Terminal Geography Course
Chapter I The dynamics of globalization TES TL TS
I - Globalization in operation
 How has globalization developed?
 How does it work?
 Which regions dominate it? Which ones fit? Those who
are excluded?
A - Case study: The mobile phone: a globalized product
1. Globalization of a product
 2 - The role of transnational firms
B - Globalization: processes and actors
1 - The times of globalization
2 - Transnational actors
C - A world of exchanges
1 - Transportation
2 - The goods
 3 - Capital
4 - Services
5 - Trafficking: the case of drugs
D - Acceleration of international mobility
1 - A global phenomenon
 2 - Refugees
3 - Economic migration
 4 - Tourism
Theme II Geographical dynamics of large continental areas TES TL TS

Chapter I - America: Northern Power, Southern Affirmation
 How does the American continent reveal the power of the North and
of the affirmation of the South?
I - America: power of the North, affirmation of the South
A - Multiple contrasts
1 - The historical evolution of the American continent
2 - Economic developments
B - Significant tensions
1 - Inequalities of development
2 - The rejection of American power
3 - Tensions between the states of South America
C- Regional integrations and their limits
1 - Internal tensions in the States
2 - Many regional integrations
a) Too many organizations?
(b) MERCOSUR and NAFTA
3 - The limits of regional integrations
Conclusion
II - The place of the United States and Brazil
A - Geopolitical competition
1 - The United States: a challenged hyperpower
2 - Brazil: an emerging power
B - Economic competition
1 - The USA: a major pole
2 - The rapid growth of Brazil

 

III - The dynamics of the territories of the United States and Brazil
A - Two states - continents
 1 - Natural environments rich in resources
2 - Countries of immigration
B - Territories integrated into globalization
 1 - The place of the littorals
 2 - The role of metropolises
 3 - Cross-border spaces that are unevenly valued.
C - Spatial inequalities
 1 - In the USA: the attraction of the Sun belt
 2 - In Brazil strong regional contrasts
Conclusion
Chapter II - Africa: The Challenges of Development TES TL TS
What challenges is Africa facing in the face of globalization?
I - Case Study: The Sahara: Resources and Conflicts
A - A desert at the heart of international issues
 1 - The biggest desert in the world
 2 - Many and coveted resources
B- A changing space
1 - An unstable region
 2 - A population that is accelerating
a) Migrations
b) Urbanization
II - The challenges of Africa
A - The demographic challenge
 1 - A continent still marked by poverty
 2 - Demographic transition and urban transition
 a) A continent undergoing demographic transition
 b) Urbanization in motion
 c) The record of refugees and displaced persons
 3 - Periodic food crises
a) Chronic undernourishment
b) Attempts to answer
B - The challenges of globalization
1 - Getting out of isolation
a) A continent on the sidelines
b) Many construction sites
c) The telecommunications revolution
 2 - For economic independence
a) Vulnerable growth
b) the curse of rent
• Considerable resources
• Coveted wealth
c) For regional integration
C - The political challenges
 1 - States in crisis
2 - Restore the credibility of states
III - Large spatial inequalities
A- The centers
1 - An integrated power to globalization: South Africa
2 - Regional powers
a) In West Africa, Nigeria
(b) Egypt and the Maghreb States
c) Metropolises