Y9 Who Will Be Asia's Next Superpower Knowledge Organiser PDF

 Y9—Who will be Asia’s next superpower? KEY VOCABULARY Cultural power—the strength of a country’s influence on other Plateau—a flat, upland area. areas...

 Y9—Who will be Asia’s next superpower? KEY VOCABULARY Cultural power—the strength of a country’s influence on other Plateau—a flat, upland area. areas through it’s language, culture, food, film and traditions. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) - aInvestment in a country by Superpower—a country that has the power to project power individuals and firms from abroad and incluenceanywhere in the world. Governance—the process by which a country is governed and Tax Incentive— a government policy that encourages business- run. es to invest in an area by reducing taxes for that company. Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO) - an organization made Transnational Corporation (TNC) - a company that has opera- up of member states that work together on global issues. For tions in more than one country. example the United Nations Monsoon—a seasonal change in wind direction that brings Urbanisation—the increasing proportion of people living in heavy rain in summer to Southern Asia and drier winters, towns and cities. Asia is the largest continent by land area and population size on the planet. Over 4.3 billion people live in Asia. The continent is split into 6 main regions and extends from the Ural mountains in the west to the island of New Guinea in the South Ural Mountains Siberia—permafrost and ex- treme cold climate. Zagros Mountains Gobi Desert—cold and dry Arabian Peninsula—hot dry desert area with lots of oil reserves. Tibetan Plateau—flat, high upland area Himalayas—world’s largest mountain Tropical rainforest & range including Mt Flatter fertile land fed by Himalayan rivers warm, wet climate. Everest. and monsoon rain.  Biome’s across Asia Biomes in Asia are determined by the latitude and altitude of the conti- nent. Areas between the tropics have a warm, tropical climate and tropical forest biomes. Areas approximately 30 degrees north of the Equator are desert are- as, High altitude and latitude areas have cold climates and biomes, Population Density in Asia Over 60% of the world’s population live in Asia. Population is unevenly distributed across the continent. China and India have over half the entire popu- lation of Asia. Some countries in Asia have rapidly ageing and shrinking populations for example China and Japan. Whereas other countries have youthful and growing populations. For example Afghanistan and India. Governments have to develop different policies Economic regions across Asia Wealth is distributed unevenly across Asia. The wealthiest regions include the Middle East and East Asia. Most investment in Asia is concentrated in 4 countries—China, India, Singapore and the united Arab Emirates because these countries have physical resources, attractive incentives or cheap labour and markets that attract TNCS Some countries have not benefitted from globalisation. For example Nepal, Mongolia and Cambodia.  How can we measure global power? We can use data to measure global power: GNI per capita—economic power population size, and structure - indicator of human resource power military spending - military power Land area—indicator of natural resources power Membership of IGO’s & alliances—political power Factors for China as a superpower Factors against China as a superpower. China’s GNI has grown considerably in the last 30 Not everyone in China is benefitting from years—it has the largest economy in Asia. economic development in China. The SE of the China’s population has increased to 1.4 billion- the country is very developed but most of China is largest in the world. poorly developed, especially rural areas in the west. The Government controls the economy meaning that they have total control over their economic plan. The size of China’s population is causing issues such as not being able to supply enough China is investing heavily in countries that can benefit energy to homes and businesses. their aims. This spreads influence and makes countries dependent on China through government policies like China’s now has an ageing population because the belt and road initiative. it’s one child policy slowed population growth down so much. China spends more on it’s military (13% of all world spending) than any other country apart from the USA Economic development in China means there are several environmental issues. 7 out of the Member of UN security council = more influence over 10 most polluted cities are in China. unstable countries and global security. Factors for India as a superpower Factors against India as a superpower. India has a young, growing population = larger Around 5% of India’s live in poverty = need to fix workforce = more economic growth. poverty before it can be a superpower. Predicted to be the second largest economy by Parts of India has poor infrastructure = growth is 2050, overtaking the USA. limited to certain areas = not able to reach full Member of UN and regularly elected as part of potential. security council Conflict with neighbours and internally = appear Fifth largest economy in the world (larger than UK), less powerful and uses up valuable resources. growing at the quickest rate of any world economy. Lack of female employment and gender equality = Large English speaking population = increases trade large parts of the workforce are not earning and and economic opportunities. international opinion unfavourable due to rd violence against women, 3 largest military = power and influence. Want to know more or check your learning? Use these websites to help! Superpowers background reading BBC Bitesize—China Britannia—Facts on Asia