended communities, and a Canadian farmer with Jamaican roots is growing a very old variety
The Guardian · 17 June 2026
Key terms
- Chinatown
- An ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore or Taiwan, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australasia.
- Diasporas
- A scattered population whose origin lies in a separate geographic locale. Historically, the word diaspora was used to refer to the mass dispersion of a population from its indigenous territories. Whilst the word was originally used to describe the forced displacement of certain peoples, "diasporas" is now generally used to describe those who identify with a geographic location, but now reside elsewhere.
- Remittances
- The transfer of money and/or goods by foreign workers to their home country.
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Review
- Analyse the ways in which the global spectrum of cultural diversity is simultaneously widening and narrowing at different scales. [12]
- Using examples, analyse ways in which cultural imperialism and glocalization have affected the identity of different places. [12]
- Global interactions are causing all places to lose their cultural distinctiveness. To what extent do you agree with this statement? [16]
- The cultural diversity of the world is narrowing rather than widening as a result of global interactions. To what extent do you agree with this statement? [16]
- Changes to cultural landscapes in the built environment are the most visible consequence of globalisation. To what extent do you agree with this statement? [16]
