Uni t Let ’s get star ted LEARNING SITUATION Bui ld your understanding ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE BE A GEOGRAPHER 5 Commerce and transport, an economic challenge 140 How can we improve transport to protect the climate? 1. The dominance of the tertiary sector in economies 2. Trade leads the service sector 3. The organisation of global trade 4. Transport 5. The move towards more efficient overland transport 6. Shipping and the rise of containers 7. Air transport 8. The EU, a global trading power 9. Trade and transport in Spain 10. The environmental impact of transport Shipping and the rise of containers Represent the EU’s balance of trade in merchandise 6 Other basic services for the economy and wellbeing 168 How can we make tourism a sustainable sector? 1. The growing demand for tourism services 2. The world's top tourist destinations 3. How can tourism help to achieve the SDGs? 4. Financial and ICT services 5. Other services that provide revenue and welfare 6. Tourism and other services in Spain Analyse the competitiveness of the Spanish tourism sector 7 Cities, areas full of contrasts 188 What makes a city healthy? 1. Urban versus rural areas 2. The growth of cities 3. Large urban areas 4. Cities, the economic centres of states 5. Moving towards a world of cities 6. The global urban network 7. The urban network in Europe and Spain 8. Sustainable and multicultural cities Compare an urban and a rural landscape Interpret a city plan Analyse the global city network 8 The challenges of the globalised world and the SDGs 214 Do we respect human rights? 1. Contrasts in human development 2. The end to poverty and zero hunger 3. Health and wellbeing, clean water and sanitation 4. Quality education and decent jobs 5. Gender equality 6. Factors that slow countries’ development 7. Development aid 8. Does poverty only exist in developing countries? 9. Poverty and the environment Classify countries by their HDI Assess the progress of the SDGs 9 State alliances: cooperating for advancement 240 What have the major international agreements achieved? 1. Territory is organised into states 2. The main political systems 3. Conflicts between states 4. Cooperation between states 5. Why was the European Union created? 6. The current challenges facing the EU 7. Spain, a democratic state Analyse a political world map Analyse a conflict: the war in Syria Analyse territorial differences using maps and graphs Glossary Contents 4
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