Superpower Geographies

Worked examples (8)

• 1Define a superpower and state its pillars of power (3 marks)
• 2Classify mechanisms of superpower influence (4 marks)
• 3TNCs as instruments of superpower influence (3 marks)
• 4Explain the role of the IMF and World Bank (4 marks)
• 5Explain US dollar dominance as economic power (5 marks)
• 6Examine China–Africa relations and neo-colonialism (6 marks)
• 7Superpowers' ecological footprints and resource demand (5 marks)
• 8Are IGOs neutral or do they serve the powerful? (6 marks)

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• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
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Worked examples (8)

• 1Define a superpower and its dimensions (3 marks)
• 2Distinguish hard power from soft power (3 marks)
• 3Classify unipolar, bipolar and multipolar worlds (4 marks)
• 4Explain how the USA projects soft power (4 marks)
• 5Explain why China has emerged as a rising power (6 marks)
• 6Mechanisms superpowers use to maintain dominance (5 marks)
• 7Examine the shift from bipolar to unipolar power (6 marks)
• 8Assess why some powers emerge while others stall (6 marks)

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• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
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• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style

Worked examples (8)

• 1Define unipolar and multipolar (2 marks)
• 2Three ways a superpower projects power (3 marks)
• 3Distinguish hard power from soft power (3 marks)
• 4How the Belt and Road extends China's influence (4 marks)
• 5Interpret the US vs China GDP trend (5 marks)
• 6Why the South China Sea is a flashpoint (6 marks)
• 7Is US decline real or overstated? (6 marks)
• 8Emerging powers and resource pressure (6 marks)

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• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 3 style